Glendale’s Community Newspaper
Vol. 79 No. 25
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June 22, 2023
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Inside This Week
Kelly visits Rose Lane Recreation Center BY JORDAN ROGERS
Glendale Star Managing Editor
BUSINESS ....... 12
New extended stay hotel breaks ground in Glendale
SPORTS .......... 14
GCU, NAU to compete in Tip-Off basketball tourney
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he city of Glendale was given $1.3 million in federal funds in February to connect three of its centers to highspeed internet and purchase new equipment for programming. Sen. Mark Kelly, Sen. Krysten Sinema and Congressman Ruben Gallego helped champion the funds to better the Rose Lane Recreation Center, Glendale Community Center and O’Neil Recreation Center, and Kelly visited Rose Lane on June 16 to see the fruits of his labor. “Just the capabilities that facilities have now are so beneficial to young people,” Kelly said. “Working with (Mayor) Jerry Weiers and (Glendale Recreation Administrator Manuel Padia) here and my team in Washington and in the state, we were able
to secure some funding to give them the last length of fiber-optic cable to provide a very high-speed internet connection, and this can really benefit this community. “It’s going to help kids get an education, help people transition to a new career, help seniors apply for services that they need with the federal government.” Kelly said investing in facilities like the Rose Lane Recreation Center, Glendale Community Center and O’Neil Recreation Center means investing in young people and the future of our country. “Parents need to go to work; kids need to be off the street and doing something productive,” Kelly said. “So that’s where this benefits not only folks that use this facility and their families, but it benefits all of us. It SEE KELLY PAGE 4
Sen. Mark Kelly visited the Rose Lane Recreation on June 16 after helping get $1.3 million in federal funding for the center. (City of Glendale/Submitted)
Hotel development coming to Downtown Glendale BY JORDAN ROGERS
Glendale Star Managing Editor
FEATURES ....... 20
Belmont Electric helps 85-year-old man
OPINION ......................8 BUSINESS ...................12 SPORTS ..................... 14 CALENDAR................. 16 FEATURES.................. 18 RELIGION ................... 22 YOUTH ....................... 24 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 26
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lendale City Council, during its June 13 meeting, approved an agreement with CivicGroup LLC to build a hotel in Downtown Glendale. The city-owned property at 7120-7128 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale, comprises four parcels encompassing approximately 28,000 square feet directly adjacent to the Glendale Civic Center. “I’m excited to see upon us a vision I have had for Downtown Glendale for many years,” Councilmember Jamie Aldama said.
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“The addition of a hotel in the Civic Center complex will help accelerate the revitalization of our Downtown.” Glendale’s Downtown Manager Daniel Sabillon, who leads business attraction and redevelopment activities in the area, said CivicGroup approached the city in late 2022. “Once we heard their proposition out, of course, we always want to spur development in Downtown and any part of the city,” Sabillon said. As the project is in the early stages of development, the city is still unsure which company will operate out of the building
once it is completed. That said, Sabillon is looking forward to what a hotel in the heart of Downtown Glendale will bring to the area. “A hotel brings in different customers that may not come to a Downtown area, so it brings fresh eyes,” he said. “What that does, it brings exposure to the businesses down here; and of course businesses are always trying to reach new customers, and a hotel does that. Hotels allow for overnight stays, and what that does is it increases foot traffic. SEE HOTEL PAGE 7
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