Five Below Set to Open New La Mirada Location with Soft Opening on February 25
Five Below, the popular discount retailer known for its trendy, high-quality products priced at $5 or less, is bringing its unique shopping experience to the city with a brand-new store at 15743 Imperial Hwy in Green Hills Plaza/Northwest. The store will host a soft opening...
Fatal shooting near the VFW La Mirada
By Tony Aiello A man was fatally wounded after a shooting near the VFW in La Mirada Saturday night. The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. in the 13900 block of Valley View Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Paramedics rushed the shooting...
Turkey Bites November 2024
Two fires NOT located at Valley View/Stage Road A fire broke out on November 1st at the Valley View Square located at the southeast corner of Valley View Avenue and Imperial Highway. Witnesses say a man became belligerent in the early morning hours at the...
La Mirada Football Falls to Downey/Recycling Event/Meet School Candidates
The La Mirada High School football team lost against Downey back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday as Gateway League play got underway. The Matadores took a blow against the Downey Vikings, falling 45-7 at Goodman Stadium. The...
News Bites October 2024
From our X feed: Well over one hundred people packed the Activity Center this past Wednesday for the City Council District 2 Candidates Forum.Michelle Velasquez-Bean, Chris Pflanzer, Dan Siwak and John Sarega shared their vision and ideas with the captivated and engaged audience.The winner will...
La Mirada Election Update
It’s official. Four candidates will face each other in the Special Municipal Election for La Mirada City Council-District 2 on November 5th. The nomination period ended on August 9th with four candidates successfully filing their papers, Michelle Velasquez Bean, Chris Pflanzer, John Sarega and Dan...
News Bites August 2024-Community Heroes Edition
La Mirada Kiwanis Club Members Honored as 2024 Women of the Year La Mirada Kiwanis Club members Dr. Cathy Alvarez and Patty Miller were recognized recently for their valuable contributions to the community as 2024 Women of the Year award recipients. Dr. Alvarez was honored...
Parents defend swimming coach amid abuse allegations
Two parents of young swimmers took the podium up at last week's La Mirada City Council meeting to defend U.S. Olympic artistic swimming coach Hiea-Yoon Kang, who was suspended from her coaching position at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center amid a reported investigation into...
New Goodman Stadium Opens at La Mirada High School
Hundreds of students, staff, residents and local dignitaries celebrated at La Mirada High School this past Thursday evening at the grand opening ceremony of the new Goodman Stadium, marking the completion of the school's latest athletic facilities project. The stadium, part of a larger project...
The Market by Superior calling it quits in La Mirada
The La Mirada Blog has learned that The Market by Superior, located at 12721 Valley View Avenue at Imperial Highway, is closing its doors at the end of June. Superior Grocers is one of the largest independently-owned chains of grocery stores in Southern California, beginning...