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Sporting News Grill to Host Grand Opening Party
La Mirada~The city’s newest restaurant & sports bar, the Sporting News Grill, is now open and will be hosting a grand opening party Wednesday, July 15th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with drinks, prizes and giveaways.
It is located at the Holiday Inn Hotel, 14299 Firestone Boulevard at the 5 freeway.
The La Mirada Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a ribbon cutting preceding the grand opening at 4:30 p.m.
As part of the event, Sporting news Grill will donate 25 % of all proceeds to “From Maddi’s Closet,” a non-profit organization based in La Mirada that works to build public awareness of childhood cancer throughout our community bringing love, hope and joy to children battling the disease.
The La Mirada unit will be the first in California and the largest for the Holiday Inn chain of restaurants now operating all over the country.
The restaurant will feature a full-service sports bar and will offer over 20 flat screen TV's, one 80" flat LED TV and 24 beer lines.
The former home of Lew’s and more recently the Red Robin, the interior has been gutted and revamped. It is roomy and spacious featuring stonework and polished wood.
The menu includes appetizers, classic & specialty burgers, a wide variety of fresh salads, pizza, gourmet steaks and more.
For more information visit snglamirada.com.
Bridge Demolition Will Cause Freeway Shutdown During Overnight Hours
Removal of old carmenita road bridge will require the Sanata
Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs~
Home on Stamy Road Charred by Fire
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| Fire damaged a home on Stamy Road in the early morning hours July 4th, 2015. Photo (c) B. Rodriguez |
La Mirada~A house fire broke out early this morning in the 12000 block of Stamy Road near Loretta Street.
La Mirada Blog fan on Twitter, @Sophonnlb first reported the blaze at 1:50 a.m.
That was followed by fann @QueenKarly714 at 2:03 a.m. saying, “huge fire by creek park!! Someone yelled ammo then bang bang! So many fire trucks someone said people and dogs inside!”
The cause of the fire is unknown and it is also unknown at this time if there were any injuries.
Six-Hour Standoff Ends on Borda Road
La Mirada~A woman was taken into custody early this morning in La Mirada after barricading herself inside the garage of her home for six hours in the 15200 block of Borda Road, as first reported by this website.
The woman reportedly was armed with a gun and threatened her husband, who left the property.
The incident was first reported on the La Mirada Blog Twitter feed at 9:55 p.m. and real-time updates continued into the night and early morning.
Residents were evacuated from nearby homes.
The Norwalk Sheriff’s, the SWAT team and a K-9 unit responded to the scene.
After several attempts failed to get the woman to come out, tear gas was deployed and the suspect was taken into custody without incident around 3:45 a.m.
Lewis & Lewis is a Full Service Law Firm
La Mirada~We are pleased to announce The Law Offices of Lewis & Lewis, APC of La Mirada are the latest advertisers to join the La Mirada Blog network.
The experienced Law Office of Lewis & Lewis is a full-service law firm based in La Mirada dedicated to serving each client. They are a professional firm concentrating on real estate, business law, personal injury, and general litigation.
John Lewis, Esq. (La Mirada) and Kevin Lewis, Esq. have earned a reputation for distinguished service by offering clients what they value--exceptional legal skills, quick response and practical solutions with the highest level of professional integrity.
The Law Office, led by attorney John J. Lewis, provides personal service, state of the art legal services, access to highly respected consulting attorneys and offers services comparable to the resources of larger firms.
Their practice offers careful, personalized legal services for cases ranging from the small, but important, to more complicated lawsuits.
Their areas of practice include but are not limited to:
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If you need an experienced lawyer, the Law Office of Lewis & Lewis can help you reach a resolution quickly. They are ready to go the distance with you, and they keep your best interests in mind at all times.
They are located at 14241 E. Firestone Blvd. Suite 400 (at the 5 freeway) in La Mirada. They can be reached at (562) 293-4073 or (714) 600-7878. Email: john@lewislaw.info. For more information visit lewislaw.info now.
The La Mirada Blog promotes the support of La Mirada based businesses and we appreciate our advertisers consideration and highly recommend them.
Tennis Pro Michael Chang Opens Pieology Pizzeria in La Mirada
La Mirada~Pielogy Pizza, where pizza lovers go to create custom pizzas in endless flavor combinations, is now open in La Mirada.
This is the second franchised location opened by tennis professional and brother of Pieology founder, Michael Chang along with his wife, Amber. Their first restaurant opened in late-2014 in Irvine.
Pieology La Mirada is located at 12259 La Mirada Blvd., in the Crossroads Shopping Center at La Mirada and Imperial. A proven favorite with pizza fans, Pieology currently has 29 locations across Southern California, with plans to open 6 more by summer.
“My wife and I are proud to be members of the Pieology family during this very exciting time of growth and innovation, and we’re looking forward to bringing the customized dining experience to our new guests in La Mirada,” said Chang. “I’ve been a believer in my brother’s vision for Pieology since day one and I’m thrilled to see that the concept is exceeding expectations in all areas, from sales to guest satisfaction. These first two locations are only the beginning of my franchise plans with Pieology!”
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| Michael Chang at the 2014 US Open of Tennis |
The Pieology experience starts with fresh house-made dough that is pressed into 11.5-inch thin pizza crusts. Guests first select from eight signature sauces, moving down the line to choose from more than 30 fresh and flavorful meats, cheeses, vegetables, herbs and spices. The customized pizzas are then stone oven fired to perfection in less than three minutes. To finish, guests have the option to add after-bake “Flavor Blast” sauces, including fiery buffalo, pesto and BBQ.
Most custom pizzas with unlimited toppings are $8.00 or less. Pieology offers gluten-free crust, whole wheat crust and a selection of seven signature pizzas, which can be modified upon request. The La Mirada location also offers Daiya vegan mozzarella cheese.
Energy Resource Center to Receive First LEED Recognition in State
Downey~Southern California Gas Co.’s (SoCalGas) award-winning Energy Resource Center (ERC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary by becoming the first building in California to receive LEED “green building” recognition and one of only two buildings in the state to be awarded Platinum Level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Energy Resource Center will be hosting a celebratory event on Wednesday June 10th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. that will feature a time capsule, speakers, demonstrations and displays. Tours begin at 1:00 p.m.
The 44,572 square-foot building was designed in part by recycling its former 1957 building and adding cutting-edge materials and technologies.
The ERC uses 40.7 percent less water than other commercial buildings its size (outdoors) and uses 38.3 percent less water (indoors). It also uses 51.39 percent less energy than the national average and 60 percent of its employees use energy-efficient transportation, including bikes, low-emission vehicles and carpooling.
Barricade Causes School Lock Downs
La Mirada~A suspect barricaded himself inside a home early Wednesday afternoon resulting in the temporary lock down of both Eastwood Elementary and Los Coyote Middle Schools.
The incident began around 11:30 A.M. and is still on-going with suspect reportedly still inside home on near the intersection of Ashworth Drive and Mercado Avenue in La Mirada.
All roadways in the surrounding area of the incident have been adversely affected.
It is unknown to us at this time what the suspect is wanted for; earlier unconfirmed Twitter reports suggested the suspect had weapons.
Follow the La Mirada Blog on Twitter for the latest and check back here for more updates.
UPDATE: 19:25 052715: Suspect taken into custody, https://twitter.com/LaMiradaBlog/status/603724607141638144
Memorial Day Service at Olive Lawn
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| HONORING FALLEN VETERANS -- Rotary Club of La Mirada members present a wreath during Memorial Day ceremonies at Olive Lawn Memorial Park in La Mirada. Pictured are (l to r) Mayor Pro Tem Steve De Ruse, Chris Robinson, John Lewis and Zurich Lewis. Speakers at the event included Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Mayor Pauline Deal and former Mayor and Councilmember Wayne Rew. |
FROM THE EDITOR: La Mirada Blog Expanding Its Horizons
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| Look for the new La Mirada Blog website to debut in 2015, a long way from our first post in 2004 (pictured). |
These are exciting times for your La Mirada Blog.
In late 2003, with the La Mirada community craving for a local print newspaper, I decided to jot/type down a few news items (I was already covering local news) on something called a web-log or blog, on the still relatively-new Internet.
You long-timers might remember we were on a site called weatherscout.com and you still had to type in the www. The first official post was on January 30, 2004 (see insert) and the La Mirada Blog was born, ushering in the hyper-local news movement.
Of course, when we started there was no such thing as Facebook our Twitter or social media. Now, the LM Blog is approaching 3,000 followers on Twitter and 8,000 on Facebook-a total of almost 11,000 fans, a fifth of the La Mirada population. We are also on YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr and Flickr.
I am thrilled to announce 2015 has and will be an exciting year for the La Mirada Blog.
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