Glendale Rose Parade float on display at Alex Theatre Glendale News Press January 6, 2016 Arin Mikailian Contact Reporter and (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer) It would certainly get a parking ticket if it were any other vehicle, but since it was Glendale's Rose Float entry, it was allowed to stay in front of the [...]
By Ruth Sowby Rands - December 1, 2015 “Everything is Coming Up Roses!” That was the theme of the fundraiser that the newly reorganized Glendale Rose Float Assn. held recently. The historic Glendale mansion of Judy and Ashok Rao was the setting where group members and guests celebrated the 100-plus-year history of Glendale Rose floats, [...]
Council gives unanimous approval to return entry to the Jan. 1 parade. An ode to transportation and Glendale landmarks will be featured on the city’s 2016 Rose Parade float entry, a design that was unanimously approved City Council on Tuesday. This past Jan. 1 marked the first time in a century that the city didn’t [...]
The City Council set aside $200,000 Tuesday to fund a float entry in next year’s Tournament of Roses Parade, but officials are hoping local fundraising efforts will help stretch that allocation to help pay for future entries as well. A 5-0 vote added $3.5 million to budget expenditures, thanks to a slight increase in City [...]
After breaking a century-long tradition with the absence of an entry in this year’s Tournament of Roses parade, the Glendale City Council will consider throwing in for a 2016 float, but a lot weighs on how much fundraising a group of enthusiastic volunteers can pull off. In February, the council agreed to front $50,000 if [...]
Less than a month after Glendale went without a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade — the first time in a century — a group of local residents is working toward ensuring a Jewel City entry into the New Year’s Day event in 2016. About two dozen people met at the Church of Brethren [...]
As we recently reported, this coming New Year’s Day will mark the first time in a century that the city of Glendale will not send a float down Pasadena’s famed stretch of Colorado Boulevard. City officials have been cutting back on funds for a Rose Parade float for some time now and this year they [...]
The pageantry of the Tournament of Roses Parade took over the streets of Pasadena for the 125th time Wednesday morning with a cast of thousands. Marching bands from as far as Japan, equestrian groups featuringAppaloosa, Andalusian and Clydesdale horses, KC & the Sunshine Band, Natalie Cole and this year's winner of NBC's “The Voice,” Tessanne Chin all joined the festivities. Glendale's 2014 [...]
From the garbage cans of Glendale neighborhoods to becoming a nationwide celebrity, the saga of Meatball the Bear has been a winding and improbable one. Now a new twist is being added to his journey – as inspiration for a Rose Parade float. Meatball, whose culinary habits caught the attention of the national media last [...]
A floral depiction of Glendale’s most famous former ursine resident -- "Meatball" -- will be the centerpiece of the city’s next Rose Parade float, council members decided Tuesday. After he was caught devouring frozen Costco meatballs from a garage refrigerator in Glendale last year, “Meatball” the bear gained celebrity status for frequent jaunts through the city's [...]