Glendora News

Feb. 14 may be a day for lovers, but for everyone else, Valentine's Day seems to serve as a reminder of their singlehood.

While e-books are gaining in popularity, people are still heading to the library for beloved classics.

It's not an exaggeration to believe drag racing truly is a family business, especially those who drive the exotic machines that turn out 6,000 horsepower each time they launch from the starting line for those who will turn out at Pomona Raceway for this weekend's Winternationals, the season-opening NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.

Glendora voted on the best burger in town , and the winner of Patch's Best Burger isa€¦. Grand Burger ! According to comments, it was Grand Burger - "No contest," as the burger joint on Grand Avenue took 51 percent of the 272 votes.

Whether it's a fine dining restaurant like Chelsea Restaurant , or an Italian pizzeria like Domenico's Jr ., there are several places in Glendora to find a piece of pizza.

You'd almost never know it was winter in SoCal, with the sun, the breeze and mild temperatures, but Glendora has winter covered-in snow, that is.

Residents mingled, dined and sampled an eclectic array of wines at the third annual Wine Walk, Friday.

Although he had been writing poetry for 18 years, it took a near-tragic accident for Glendora resident Greg Morton, 39, to finally tackle his first novel.A On a snowy January day in 2008, Morton attempted to climb the summit of Mount Baldy.

Buses leave from the teen center, 241 W. Dawson Ave., at 9 a.m. and return at 7 p.m. The trip costs $45. Teens who wish to attend must have a consent form on file with the teen center.

Everyone has a bucket list, a set of things to experience in a lifetime. For Greg Morton, writing a novel was on his list.

This winter hasn't netted much snow for the local mountains, but the city will bring piles of the white stuff to FinkBiner Park for its annual Snow Day on Friday.

"Rebel without a Cause," James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo; 2 and 8 p.m. Feb.

This Valentine's Day you plan to spend a romantic dinner at a local restaurant with great ambiance and food with that special someone...you and almost every couple out there.

When Patch launched in Glendora in December 2010, editors and contributors ventured to local businesses to collect information for our directory.

Jonathan Pedraza, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder, felony vandalism and two misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run driving stemming from the killing of his father, 62-year-old Miguel Pedraza of Glendora.

How well do you know your Glendora community? If we showed you a snapshot, could you tell us where it was taken? What about this week's photo? You may have taken your pet here for some grooming or for some healing.

Home of Route 66, Glendora is classic Americana. But where can you find the best all-American burger? Glendora has quite a few places to chow down on your classic hamburger, but tell us, who reigns supreme? We're looking for the best, true Glendora burger, so chains are excluded from this contest -sorry In-N-Out , The Hat and Wendy's fans! Voting ... (more)

Days are much slower now for contractor David Bohler. After spending nine months out the year for the last six years building homes at a feverish pace on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition , Bohler is finally back to his Glendora home for good.

Glendora Police discovered nearly 12 mason jars filled with hash oil at residence while searching for a man suspected of stealing gas cans from the back of gardening truck earlier in the day.

LAPD and other law enforcement agencies across LA County will step up their efforts to catch people driving under the influence during Super Bowl weekend.