The Glendale Star

Since its inception in 1978, The Glendale Star has established a rich history in one of Arizona's rapidly expanding cities. It serves as the official newspaper of record for Glendale, Arizona. With over four decades of commitment to the community, the Glendale Star has evolved into a versatile news source, offering residents essential news and updates around the clock. Weekly editions are delivered to homes, available at local newsstands, and can be accessed online at GlendaleStar.com. Additionally, the Star boasts tens of thousands of digital edition subscribers, solidifying its position as the primary voice for both residents and businesses in the Glendale area.

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NOVOS FiBER expands into Phoenix

1 week ago | glendalestar.com | Alicia Venter

NOVOS FiBER, a growing fiber-optic internet company based in Texas, is investing more than $130 million into the Phoenix Metro area, it announced on April 3. Its largest investment to date, the organization is prioritizing Phoenix and its “surrounding cities,” working with municipalities in deciding the best places it can serve in the community.
Westside Blues and Jazz plays host to finding the funniest comedian in the Valley

1 week ago | glendalestar.com | Alicia Venter

Anthony Solimini is on a mission to find the Funniest Comedian in the Valley. Inviting dozens of entertainers to Westside Blues and Jazz over the next few weeks before taking the stage at Tempe Improv, the career comedian wants to hear their best one-liners, quips and stories. In return, the best joker receives an all-expense-paid trip to Hong Kong and Singapore to help kickstart their career in comedy. “I think everybody should travel.
Retail Therapy AZ opens Art Bar at Westgate

1 week ago | glendalestar.com | Alicia Venter

Owning a brick-and-mortar location can be difficult for local artisans and merchants, especially in the early stages of their businesses. It is even tougher for service-based creators that rely on face-to-face interactions as part of their business model. Retail Therapy Arizona, a familiar face in the small business market in Glendale, has found a solution to this hurdle, opening the Art Bar in Westgate.
Celebrating 60 years of Glendale Community College

1 week ago | glendalestar.com | Alicia Venter

Tenisha Baca has spent over a decade in the hallways of Glendale Community College, both as an educator as a student. The professor in the communications department began her higher education at the community college, searching for an affordable option when the high-ticket cost of the University of Arizona made her attendance seemingly impossible.
Glendale City Council hears fiscal year 2026 budget proposal

1 week ago | glendalestar.com | Alicia Venter

Glendale City Council held a workshop session regarding its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 on April 1. City staff presented a conservative, cautious budget regarding additional expenditures, or supplementals, for its various services. The meeting was the third workshop regarding the budget, and focused on the operating budget, which includes costs to provide city services, utilities, day-to-day operating and maintenance costs.
VAI Resort urges ‘Yes for Glendale’

2 weeks ago | glendalestar.com | Alicia Venter

Glendale voters will decide in a few months whether the development of the highly anticipated VAI Resort will take a crucial step forward. A coalition of local business owners, elected officials and community leaders have formed the “Yes for Glendale” campaign in support of the project, urging citizens to vote in support of Proposition 401 and 402, which will appear on the vote-by-mail-only election ballot in May. “We’re straightforward people. We don’t have an agenda.
Glendale- area local founds bank to help homeowners

2 weeks ago | glendalestar.com | Alicia Venter

Taking care of one’s home is an expensive, oftentimes confusing process. Peoria resident Ty Lorts is trying to tear down the boundaries stopping his Maricopa County neighbors from improving their homes, founding the nonprofit Sustainable Home Improvement Loans of Arizona (SHILA). The average single-family home in Arizona was built 34 years ago, according to private equity firm ATTOM. Through SHILA, any state resident can apply for a loan for critical home improvements.
Sean Avery Medlin highlighting National Poetry Month

2 weeks ago | glendalestar.com | Joe McHugh

Celebrate National Poetry Month in April in free workshops that poet, teaching artist and rapper, Sean Avery Medlin, will lead at the city of Glendale’s Foothills Library. Residents ages 15 and up of all experience levels will engage in exercises aimed at helping them convey heartfelt messages in this literary form. They will have the opportunity to discuss other writers’ poems and share their creative pieces in a space designed to foster growth.
Virtual Reality Master League 2025 coming to the Valley

2 weeks ago | glendalestar.com | Joe McHugh

Virtual Reality Master League (VRML) has confirmed that the Virtual Reality Esports LAN event, VRMLCon 2025, will be held at Arizona State University’s Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center in July. The event will span three days, beginning July 25 and concluding on July 27. A total of five tournaments will run during VRMLCon 2025, four with a collective $20,000 prize pool one offered as a no-prize tournament.
Cirque du Soleil showcases acrobatics, ice skating in latest show

2 weeks ago | glendalestar.com | Laura Latzko

With each show, Cirque du Soleil pushes the limits and takes artistry to another level. In its production “Crystal,” the company brings together acrobatic feats and ice skating. “Crystal” will visit the Footprint Center from Thursday April 3, through Sunday, April 6. The show tells the story of a young girl who feels like she doesn’t fit into her world.