GIGA GRANADA HILLS

GHSNC and GHNNC even threw in the popcorn.

Fire crews uncovered chronic on Doric in a Granada Hills garage ganja garden. No one was harmed in the blaze at the farm, but the weed was seized after smoldering smoke got the neighbors on the phone to the fire station to report the Mary Jane conflagration. A spliced wire sparked the fire. Neighbors were surprised when the two young guys who lived in the house were caught growing pot. The mini-ranch of cannabis plants was in the neighborhood of Knollwood, where crime rates are typically good. But as this story shows, bud freely grows around every corner of town. Fire report yields garage pot farm in Granada Hills, LATimes.com

By (second most) popular demand, Granada Hills Summer Movie Night Will screen Steven Spielberg's family film E.T., The Extra Terrestrial! Look for food truck Flying Pig (pork tacos) !

With the prickly yellow lawn of the Granada Hills Masonic Center crunching underfoot, last Friday GranadaHillsians finally enjoyed a Farmer's Market we could call our own. So take that, Tarzana! Neener neener, Northridge! Suck it, Studio City! The booth that got everyone the most excited was the On The Spot Donut Booth, where a little bitty machine cranked out little bitty donuts, like a little bitty version of Krispy Kreme. But without the glaze. Okay, so diversity wasn't the Masons' strong suit... But look at those outfits! These guys are ready for anything, from a car crash to a Governor's ball! Secret world government never looked so good. Enterprising youths sold soda and cupcakes... But the lazy kids just messed around. Portable waterfall! Yummy food! Ewige Blumenkraft und ewige Schlangenkraft! The Granada Hills Farmer's Market continues weekly, every Friday from 5pm to 9pm at 16535 Rinaldi (at Hayvenhurst), Granada Hills. Related stories: Granada...

First, the good news: The Incredibles won the voting for Granada Hills Outdoor Movie Night! The people have spoken, and they made the best possible choice! My faith in this town is once again reaffirmed! And now, the bad news: Due to a licensing mishap, The Incredibles won't be shown. Instead, they're showing E.T. Ouuch. Well, it's not all bad news. Before we begin to relive the pain of the Bush/Gore recount fiasco, remember that E.T. plays a significant role in Granada Hills history, with a pivotal scene shot on White Oak Avenue. So one could argue that E.T. is an appropriate choice for the event, even as it flies across the moon and into the face of democracy. Watch for our distinctive Deodar trees flanking the street where Eliot makes his escape from the menacing, evil forces of science by airborne bicycle, giving those pesky government researchers in hazmat suits the slip. Oh, and more good news: speaking of flying, it looks like the Flying Pig truck wil...

Balboa Youth Sports Complex has been given another lease extension by Metropolitan Water District, and the teams that use the facility to play baseball and soccer will be able to continue using the site while new facilities in Sylmar are readied for players, which could take more than a year. Mitch Englander, chief of staff for Councilman Greig Smith, told GigaGranadaHills that in a meeting held last Wednesday, an agreement was reached to extend the lease on the current location for "a year plus," preventing a gap that would have left the teams with nowhere to play until arrangements for the new Lakeside Basin location were finalized. Englander said that 40% of the players using the current Granada Hills location were traveling from the Sylmar, Arleta and Pacoima areas, and this move will put the fields in closer reach for those team members. "There's a lot of kids that live over there that don't have access because they have parents that either don't have...

Filmmaker and Granada Hills resident Mark Hovater was kind enough to send this video of the Veterans' Park dedication ceremony to GigaGranadaHills. If you missed the event, you'll be happy to see it so well captured here. Thanks, Mark!