SQUARE'S FAIR BRINGS NEIGHBORS TOGETHER.Byline: Serena Maria Daniels Daniels is a surname that may refer to:
It was an affair to remember as Glendale residents turned out Saturday for the Adams Square Summer A'Faire. Sponsored by the Adams Square Merchants Association, the sixth annual fair included live entertainment, food, dozens of vendors, and carnival carnival, communal celebration, especially the religious celebration in Catholic countries that takes place just before Lent. Since early times carnivals have been accompanied by parades, masquerades, pageants, and other forms of revelry that had their origins in rides and games for children. Over the years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time fair has brought a neighborhood together, said Carol Cianfrini, the owner of a dry-cleaning company and a member of the association. ``Years ago, no one talked to one another,'' said Cianfrini, who has been involved in the event since it started. ``Now people are more friendly; we say hello to one another. The fair has made it possible for us to be closer as a community.'' Glendale City Councilman Bob Yousefian said it also has helped attract residents to area businesses. ``This is a place where people can come in to shop, eat, have a beer and get to know what kind of businesses are here,'' said Yousefian. Sam's Deli of Monrovia has been selling Mediterranean food at the fair for the past two years. ``Coming out here is really great for business. This is just a good way to advertise the restaurant,'' said restaurant employee Francis Homsi. As residents mingled among the vendors, John Cianfrini, president of the association's board, said the street fair has helped revive To renew. For example, revival is the act of renewing the legal force of a contract or debt, either by acknowledging it or by giving a new promise, when the contract or debt is no longer a sufficient foundation for a lawsuit because it is barred by the running of the Statute the Adams Square community. The Cianfrinis have owned a building in the square, along with the dry-cleaning business, for 35 years. The square used to be the hub of a lively walking community, with an open-air market and residents within walking distance of everything they needed. But over the years, the neighborhood declined. ``When people used to ask me where I lived and what I did, I used to say I was the owner of the ghetto,'' said Cianfrini, a general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. . ``This place really was a ghetto, but now after all these years, it's becoming a nice little neighborhood.'' Cianfrini said his community involvement began when he tried to get a broken streetlight fixed seven years ago. ``When I wasn't getting anywhere with the streetlight issue, someone told me that in order to make change, I needed to form an organization. That's when I formed the merchants association. We not only got a streetlight fixed, but we also got street improvements, help with the facade facade (fəsäd`), exterior face or wall of a building. The term implies ordered placement of its openings and other features and thus seems inapplicable to a wall without design. of the buildings and awareness about Adams Square.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Above, kids play a game at an Adams Square Summer A'Faire booth on Saturday; at right, children on a carnival ride get a bird's-eye view bird's-eye view Noun 1. a view seen from above 2. a general or overall impression of something bird's-eye view n → vista de pájaro of the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. in Glendale. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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