Zany Brainy closing its doors Monday...

Zany Brainy closing its doors Monday

DOWNTOWN -- Only three days remain for shoppers hoping to get

last-minute bargains at Zany Brainy on Brand Boulevard.

The educational toy store will close its doors for good Monday

because of financial difficulties. Officials have said the store

faced “soft” sales and a steep rent increase, prompting it to close

down.

Items still for sale are marked 80% to 90% down from original

prices.

The retailer opened in May 1999 at 201 N. Brand Blvd. Hoping the

store would increase foot traffic downtown, the city agreed to

provide the business with a $55,000 annual rent subsidy for 10 years.

Zany Brainy has more than 180 stores in the U.S. Its parent

company is FAO Inc., owner of the FAO Schwarz chain.

Karen S. Kim

Battle-scene paintings come to Forest Lawn

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE -- A new exhibit of massive oil paintings

depicting famous battle scenes will open Saturday at Forest Lawn

Memorial Park & Mortuary.

The “Windows of War: Historical Paintings by John Pomeroy” exhibit

will run from Saturday through April 26. Historical artifacts linked

to the paintings will also be on display.

Paintings as large as 9 feet by 12 feet depict Alexander the Great

at the Battle of Granicus, Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New

Orleans and Napoleon and Denon at the Great Pillar of Pompeii in

Egypt, among others.

Pomeroy is a Los Angeles artist and supervising animator at Walt

Disney Feature Animation who worked on such Disney films as “The

Rescuers” and “An American Tale.” For more information, call (323)

340-4739.

Gary Moskowitz

College board to review proposal for parking structure

NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- Glendale Community College’s Board of

Trustees on Monday will review a new proposal for a parking

structure.

The board will meet at 5 p.m. in Kreider Hall in the San Rafael

Building at GCC, 1500 N. Verdugo Road. The meeting is open to the

public.

The college’s Parking Task Force has recommended the college build

a parking structure on its upper parking lot that would provide 600

new parking spaces for faculty and students.

The board will also review budget balances and a second quarter

financial status report.

For more information, call 240-1000.

Gary Moskowitz