J-Sparks | Jordin | Glendale, Arizona



Jordin's hometown is Glendale, Arizona and she lives there with her family. Her family includes; mother - Jodie Sparks, father - Phillippi Sparks (used to be a corner back for NY Giants and Dallas Cowboys) and younger brother - Phillippi Sparks Jr.
Here is some more information about Glendale, Arizona.

"Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 218,812. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 239,435. It is a major suburb of Phoenix. The NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and NLL's Arizona Sting began playing here when Jobing.com Arena (formerly the Glendale Arena) opened in December 2003. Also in Glendale is the new University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, which opened in August 2006. In 2008, Super Bowl XLII is scheduled to be played there. Both venues are part of the Westgate City Center development plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely inhabitated Yucca district. It is also home of the family of American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks.

Glendale bills itself as “Arizona’s Antique Capital,” with support for its claim from both Sunset Magazine (2004) and a 1998 article in USA Today. Glendale is home to the popular Arrowhead Towne Center mall in the northwest part of the city. Glendale also is home to the metro Phoenix area's first medical school, Midwestern, as well as a major post-graduate business school, Thunderbird (AGSIM).

The city will host an extension of the Valley Metro light rail transit line by perhaps 2011.

Glendale, along with other West Valley cities such as Peoria and Avondale, has had a long standing rivalry with cities in the East Valley. The west valley has traditionally been overlooked by many in the East Valley, as well as gaining an unrealistic and unfair "ghetto label" by the local media that report things in the news by grouping the West Valley as a whole. Example: If a murder was committed in Maryvale a suburb of Phoenix known for a high crime rate the news reports it as a murder in the West Valley. Where as when things happen in the East Valley they specifically give a location. However, with the addition of the stadiums and Westgate development, as well as the Cibola Vista resort and other upscale developments, Glendale and Peoria are fast gaining a reputation as representing the future of the Phoenix area."

Source: Wikipedia.org

Sep 12 2007 • Veton