On opening weekend, Amanda and ventured out to the Americana at Brand, a gigantic $400-million mall shopping center and residential development just opened in the heart of Glendale. Fashioned after The Grove in Los Angeles, the Americana hosts ritzy stores like Barneys New York and Tiffany & Co, along with a dancing fountain that would rival the Bellagio and an 18 screen movie theater. Oh, it also has a trolley, a lawn, and is surrounded by $700,000 condominiums. Not that we'll ever shop there...it was more like going to Disneyland for free....but it sure is quite a spectacle.