By Mary O’KEEFE The first female Glendale police officer was Pauline Copeland. According to GPD historian Officer Teal Metts, “policewomen,” as they were called, were a hybrid between the community service officer and a police officer. Their duties were limited and they were not in the field often. Copeland began with the department in the […]
By Pat KRAMER March is a very special month at the McGroarty Arts Center, located at 7570 McGroarty Terrace in Tujunga. Starting yesterday, March 8 and running until March 14 are two overlapping art shows: McGroarty Kids and McGroarty Artists, followed by Spring at the McGroarty Arts Center, the Glendale Art Association’s show, which runs […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For about two decades the Glendale Police Dept. has reached out to the community during the holidays to bring toys, clothes and other forms of support to local families in need. Officers make Christmas easier for these families by first delivering a Christmas tree and then bringing gifts to go under the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After a local meeting that involved parents from Crescenta Valley High School, Laurie Dunkin mentioned that she had recently discovered that Walgreens at the corner of Ramsdell Avenue and Foothill Boulevard was now selling vapor (vape) cigarette supplies. Vaporizers, vape pens and electronic cigarettes are types of electronic nicotine delivery systems. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two Glendale City Councilmembers were at the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. meeting on Thursday. Councilmember Vartan Gharpetian and Zareh Sinanyan attended the meeting to listen and discuss issues of concern to the merchants in the shopping park. “We talked about the closing of Citibank,” said Steve Pierce, Market Place manager. The Citibank […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council initiated the first steps toward the development of a new and expansive soccer field and multipurpose park at Wilson Middle School by rewarding PlaceWork, Inc. with an environmental impact report (EIR) contract. The Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with PlaceWorks includes a budget of $127,784, plus a 10% contingency of […]
Women ♀ For those who don’t know, March is recognized as Women’s History Month. This is a time to celebrate the contributions women have made to our nation for the betterment of their gender specifically and to our culture overall. Yesterday was International Women’s Day and many women were encouraged to take the day off […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday night the Friends of Rockhaven held a fundraiser that went back to the basics. Since the 1950s, Tupperware parties have been a fabric of America so it seemed a perfect way to raise funds for the historic woman’s sanitarium. Nurse Agnes Richards opened Rockhaven Sanitarium in 1923 exclusively for women […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A group of concerned community members met on Thursday at the Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church to discuss hate crimes and how to take a proactive step to protect neighborhoods from these acts. Rev. Steve Marshall, Marisol Medina and Kayli Blundell organized the evening. Recently several Jewish Community Centers and cemeteries across […]
“May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and a smooth road all the way to your door.” ~ An Irish Blessing, attributed to St. Patrick – 433AD A weak cold front spread showers across the foothills on Sunday. Only 0.2 inches fell. The season’s […]