Relaying in the Rain You’ve heard the song, “Singing in the Rain” made famous by Gene Kelly? Remember how happy he was singing and dancing in the rain? Well, I didn’t see a lot of singing and dancing but there sure were some happy faces on the folks walking in the rain at Clark Magnet […]
Such vast quantities of water … held suspended in the air in clouds so light, fragile, and evanescent … How is the water-dust suspended in the atmosphere? … Sometimes we see a dense heavy mist lying so thickly over the fields that it seems as if nothing could dissipate it, yet it is so thin […]
Clear skies and warm weather frame a day that includes a hot rod forum, classic cars, unique vendors, games, food and more. By Charly SHELTON Every year, the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a huge event at CV Park that brings the community together for food, music, unique vendors and good old-fashioned hometown fun. […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Thursday saw the next step in the discussion and debate over the new Hindenburg Park sign. The L.A. County Commission on Human Relations met at the Sparr Heights Community Center to hear testimony from members of the public who wished to speak in favor or against the new sign that went […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A public forum is being hosted by the Crescenta Valley Town Council on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library regarding a median landscape project along Foothill Boulevard. The proposed medians would stretch from Briggs to Pennsylvania avenues. The funding of $1million would come from Los Angeles County […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Principal Doug Dall has announced his resignation from Clark Magnet High School. “Doug has exceeded every expectation [as a principal],” said Glendale Unified School District board member Greg Krikorian. He spoke both as a school board member and also as a parent. “Two of my children went through Clark,” Krikorian said. […]
Eighteen months after being approved, a project to have local utility boxes painted with “mini-murals” has begun. The Beautification Committee of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council (STNC) is working with the 15 artists who were selected to create art on the boxes. A handful of artists have begun their creations. The project started with STNC’s call […]
On April 6, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert O’Brien issued a writ of mandate striking out language in the ballot argument in favor of Measure N, the ballot measure proposed by Glendale residents that could eliminate $17,500,000, or 9.5% annually, from the City’s general fund budget. In a challenge brought by Glendale City Clerk […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Cancer never sleeps. Rain or shine, a person, a family, deals with this disease. It was with that thought in mind that team members, volunteers and representatives from the American Cancer Society put on their rain boots and coats and began transforming Clark Magnet High School’s soccer field into a 24-hour campground […]
By Charly SHELTON The Montrose Shopping Park Assn. held its monthly meeting last Thursday and the main topic of discussion, as with many meetings in Glendale, was the Utility Users Tax. For those unfamiliar with the UUT, controversy surrounds its possible repeal. In total, the UUT is a 7% tax levied on electricity, gas […]