By Brandon HENSLEY Los Angeles is currently having a memorable week hosting the Special Olympics World Games, and the city of Glendale is proud to play a large role. Athletes from the Dominican Republic, Bonaire and Armenia ran the last leg of the Special Olympics torch run that ended on July 22 at the Americana […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Today, Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Glendale Police Department’s Community Room, 512 E. Wilson Ave., officers will hold a fundraiser luncheon for one of their own. Jorge Acevedo has been with the GPD for 10 years, both as a volunteer and as a staff employee. He is a […]
LIBRARY, ARTS & CULTURE PERFORMANCE SERIES New and established artists and performance groups in diverse genres including classical, jazz, rock and world music will be part of the Library, Arts & Culture Performance Series. The performances are on Fridays and begin at 7 p.m. at the Brand Library & Art Center. Performances will run 60 […]
A Camping Trip to La Cañada, July 1882 Local history author and researcher Jo Anne Sadler found a wonderful newspaper article from 1882 describing a family’s month-long camping adventure in the wilds of today’s La Cañada. Mysteriously the author (from Pasadena) never gave his name in the article, only his initials: W.O.F. Who knows, maybe […]
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Women’s Council recently elected Ruth McNevin the new chairperson for the upcoming year. McNevin has been a supporter of the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital for over three decades. She has served as an in-service volunteer amassing over 6,400 hours of service. This is her second term; she served as chairperson […]
Meet Montrose Maven GiGi Garcia Small store retailing is in her blood. Coming from a family of boutique owners, GiGi Garcia hit Honolulu Avenue with It Takes A Village kids’ boutique in 2012 and never looked back. As my next door neighbor at Revelation Tops, I have gotten to know her well these past three […]
The next two months will see many opportunities for local businesses and residents to become more engaged in and connected to the Crescenta Valley community. Read on for information about activities and events brought to you by the CV Chamber. The best way for businesses to let the community know about their goods and services […]
FastFrame has moved to 3423 Ocean View Blvd. Glendale 91208. It is located right next door to Berolina’s Bakery and Boulevard 34. It is owned by Beverly (with scissors) and Frank de Lucia.
Lt. Lola Abrahamian, president of The Campbell Center Foundation board of directors, was appointed president of Soroptimist International of Glendale at a luncheon on June 18. Abrahamian, a 15-year veteran of the Glendale Police Dept., succeeds Glendale Councilwoman Paula Devine. “Looking at the roster of presidents who have preceded me I know I have some […]
Jubilant over Jubilee Kudos to Charly Shelton for his three-part series on the diamond jubilee festivities at Disneyland (“Disneyland 60th Celebration,” June 11-25, 2015). “The 60th anniversary is all about looking back where Disneyland came from,” he wrote. “It is really nice to see the nostalgia brought to vivid life with the new technologies available […]