Many people believe that after Independence Day the celebration ends, but it’s really the beginning of a full year of 250 years of American history. While watching the American Revolution documentary on PBS (produced by Ken Burns) I learned for the first time about my Breed ancestors. Growing up I was told that, because my […]
KIWANIS CLUBS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On Aug. 14, author Rand Rubin will be making a presentation – What I See In Court and why I wrote “The Adventures of Herman” – to the Club. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $25. All […]
StubHub Says The Rick Springfield Concert Was Postponed, But It Wasn’t. Can I Get A Refund? StubHub insists a Rick Springfield concert has been postponed, but the show actually takes place. Can a customer get a refund even if the company’s computer thinks the band hasn’t taken the stage yet? Question: I bought tickets to […]
A Storybook Getaway to The Avalon Hotel on Catalina Island By Greg ARAGON After a 60-minute cruise across the San Pedro Channel, we spotted the rugged island’s iconic round Catalina Casino and a harbor dotted with colorful boats. Our journey began aboard a Catalina Express high-speed catamaran, slicing smoothly through the deep blue water. After […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Highlands Theater’s production of “Mary Poppins” brought spoonfuls of sugar and a slice of Broadway to the stage on Aug. 7, its opening night. Directed by Broadway veteran Carter Thomas, who also played Bert the chimney sweep, the production featured a cast of Broadway, Off-Broadway, debut and local actors returning to the […]
LCIF to Host Book Club Meetup and Blood Drive Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) will hold its next book club gathering on Monday, Aug. 17 at 1 p.m. in the church’s conference room to discuss the first part of “Personal History” by Katharine Graham. Graham’s Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir chronicles her journey from a privileged […]
Angeles Forest Protective Association The name sounds a little ominous to me, like maybe its members track down and hang litterers or they’re a group of eco-terrorists. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, in the 1920s it was a band of Crescenta Valley amateur wildland firefighters who volunteered their services before […]
Crescenta Valley Town Council Update: August 2026 As August arrives, the end of summer signals the start of another school year across the valley. With local campuses reopening, traffic around drop-off and pickup zones will increase significantly over the coming weeks. We remind all residents and commuters to pack extra patience during peak morning and […]
This N That & Eeew! In previous articles, I promised to keep readers updated on certain parts of my personal and community lives. For example, like most people in the country at the new year, I resolved to get myself in better shape and drop a few pounds. I did lose 10 pounds right away […]
Play Music on the Porch Day Play Music on the Porch Day is coming up soon. It’s the last Saturday in August, the 29th this year, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. It’s a time when musicians from all over the world perform on their porch or other suitable location and share on social media. Not only […]