Arnold Ubalde, a registered nurse at Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Canter (GMHHC), spends every weekend in the Intensive Care Unit. He is one of thousands of nurses across the country on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was hired as part of the hospital’s ICU new grad program in February […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Now is the time to recognize and thank the workers who make certain kids are fed daily with nutritional food. This is especially important because so many more families are in need of daily school breakfasts and lunches. On any given day school nutritionists are handing out food to parents as they […]
This month all theaters throughout Southern California continue to be closed to public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic so there are no live shows to attend. However some venues are instead offering online events. These online events are usually shown one time only and are not usually announced far in advance of the […]
Tevan Gevorkian received his Eagle Scout Award during a virtual ceremony on April 24. As his family was preparing for their candlelight vigil to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, Gevorkian was attending his Boy Scout Eagle Scout board of review via Zoom. For his Eagle Scout Project, Gevorkian painted La Cañada High School basketball courts, a […]
Ask Phyllis! Co-Listings Dear Phyllis, I find your column very interesting and believe I have a new topic for you. My aunt and now my uncle have passed. They didn’t have children and I am the trustee for their estate. Their home is in Eagle Rock and I want to list with […]
When the calls for help started to come in, the local Armenian Center gathered resources to lend a hand. By Violet FREDERICKS It seems that since the spread of COVID-19 and resulting shutdowns, news has been bleak. Some information that has been shared is about the ugly side of society; the panic, the fear and […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Tuesday night virtual meeting of the Glendale City Council meeting was comfortingly routine following a morning budget study session during which councilmembers challenged sales tax revenue projections as overly rosy. Councilmembers appointed members of the community to several of the city’s boards and commissions: Francesca Smith to the Design Review Board; […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern This week, May 4-8, is National Teacher Appreciation Week. For those parents who haven’t yet thanked their children’s teachers, several principals at local schools will forward a card or note to teachers if the notes are sent to the school, or parents can send an email expressing gratitude to their child’s […]
A Trailer Park Proposal in 1960 – La Crescenta Said, ‘No Way!’ A trailer park in what is now the pricey above-Foothill residential area? When that proposal hit the local newspaper in early January 1960, some residents of the valley no doubt envisioned the stereotypical tightly packed lower income housing that has often attached […]