With a rise in veteran suicide, a local organization works to provide help. By Mary O’KEEFE According to a study by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, in 2014 about 65% of all veterans who died by suicide were age 50 or older. After adjusting for differences in age and sex, risk for suicide was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Foothill Boulevard median project that has been discussed for about two decades is finally a reality. Construction began on Sept. 4 with trucks in the center lane, red flags and warning lights. “The bulk of the construction, including installation of the community monument signs, will be completed by Thanksgiving,” said Steven […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Glendale City Council approved a bid for the Pennsylvania Avenue Rehabilitation Project during the council meeting. The cost of the $2.8 million project will be split evenly with Los Angeles County since the west side of Pennsylvania Avenue is under Glendale jurisdiction and the east side of […]
Surprised? No, Not Really The big discussion these days are the new medians being installed along Foothill Boulevard. Social media has been aflutter with people confused as to what the construction is along Foothill. It’s almost as if the start date for this long-awaited project was never going to arrive. CV Weekly has been […]
“Tell me what’s more beautiful; how the moon lets the sun shine throughout the day or the way the sun lets the moon glimmer at night?” ~ “s.b.” Sabrina, 19-year-old Canadian poet An unexpected shift in the wind blew the validity right out of last week’s forecast. Weather in the Foothills predicted a cooling marine […]
By Charly SHELTON Yesterday was the tenth of Tishrei, which is the most holy and important day in the Jewish year. The day, commonly called Yom Kippur (translating to Day of Atonement), is the day of remembrance and atonement for sins. In the year 2448 from creation on the Jewish calendar (1313 BCE), the Israelites […]
KIWANIS CLUB GLENDALE DEMOTES PRESIDENT The demotion of current Kiwanis – Glendale president Toni Espinoza-Beck takes place at the Sept. 21 lunch meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Glendale. Guests are welcome at the lunch meeting. The cost to attend, which includes lunch, is $15. Note that there will not be a meeting on Sept. […]
By Charly SHELTON Finally, after weeks of waiting and anticipation and previews and concept art … it’s finally time for Halloween haunts at the theme parks. First up is the big one – Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights. This is the name of the game when it comes to haunt production value. Universal boasts […]
The Foothill Performing Arts Center – FPAC – presents the premiere of its No-Ho Arts District performance of “The Theory Of Relativity” on weekends from Friday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Gray Studios Theater. On the heels of its recent Valley Theatre Award-winning 20th season, the FPAC presents a joyous, moving, musical […]
Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre (PBDT), led by Natasha Middleton, artistic director and choreographer, will kick off its 17th season with a Southern California tour of the full-length ballet “Carmen,” based on Georges Bizet’s opera and Prosper Mérimée’s original story with special string and percussion musical arrangements conceived by Rodion Shehedrin. The production stars Elen Harutyunyan […]