The LA County Board of Supervisors voted to scale back the Flood Control District’s Big Dig program for Hahamongna Watershed Park, thanks, in part, to local Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s leadership. They added efforts to increase stormwater capture and groundwater replenishment and other measures to enhance sustainability. Judge James Chalfant was scheduled on Tuesday to consider […]
Dunsmore Elementary held its annual winter choral concert on Wednesday, Nov. 28 to ring in the holidays. Students from grades three to six sang a medley of holiday songs representing Christmas, Hanukkah and traditions from different countries. Nancy Abbot, the chorus director, was accompanied by Evelyn Callister on the piano. Dunsmore families filled the auditorium […]
Here are the new shows opening in our theatres this month: “A Christmas Carol” a masterpiece about the redemptive and transformative power of love. It allows families to take a supremely theatrical journey and celebrate the transformative power of forgiveness during the holidays. Ebenezer Scrooge’s rebirth from miserly curmudgeon to the epitome of love […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a new technology that officials hope will improve the 911 system by allowing users to notify them of an emergency via text. It is still better to call than text, said Sgt. Dan Suttles, Glendale Police spokesman. But texting is another way to get help when calling is not possible. […]
Explore Bethlehem at CV Church CV Church is again hosting the free Explore Bethlehem event on Sunday, Dec. 10 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Food, sponsored and donated by Seasoning Alley in Montrose, will be available. Activities, including leather-working, metal-working, perfume-making, camel riding and a petting zoo, will be on-site. Roman soldiers will […]
A little more than one year after receiving the holy blessing of Pope Francis in the Vatican City, the highly anticipated pre-apocalyptic drama “The Second Coming of Christ” is landing in Los Angeles theaters. The film follows the gripping yet inspirational journey of an atheist female scientist in a struggle with good and evil, who, […]
ADVENTIST HOSTS SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE PROGRAMS The community is invited to a special tree lighting ceremony at Adventist Health Glendale (West Tower Lobby) today, Thursday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. The tree lighting includes an opportunity for those who wish to honor their loved one in a special tribute program during the ceremony. They can do […]
Feb. 15, 1926 – Nov. 21, 2017 Molly Louise (Kellegrew) Powers was born in Duluth, Minnesota on Feb. 15, 1926. She grew up in Salina, Kansas until moving to Glendale at age 17. She graduated from Hoover High School and Glendale College and was studying nursing in San Francisco when she met and married John […]
Winter Concert and Dine-Out The winter concert performed by the Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music Dept. is being held on Friday, Dec. 8 at the Crescenta Valley High School MacDonald Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults; students are $5. The grand finale – and perhaps the only departure from holiday-themed music – is […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE “The Jewel in the Lotus” was jazz multireedist Bennie Maupin’s first album as leader, having established himself as a sideman to Herbie Hancock. It quickly became regarded as a classic and one of the linchpins of the ECM Records catalog. Eclectic and dazzling, the album took the influences from Hancock’s Mwandishi and […]