By Charly SHELTON Each year, the Queen Mary in Long Beach hosts a Christmas carnival called Chill. It started with carnival rides, overpriced county fair food and some ice sculptures. Then it became more about the ice and wintertime fun. It had walkthrough ice sculpture stories of classic Christmas tales. It brought in better food, […]
By Charly SHELTON Overpopulation will be the big problem that the next generation will have to deal with. Too many people taking up too few resources. How to combat this problem? Either have more resources, most of which are non-renewable, or use less per person. Make each ear of corn feed a dozen people, each […]
» Part 2 By Nestor CASTIGLIONE Shostakovich: The Gadfly (complete original score), Suite from The Counterplan (Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz/Mark Fitz-Gerald) [Naxos] – Another Shostakovich score makes a favorite pick of the year. This time it’s the world premiere recording of the complete original score to the 1957 Soviet film, “The Gadfly.” The suite compiled by the […]
In November, the Armenian Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA) celebrated its 34th anniversary gala at the Armenian Society of Los Angeles Banquet Hall that drew a crowd of nearly 280 attendees. Among the attendees were Glendale mayor Vartan Gharpetian and council member Zareh Sinanyan. In keeping with AESA’s spirit of bringing together Armenian engineers […]
The Bailey Center honored 28 of its volunteers at a Volunteerism Appreciation Luncheon in November in the Parish Hall of the Tujunga United Methodist Church. The Bailey Center serves about 650 individuals a month with at least a four-day supply of groceries. This is made possible by the many volunteers who arrive every Wednesday and […]
Once Upon a Time’s longtime bookseller, Jessica Palacios, received a James Patterson Holiday Bonus as part of the author’s ongoing commitment to the independent bookselling community. Jessica, now 23 years old and bookstore manager, book buyer and social media czar, was the impetus for her parents to buy Once Upon a Time Bookstore in Montrose. […]
Ask Phyllis! Trustee’s Disclosure Requirements Dear Phyllis, I have enjoyed your real estate column for years. In the past, you have discussed seller disclosures but I have more specific questions for you. As the Trustee for my mother’s estate, I believe I need to inform the buyer that my mother passed away in […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, Dec. 9, Balboa Park in San Diego hosted one of cross-country’s most exciting invitationals – the 39th Annual Foot Locker National Cross- Country Final. The invitational presented 10 of the best runners from four regions across the United States: Northeast, South, Midwest and West. Eyes were on returning winner Claudia […]
Dunsmore Elementary students were surprised by a very special visitor on Dec. 15. The man himself, Santa Claus, made an appearance in the auditorium and read his favorite book to the students, “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement C. Moore. Principal Karen Stegman and Santa Claus sang carols and passed out pencils to all the […]
The Glendale Assisteens girls hosted a pajama party for the pediatric cancer patients at City of Hope in Duarte. The party was on Dec. 8, and the girls helped set up, serve families, play with the kids and ensured that everything ran as smoothly for the families and the hospital. The Assisteens is a philanthropic […]