Council Appoints New Members

By Brian CHERNICK Ronnie Gharibian and Zanku Armenian were appointed to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee during Tuesday night’s Glendale City Council meeting. Alejandro Parajon was appointed to the Audit Committee and Lynda Burns to the Commission on the Status of Women. Councilmember Vrej Agajanian expressed his concerns, which were backed by Sinanyan, […]

Margaret Patty Miles

Nov. 22, 1923 – Aug. 5, 2017 Margaret Patty Miles died in Glendale on Aug. 5 at the age of 93. She was born on Nov. 22, 1923 in Los Angeles. She will be missed by her two daughters, two sons-in-law, six grandchildren and five grandchildren. Donations in Margaret’s name can be made to the […]

Welcome Back, Students! Part 2

Welcome Back, Students! Part 2

As the second week of the new school year comes to a close, drivers are reminded to be cautious when navigating local streets and that pedestrian and vehicular traffic has increased. Thousands of children are walking, riding and biking to schools throughout the foothills and local law enforcement is out in force to ensure their […]

Lynne Kress (Sciacqua) Baumheckel

Aug. 7, 1940 – Aug. 9, 2017 Lynne Kress (Sciacqua) Baumheckel, a longtime resident of Montrose, suddenly passed away on Aug. 9 with her husband, son and granddaughter by her side. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Aug. 7, 1940, Lynne and her family relocated to Southern California when she was 3. She moved to […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Aug. 20 4500 block of Viro Road in La Cañada, someone spray-painted graffiti on the hood of a vehicle. The graffiti content is considered a hate crime (against women). A witness stated seeing a man, described in his 20s, about 6’ tall and weighing about 220 lbs., near the area between 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Here comes the sun Here comes the sun, and I say It’s all right. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes.”          ~ George Harrison Did you doubt – even for a moment – the sun’s return during Monday’s Great American Eclipse? Ancient peoples had this fear, and for good reason. Astronomer E.C. Krupp of Griffith […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Gearing Up for School – and Games In the Goldsworthy household we’re already settling into a routine of early rising to get the granddaughter off to first grade. It’s wonderful to hear the stories every day of what happened at Lincoln Elementary. I had a chance on Tuesday with Mary O’Keefe to talk to parents […]

Anticipation High for New Target

Anticipation High for New Target

By Mary O’KEEFE As reported previously, a Target is moving into the now vacant Sport Chalet at 2 Sport Chalet Drive in La Cañada Flintridge. Sport Chalet was the anchor store within the Town Center complex, but closed its doors in 2016. Last week, Target announced it would be bringing a 45,865-square-foot store to the […]

In Brief

Stone Barn Vineyard Harvest The moon may have cast a shadow on the vineyard but the last weeks of sunny skies have ripened the grapes to near perfection!   Come on up to the Deukmejian Wilderness Park in the mid-afternoon on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. and help pick and crush the grapes, prune […]

New Season, New Faces for Glendale Youth Orchestra

By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Classical music often conjures up visions of dour looking old men and seemingly complex behavioral protocols for concerts. In short, people regard it as the past, not the active present or future. But, as Brad Keimach is willing to tell you, classical music isn’t just thriving today – it’s also growing the […]