“Spring flew swiftly by and summer came; and if the village had been beautiful at first, it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness.” ~ Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” The backdrop of our village – the San Gabriel Mountains – is green. The plentiful rainwater of winter and spring is […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Discounting his various works that remain unpublished, existing only as stillborn sketches or destroyed altogether, Maurice Ravel’s compositional output comes out to just under 60 works, about one work for every year of his life. He was a fastidious composer, ever attentive to any single note that strayed from his vision of […]
The Glendale Educational Foundation celebrated its business partners and honor roll members for their commitment to public education and support of every GUSD student at GEF’s Donor Celebration on June 7 at the Glendale Central Library. The evening included inspiring words from GUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson, GUSD student Jenna Zwickl and former Dodger Jay Johnstone. […]
Every city slicker around donned their cowboy hat and boots for the 39th annual Our Lady of Lourdes Family Fun Days Carnival held in mid-May. The weekend offered line dancing to the tunes of the best local country-western bands, kids enjoyed rides like a carousel, The Tornado, The Speedway, Gravitron, a massive three-story slide and […]
The City of Glendale’s Commission on the Status of Women is holding a Dress for Success Accessories Drive through Friday, June 30. The CSW will accept new and gently used professional, business appropriate accessories – shoes, handbags, jewelry and scarves. These donations can be dropped off Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and […]
Summer Beach Bus in ON Summer is on and the Beach Bus is rolling. Thanks to the LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the City of La Cañada Flintridge and the County of Los Angeles, you can once again ride the Summer Beach Bus! The Beach Bus picks up passengers from several places in the Crescenta […]
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced more than 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship program who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for […]
June 11 2900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, surveillance footage revealed a suspect entering a business, walking to the cash register and taking money from the drawer at 4:05 a.m. June 9 5100 Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada, a green 1993 Chrysler Concorde was stolen from a locked garage. The rear glass […]
Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. announced the appointment of Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Aenlle-Rocha was one of nine judges appointed. Aenlle-Rocha, 55, of La Cañada Flintridge has been a partner at White and Case LLP since 2005. He was a partner at McDermott, Will and […]
A gala celebration was held at the Oakmont Country Club recently to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Towne Singers, a local community chorus founded by Phyllis Winnaman on April 1, 1987. Winnaman hosted the party for 80 singers and guests, including a few of the original nine members of the choir. Several past and […]