VINTAGE TEA AND FASHION SHOW The USC-VHH Women’s Council is hosting a vintage tea and fashion show today, Thursday, June 15 at noon at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital council rooms. Funds raised will benefit the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The cost is $30 per person/ RSVP by June 12 to Barbara.Jordan@VHH.USC.EDU or call (818) […]
Feeling Helpless – But Not Hopeless It was a helpless feeling that I had waking up Wednesday morning to the news that a gunman had opened fire on five people – mainly Republican legislators – while they were practicing for a charity softball game in Virginia. This was after I went to bed Tuesday night […]
By Charly SHELTON A few weeks ago, back in early March, a confectionery icon held a soft opening to little pomp or circumstance at Universal CityWalk. Though a huge trend in Portland, Denver and Austin, this is the first location to hit the Golden State. The wait times were long, the doughnuts were sweet and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Opioid overdose rates have tripled since 2000 with more deaths reported in the United States in 2014 than in any previous year on record, according to a report issued in 2016 by the Food and Drug Administration titled “Naloxone for Treatment of Opioid Overdose.” According to the FDA, there were a total […]
E3 – the Electronic Entertainment Expo – is here and the new and upcoming releases look great. Whether it’s big name releases like Far Cry 5 and Destiny 2, or new gaming avenues in virtual reality and wearable technology like the Phase Space VR system or the Whirlwind environmental effects generator, E3 can suit any […]
On the morning of June 1, Rosemont Middle School promoted 617 of its students onto the next phase of their academic career. On hand from the district were Dr. Kelly King, assistant superintendent and Nayiri Nahabedian, president of the board of education. Student speakers Keeley Gibson, Adarsh Chilkunda, Angela Ter-Vardanyan and Andrew Alan Kim reflected […]
“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By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Discounting his various works that remain unpublished, existing only as stillborn sketches or destroyed altogether, Maurice Ravel’s compositional output comes out to just under 60 works, about one work for every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 […]