By Nestor CASTIGLIONE Locals and businesses still mourning the loss of Rocky Cola Café, which had formerly occupied the crucial northwest corner of Honolulu Avenue and Verdugo Boulevard and has sat empty since its closure in 2012, will soon have reason to rejoice. Tom Christopoulos, a longtime resident of La Cañada-Flintridge, is planning to open […]
GPD recognized for its efforts to raise cancer awareness. By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday, the Glendale Police Dept. was recognized by the Adventist Health Glendale hospital with the Flame of Hope Award. “Once a year we have [this event] as a celebration of life for our survivors and our community,” said Dennis Quagliani, director of […]
GEF Launches Teacher Grant Program Beginning this academic year, the Glendale Educational Foundation (GEF) launches a new initiative, the Teacher Grant Program. This program will make available a total of $15,000 for direct grants to classroom teachers in the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) in the three priority areas – visual and performing arts, science […]
By Charly SHELTON On Aug. 26, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed an executive order that removed married men from draft deferment eligibility. Up to that point, if any man over the age of 18 were married, he would not be drafted. As of midnight on Aug. 27, a newly-married man could be drafted. Men […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From the 1920s to 1978, The Ledger newspaper was the paper of record for the Crescenta Valley. It was a true community paper, its pages a perfect reference for history buffs. In 2002, the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley (HSCV) discovered that newspapers, like many historical papers, were deteriorating rapidly. A microfilm […]
July 26 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a gym bag and personal items were stolen from a vehicle between 2:45 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, personal paperwork was stolen from a vehicle between 3:57 a.m. and 7 a.m. July 24 1900 block of Verdugo […]
July 23, 2017 Barbara Taylor died on July 23 of complications after surgery; she was 85. There will be a memorial service at the Lutheran Church in the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge, on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. Barbara is survived by three sons: Ben, Rex (Karen), and Eric. She […]
Mrs. Phyllis Campbell, co-founder of The Campbell Center, died in the afternoon of July 25. Phyllis had been at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital for the previous week where her heart specialist was caring for her. Her death ends a period of health challenges stretching over the past several years, the most recent included surgery […]
July 20, 2017 Hanne Ward, 74, of La Cañada, passed away July 20 with her family by her side. Born in Søborg Denmark, Hanne and her family immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1951, and then to Altadena in 1955. They ultimately settled in La Cañada in 1966. Hanne graduated from John Muir High School and […]
Summer is in full heat this month, and our local theatres are burning up with these new shows: “Shout, Sister, Shout” tells the story about the life and music of legendary gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, whose hits include “Down by the Riverside,” “This Train” and “Strange Things Happen Every Day.” Tharpe, known as The […]