By Leonard COUTIN The final Pacific League dual meet for the Falcons was hosted by the Apaches at Arcadia on their state-of-the-art facility on April 19. Facing one of the strongest competitive meets of the season, the Apaches won both the boys and girls divisions by a wide margin. This brought the Falcons’ team standings […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE In an era where the ostentatious and vulgar, where naked careerism and self-obsession dominate culture, the single-minded devotion to cultivating the beautiful can be a revolutionary act. “Pleasure is the only law,” the young Claude Debussy once retorted to his teacher. Taking inspiration from disparate sources – the rich chromaticism of Wagner, […]
The Junior League of Pasadena Inc., (JLP) will hold its annual Simply Speaking silent auction and dinner on April 29. Proceeds from the event will support the JLP’s community outreach initiatives and charitable efforts in Pasadena and the surrounding communities. During the evening’s program, the JLP will present awards to two local women who have […]
On April 24, the world recognized the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a campaign of murder, rape and forced displacement carried out against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire. There is no historical doubt that the Genocide occurred. It took the lives of 1.5 million men, women and children and obliterated the Armenian […]
Sagebrush Meeting After months of rescheduling, the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization (LACCSDO) will finally meet to deliver a decision on the proposed Sagebrush territory transfer from Glendale Unified School District to La Cañada Unified School District. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the boardroom […]
By Brian CHERNICK With ongoing development and rising rental costs throughout the city, affordable housing continues to be the go-to issue for Glendale City Council. According to a city staff report, last year more than 60% of local residents were renters with 57% of them being considered cost-burdened where at least a third of their […]
QUESTION: Family gatherings are getting to be very difficult for me because I quit drinking and have been sober for 10 years. That sobriety changed my life and I’m much happier and so is my immediate family. My problem is that my brother and sisters all drink and when we get together they say things […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Updates on LA County Housing Initiatives and the herbicide Roundup were made during the Crescenta Valley Town Council on April 20 at the La Crescenta Library. LA County Planning’s Ayala Scott spoke to council about two new ordinance updates in progress, the density bonus and accessory dwelling unit ordinance. These efforts will […]
Fair Fun Planned The busy-ness of April ends as it started – with an event that you won’t want to miss. In this case it’s the Hometown Country Fair over at CV Park on Saturday. I’ve been involved with this annual event since the first year when we were (almost literally) flooded out by unexpected […]
“Weather means more when you have a garden. There’s nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans.” ~ Marcelene Cox, American writer If only spring’s weather would continue through the summer months. The days have been warming up to almost hot and the nights have […]