VYMA fosters a love of music in its diverse student population. By Mikaela STONE What happens when an orchestra combines a nurturing, non-competitive environment with one-on-one coaching by talented industry professionals? The Verdugo Young Musicians Association (VYMA) worked the last 24 years endeavoring to provide this. The results are devoted staff, volunteers and students who […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I want to thank the residents, businesses and staff of the city for their unwavering cooperation and unity during the emergency,” Mayor Elen Asatryan said at the beginning of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council. “Every single staff member, from leadership to our first responders, the collaboration among departments and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 15, newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman began speaking by praising firefighters, law enforcement and residents who had cooperated by evacuating the area of the fires. He then turned attention to those who would, and have, come into the fire areas to commit crimes […]
Sharing Some Like-Community Information I had the chance to recently have dinner with a woman who lost her home in the Eaton Fire. I shared a little with you last week about her attitude toward her community. She seemed more concerned about the loss of the community than the loss of her house. I understand […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Even though President Donald Trump included in his inauguration speech the promise to “drill, baby, drill,” and he immediately withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, we are not sure what his climate plan will be … exactly. There is a lot of speculation based on historical evidence of what the President […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are several misperceptions about the Los Angeles area, including one that everyone lives in the City of Los Angeles. Another is that residents do not know their neighbors. However, many people know they live in LA County but not in LA City and that LA County is a patchwork of small […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Damian Kevitt, founder of SAFE (Streets Are For Everyone), saw the devastation that communities were facing after the fires and strong wind events. He wanted to do something to help. “These fires, which have tragically claimed over 24 lives and displaced thousands, remind us of the power of resilience and the importance […]
In the final days of the holiday season, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the California Highway Patrol (CHP), in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies, successfully conducted a statewide enforcement operation targeting organized retail crime. On Dec. 20 CHP and local police departments carried out Operation Holiday Watch in communities throughout California resulting in 117 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On 8 a.m. on Wednesday, local officials provided an update on the Eaton and Palisades fires. A new website has been set up specifically for wildfire relief questions. It can be found at https://tinyurl.com/yc67jnus. The number of acres burned in the Eaton Fire was reported at 14,201, and 9,418 structures have been […]
Glendale Unified middle and high school students will once again have an opportunity to hear directly from survivors of the Holocaust from Jan. 23-24. Holocaust survivor speakers will present their life stories to students via Google Meet. The presentations will also be recorded for future viewing. One of the speakers, Joseph Alexander, 102, survived Auschwitz […]