From the Desk of the Publisher

Congratulations and Condolences Well, the hard-fought battles are over for local elections that included seats on the Glendale City Council, Glendale Unified School District board of education and Glendale Community College board of trustees. The City Council will see one new face –Vrej Agajanian – grace the dais; incumbents Ara Najarian and Zareh Sinanyan will […]

CRIME BLOTTER

March 25 700 block of Craig Avenue in La Cañada, a laptop was stolen from the back seat of a locked vehicle between 2:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. 700 block of Craig Avenue in La Cañada, a laptop computer, cellphone and purse were stolen from a locked vehicle between 2:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. March […]

Legal Services on Council Agenda

By Brian CHERNICK Tuesday night the Glendale City Council voted to increase the contract amount with the legal firm of Gibbs Giden Locher Tuner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP (Gibbs Giden) to $160,000, an increase of $35,000. Gibbs Giden’s legal services for the city date back to 2004 and the current Professional Services Agreement between the […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Sweet April showers, Do spring May flowers.” ~ 1557 Thomas Tusser, “A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry, April Husbandry.” Most of us have heard this familiar rhyme, commonly learned at an early age from parents and teachers. According to philologists, or literary linguists, the saying most likely dates back to the mid 1500s. I think […]

GAMC Salutes its Doctors

Every year, Glendale Adventist Medical Center touches the lives of thousands of patients and families who place their trust in the hospital’s physicians, nurses, technicians and support associates to provide the finest available care. On Thursday, GAMC honored the hands that heal patients every day at the hospital. President George H. W. Bush proclaimed March […]

Mission College Opens Sunland-Tujunga Campus

By Pat KRAMER Mission College President Monte Perez, Ph.D., welcomed city officials, community leaders and members of the public to the college’s new Sunland-Tujunga campus at a ribbon-cutting event held March 28. The campus is located at the Commerce Center, 7200 Foothill Blvd. in Tujunga. Classes for the first eight-week semester officially open on April […]

Explosion of Flavors at Bacari GDL

Explosion of Flavors at Bacari GDL

  » GUEST REVIEW By Lisa DUPUY It has taken a few years but restaurateurs have finally changed Americans’ eating habits. I used to be the person who wanted a well-balanced meal on a plate all to myself. But thanks to the tapas revolution I, and many others, prefer sharing small plates with dinner mates. […]

Family, Friends Prepare to Say Goodbye to Local ‘Toolman’

Family, Friends Prepare to Say Goodbye to Local ‘Toolman’

“I think true success is intrinsic … It’s love. It’s kindness. It’s community.” ~ Tom Shadyac, filmmaker By Mary O’KEEFE Love, kindness and community are three words that can easily describe Scott Toro.    On Feb. 26, without warning, Scott passed away from heart disease after receiving a clean bill of health after an EKG […]

Easter Oratorio Presented Locally

By Charly SHELTON Easter has nearly arrived. With just over one week until the big day, April 16, churches are preparing for the end of the Lenten season and the return of the alleluias. One church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, La Crescenta Stake, is hosting an event to celebrate the resurrection […]

NOTES & NODS

Spiritual Music Highlights LCPC Concert Spiritual music from the American heartland will be given full expression when the La Cañada Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir and Orchestra presents “Feel the Spirit,” a special concert on Palm Sunday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary. LCPC’s 60-voice choir and 55-member orchestra will explore American spirituals […]