CVTC Meets Tonight The next Crescenta Valley Town Council general meeting is tonight, Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. The Crescenta Valley High School varsity CIF football team will be honored. The community is invited to come and show support for these amazing young athletes. In addition, an update will […]
Dana Budzyn of La Cañada and Kristy Koperski of La Crescenta at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania attained the dean’s list in fall 2014. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. For 149 years, Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) […]
Over $600,000 in grant funding was awarded to the City of Glendale to make significant improvements to downtown Glendale’s parking wayfinding system. New signs showing real-time parking space availability will be installed at key intersections in downtown Glendale and at the entrances to the Orange Street, Exchange and Marketplace public parking structures. Drivers should expect […]
The Campbell Center (formerly GAR) has selected Vince and Toni Beck Espinoza to receive its prestigious Campbell Award of Excellence at the organization’s 24th Annual Derby Day event on May 2. The award, established in 2010 and named in honor of the agency’s founders Phyllis, Jerry and Janice Campbell, is bestowed on those who have […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District board of education provided an update of their Common Core State Standards implementation at their regular board meeting Tuesday night. Assistant Superintendent Lynn Marso led a presentation showing that the district is currently in year four of a four-year plan to implement the state mandated Common Core […]
By Jason KUROSU Fees for Harvest Market vendors will be raised in order to comply with AB 1871, which would punish false advertising at farmers’ markets. The bill is intended to ensure vendors are selling products they actually grew and penalize those who misrepresent their food as “California Grown.” Harvest Market Manager Mark Sheridan announced […]
Glendale police are asking for information regarding a commercial burglary that occurred in the 300 block of Glenoaks Boulevard in Glendale. A suspect was seen on video illegally entering the property premises on Jan. 2 at 11 p.m. through a gate which houses three businesses (home health care, parking management and advertising). He then went […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A woman in her 40s was hit by a vehicle on Rosemont and Fairmount avenues at about 9:50 this morning. The woman was running down Rosemont Avenue when she was struck by a vehicle that appeared to be making a right turn traveling westbound on Fairmount Avenue. “[The woman] was transported to […]
See This Polar Bear Exhibit at White’s White’s Fine Art Gallery (2414 Honolulu Ave.) owner Miguel shares, “While on location in the Arctic, wildlife photographer Greg Cook spotted a polar bear taking shelter from a bone-chilling wind. Greg, on a boat and on high alert, closely watched the bear. It wasn’t long before the bear […]
New Year, New Laws for Businesses California enacted many new laws that will affect the day-to-day operations, practices and policies of California businesses in 2015. The California Chamber of Commerce’s “white paper” identifies some of the noteworthy employment laws. Here is an overview: The biggest news in years relates to mandatory paid sick leave. AB […]