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FOOTHILLS PRO GROUP The Foothills Professional Group meets every Wednesday morning from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Leon Lounge and Café. The group provides a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. It does so by providing an environment in which participants develop personal relationships with many other qualified business professionals. By […]

Community Prayer Vigil Tonight

Leaders from several foothills churches are calling for a community prayer vigil for those who are being affected by the situation in Iraq, Syria and other parts of the Middle East. The community prayer vigil will take place tonight, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church at La Crescenta, 4441 La Crescenta […]

NOTES & NODS

Tuesday Table Talk On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Bethel Church is showing the film “Heaven is for Real.” This is a true story of the 4-year old son of a small-town Nebraska pastor who, during emergency surgery, slips from consciousness and enters heaven. When he awakes, he recounts his experiences on the other side. Rated PG. […]

from the desk of the publisher

A Trend To Be A Part Of I know that the ice bucket challenge is currently a hot topic with celebrities and “regular people” alike accepting the dare to dump a bucket of ice water over their head on video then post the video to social media. They then nominate others to do the same, […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“The three elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood and the sound of outer ocean on the beach.” ~ Henry Beston, American writer & naturalist Rain, wind and waves … nature’s sounds at its finest, to be sure. But currently not a drop of rain […]

NEWS FROM washington » Adam Schiff

Keeping Film Production in L.A. For decades, Los Angeles has been synonymous with the film industry. It’s part of the culture and history of our region, but more than that, it’s a steady paycheck for thousands of middle class workers and families. Nowadays, if a tourist goes for a drive through Hollywood and Burbank, seeing […]

News from CV Alliance

Hi, CV! For the second time, my credit card has been compromised. First it was Target, a respected international corporation, and now it’s an unidentified source. It’s nothing that I did. I created a password that was rated difficult that was supposed to keep hackers out. So while all available safeguards were in place, outside […]

Early Warning System Still on Waiting List

By Jason KUROSU While a nationwide early earthquake warning system has yet to be implemented, the ShakeAlert system supplied 10 seconds of warning for the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory just before Sunday’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Napa. Currently in a beta testing phase, the system monitors P-waves, energy radiating from quakes that precede the damage-inducing […]

Community Meeting: Glendale Narrows Riverwalk Bridge Connections

As the City of Glendale continues with Phase II and moves into Phase III of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk Project, it is seeking additional community input on the development of this community resource. Residents and local businesses are urged to attend a community meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at […]

Father-Son Team Sign On to Keck Medicine of USC

Adding to the surgical expertise at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), two faculty physicians specializing in vein disease and treatment were recruited to the faculty of the Dept. of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC effective May 1. The father-son team of Dario Perez, M.D., F.A.C.S., assistant professor of surgery […]