By Mikaela STONE To celebrate the Christmas season, Glendale’s local community theater scene offers two very different adaptations of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” At Highlands Church in La Crescenta, ticket purchasers will enjoy the traditional performance of “A Christmas Carol,” adapted and directed by community theater advocate Carter Thomas, while at the Nocturne […]
This holiday season help celebrate the 100th year of St. Luke’s of the Mountains – “The Stone Church” – and its commitment to the Crescenta Valley. Visit the online “We are the Love Church” Mission Store for limited time keepsakes and help support the Missions of the Church at the same time. Or stop by Sundays from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE What was thought to be a done deal appears to actually be done – just not the deal anyone expected. On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger. This was projected as a $24.6 billion deal. The decision was handed down in an Oregon court that found […]
Dec. 7 3000 block of Frances Avenue in La Crescenta, the front glass door and the back office window of a residence was broken and several items were missing from the house. The burglary occurred overnight. 800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, wallets were taken from a locker while the owners were […]
Los Angeles Police Dept. officers responded to Verdugo Hills High School, located at 10600 Plainview Avenue in Tujunga, at 1:54 p.m. on Monday. They arrived to find two juvenile victims of a stabbing. The weapon used was a knife, according to LAPD spokesperson Tony Im. It was reported that both injured juveniles were transported to […]
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to designate renowned abolitionist Owen Brown’s gravesite as a Los Angeles County Historical Landmark. A commemorative rustic slab of stone and additional smaller stones placed to mark the presumed outline of Mr. Brown’s body currently identify his final resting place in Altadena on a […]
Nov. 10, 1948 – Oct. 11, 2024 Patricia “Patty” Marie Smith (née Olsen), 75, joined all the saints in heaven on Oct. 11. She peacefully passed away in the arms of her beloved husband after a day surrounded by family and friends. Patty was born on Nov. 10, 1948 in Los Angeles, the third child […]
May 11, 1949 – Dec. 7, 2024 Dennis M. Gurka, 75, beloved husband, father, Pa and friend, passed away peacefully on Dec. 7 at his home in La Crescenta surrounded by family after a short but brave battle with cancer. Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on May 11, 1949, Dennis moved to Pasadena with his family […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On Friday, Dec. 13, GUSD superintendent Dr. Darneika Watson will give a presentation. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $20. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St. in […]
Help! My Google Play account is frozen and it won’t refund my $115 Arjun Chhabra’s Google Play account is frozen because the company suspects him of fraudulent activity. Can he recover the $115 he spent? Q: I purchased $115 in Google Play gift cards to use in their app store. Google keeps flagging my account […]