By Ted AYALA Glendale Water & Power (GWP) is taking its new water rate structure on the road. And if their first public outreach meeting, which was held Wednesday night at the Sparr Heights Community Center, is any indication, they’re going to be facing some tough crowds. Raised eyebrows and frustrated outbursts met the efforts […]
By Marissa GOULD and Isiah REYES The annual La Cañada Flintridge Fiesta Days celebration, a community event held over the Memorial weekend, offered something for everyone. Festivities began on Friday evening with casino night benefiting the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge and ended on Monday with the summer kick off of Music in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Parents in the Crescenta Valley area have requested the Glendale Unified School District to explore creating a Mandarin language class at Crescenta Valley High School. “We knew if we made this request to the district we should have a survey from our parents,” said Linda Austin, a local parent. She, along with […]
The 35th Annual Montrose Arts and Crafts Festival last weekend had a wide variety of items for sale from seashell wind chimes to tie-dyed T-shirts. Over 300 vendors provided unique items for sale to thousands of visitors. Shoppers were also entertained by live music as they enjoyed shopping for unusual and one-of-a-kind crafts. As […]
By Ted AYALA A resolution transferring $20,607,000 in operating revenue from Glendale Water & Power (GWP) to the city’s general fund was approved by Glendale City Council Tuesday night amidst reservations from Mayor Zareh Sinanyan. The transfer is in line with a previous council resolution to scale back the amount of such funds transferred to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE magine sitting at your high school commencement ceremony. You are nervous, ready to take that long walk across the stage to get your diploma, shake the hand of the administrator and then walk into your future. Happy feelings of accomplishment are mixed with fear of the unknown and melancholy about leaving […]
Self Defense Classes Offered The City of Glendale is offering two free self-defense classes for women and girls sponsored by the Commission on the Status of Women and one self-defense class for men and boys co-sponsored by the YMCA of Glendale. The classes will be taught by SHIELD Self-Defense, founded by Nelson Nio, which […]
Photo by Chris WALDHEIM By Mary O’KEEFE Traffic on the Foothill (210) freeway has been snarled most of the day due to a big rig accident that occurred Wednesday morning. At 10:40 a.m., an accident involving a big rig and passenger vehicle occurred on the eastbound 210 just west of the La Tuna Canyon exit. […]
By Aimee YEGHIYAN BECK It seemed so far away to the audience. Senior year was too distant to even imagine. But for the Lincoln Elementary School scholarship recipients looking down at the kindergarten through sixth graders below them in the school auditorium, it seemed like yesterday. Sixteen Lincoln alumni were awarded scholarships on May 16 […]
By Ted AYALA Walking amidst its beautiful trees, in the shadow of its lion-colored rolling hills, it’s hard not to think that Arbor Day was made with Two-Strike Park in mind. So it’s no surprise to learn that the Crescenta Valley Town Council has chosen the park as the site for its Arbor Day celebration […]