The following local students received SMU Multicultural Academic Achievement Awards at the 24th Annual Achievement ceremony. Ricki Lubell of Glendale received the Award of Achievement. From La Cañada, Kira Ramani and Olivia Warner received the Award of Achievement. To be recognized with the Award of Achievement, a student must have a grade point average of […]
By Leonard COUTIN It was with an air of anticipation that athletes took to the field at the Pacific League track and field competition on Friday at Arcadia High School. It was the contest for which many trained, propelling the best to the CIF prelims. At the end of the events all participating schools qualified […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School baseball team has won at least a share of its third straight Pacific League championship, but that doesn’t mean Friday night’s regular season finale at Stengel Field won’t carry any importance. If the Falcons beat Arcadia High School, they’ll win an outright league title, good for bragging […]
By Jason KUROSU one-block stretch of Foothill Boulevard featured two pancake breakfast fundraisers on Saturday morning, treating families to charitable opportunities and a chance for breakfast with family, friends and neighbors. YMCA Tribes held its 57th annual pancake breakfast at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA in La Cañada. The Tribes program offers opportunities for fathers and […]
By Ted AYALA There are youth orchestras and there are youth orchestras. The Glendale Youth Orchestra (GYO), which closes out its season this Sunday at the Alex Theatre, is decidedly, emphatically an example of the latter. It would be tempting to lay much of the organization’s success on Brad Keimach, the GYO’s charismatic music director. […]
By Isiah REYES The Glendale Character and Ethics Project presented its fifth annual Athletes with Character and Ethics Awards at the Alex Theatre honoring accomplished students and coaches from Glendale’s high schools and Glendale Community College. The ACE Awards celebrates and promote sportsmanship and integrity among students and coaches in the Glendale Unified School District […]
Introducing the California Government ‘X-Prize’ I’ve always believed that there’s no monopoly on good ideas, especially when it comes to making our government more efficient and accessible. Many Californians are experts on a variety of topics, whose incredible ideas are just waiting to be heard. Residents of Crescenta Valley prove this principle on a daily […]
Rockhaven Sanitarium Development Explained You’ve probably read about the proposal to develop Rockhaven into housing, retail sites or a “boutique hotel.” What happened to our new library, park and community center we’d been promised? This historic site, built in 1923 by women for the care of women with mental disabilities, had been much touted as […]
It Started with a Cop and a Parent Susan Dubin, founding member, graciously shares our “origin story” with you. Her son was struggling several years ago, and she needed help. Her luck changed when she met (then) Community Lead Officer Matt Zakarian, Glendale Police Dept., at the COPPS station. I was referred by the Sheriff’s […]
Lending A Helping Hand I was out walking my dog Whiskey on Tuesday night enjoying the warm breezes and a moon that seemed pretty darned full. I love the feel of a warm summer breeze – even if it’s in May. The early part of this week reminded me that summer is truly right around […]