“We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming. We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are.” ~ Gary Zukav It is only May! Summer is still a month away. If current conditions prevail, new thermometers will be needed when beyond hot temperatures send the mercury towards […]
Feb. 20, 1930 – May 8, 2014 Knoll, Robert E., Dr., 84, of Glendale passed away after a lengthy illness on May 8. He was born in Pasadena on Feb. 20, 1930. He was born to the late Gordon Gould Knoll and Elta (Molly) Florence Learn. He graduated from Glendale High School, Glendale College (A.B.), […]
Nadine(nee Marshall), beloved wife of Jose (Joe), devoted mother of Debbie (David) Nicholas, loving aunt, sister and friend. She was a bookkeeper and her last job was secretary for the principal of Holy Innocence Grade School. Any student knew if they needed a hug or a shoulder to cry on, all they had to do […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week La Crescenta lost another piece of its history. The Bonetto home (seen below) was demolished to make room for three new homes on the location that once housed a stone cottage and swimming pool. In 1905, Tommaso and Josephine Bonetto purchased acreage at the corner of Manhattan and La Crescenta […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a teen suspected of burglarizing the Chamlian Armenian School. On April 24 between 7:54 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., the boy – described as between the ages of 14 and 16, 5’8″ to 5’10″ tall, weighing 130 to 145 pounds – entered the […]
May 11 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, employees at the TJ Maxx store reported hearing an alarm activate indicating someone was attempting to leave the store with merchandise that had not had its security tags removed. An employee moved toward the front door and saw a woman walking out of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CV Alliance and Rosemont Middle School invite community members to a special evening of math amazement and insight into the pre-teen mind. That may sound like a large bill to fill, but Dr. Arthur Benjamin and Clay Roberts promise an evening that will be one to remember. Benjamin is a world famous […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents of Sunland and Tujunga this week are lamenting the closure of the Backdoor Bakery Cafe, a popular eatery among locals gutted in an early morning fire on Sunday. No injuries were reported. About 55 Los Angeles Fire Dept. firefighters responded to the blaze, called in at about 4 a.m., said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In 2008, the Glendale City Council purchased Rockhaven Sanitarium from Ararat Home of Los Angeles, Inc. for $8.25 million. At the time it was thought the property would be used as the new site for the Montrose Library. Once vacated, Glendale Fire Station 29 would then expand to the library location that […]
By Ted Ayala he California State Assembly voted Thursday, May 8 to formally recognize the sovereignty of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The region, also known by its traditional Armenian name Artsakh, is a landlocked region that lies between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the area has been the source of a […]