‘SLACK KEY’ GUITAR PERFORMANCE AT COFFEE GALLERY BACKSTAGE Tonight, Thursday, Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena presents Two Slack Key Guitars with Jim “Kimo” West and Stephen Inglis on Jan. 30 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Inglis and West, two icons of Hawaiian ‘slack key’ guitar, will perform together in a rare duet performance. Limited […]
By Michael BRUER Melinda Thompson and Bill Scherkey were confused. The La Cañada couple didn’t understand why the access point to the Cross Town Trail at the west end of Flanders Road in La Cañada Flintridge had been closed. The entrance lies directly in front of their home, and was closed by the L.A. County […]
The City of Glendale Commission on the Status of Women invites the community to nominate outstanding women, students and veterans to be honored at the 10th Annual Jewels of Glendale Awards luncheon on Thursday, May 8 at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. The Commission on the Status of Women is seeking nominations for the […]
Programs available for legislative, executive, and judicial branches. I am proud to announce that the prestigious Capitol Fellows programs are currently accepting applications for the 2014-15 fellowship class. These fellowships are excellent opportunities for local students and others to gain firsthand knowledge of the operations of the three branches of state government, and represent their […]
The Battle of Mountain Oaks As I’ve related in my past two columns, the small neighborhood of Mountain Oaks has a fascinating history – speakeasy, resort, real estate scam, development battleground, and semi-rural paradise for the handful of lucky homeowners who live in the 45 acres of oak-covered hillsides. But another fascinating and far-reaching […]
Driving Our New Computer (Part 1) I love computers. After all, I couldn’t practice my profession without them. I write on one seven days (and far too many nights) a week. My wife and I are able to see and talk with our kids and grandkids thousands of miles away thanks to computers. The phone […]
By Ted AYALA Taking sorrow and pain, clothing it in acceptance, in affirmation of the triumph of life and truth – the music of Tigran Mansurian is something rare in today’s world jaded by commercialism and lucre; a world engrossed in itself, always hurrying to promote itself, always absorbed in its own ostentatiousness, always unable […]
A thousand thanks to Tina Givrad, PhD, for her informative and provocative presentation on the teenage brain last Thursday night in the CV High Library. Nearly 100 people attended (adults and children) to learn how teens can sharpen their minds and shape their futures. One person asked for more information on how drugs and […]
Nov. 12, 1931 – Jan. 24, 2014 La Familia Oseguera de La Cañada regrets to announce the passing of Maria E. Frias. Maria was born in Montrose on Nov. 12, 1931 and passed away Jan. 24 in El Sereno, Calif. Maria was the fifth of 10 children born to the La Cañada pioneering family of […]
Petition to Repeal the 7% Utility Users Tax Today, the public has an opportunity to repeal the 7% Utility Users Tax, which is located on one’s Glendale Water and Power (GWP) utility bill and natural gas bill. A petition is being circulated throughout our city in which the public has a chance to regain control […]