Critters and La Perla Host Christmas Open House This Weekend! It all started when Burbank resident Eva Ford, a flight attendant with United Airlines, was watching Channel 7 news. They were doing a piece on shopping local for Christmas and mentioned Montrose. It inspired her to come out and discover some new stores. When making […]
Glendale Police Chief De Pompa’s Retirement Party Glendale Police Chief Ron De Pompa is retiring from the police department after 36 years of service and the Glendale Police Foundation and the Glendale Police Dept. are inviting the community and businesses to join them in wishing him well. A gathering is being held in his honor […]
Thanksgiving is Done – Moving Forward with Mixer Fun! We hope everyone was able to enjoy a nice long weekend! If you celebrated Thanksgiving, then we hope you had a great feast with family and friends. Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it is officially time to exercise our Christmas spirit. That’s right – […]
“Clouds mostly over the mountains. Visibility good.” Honolulu weather report Dec. 7, 1941 at 7:40 a.m. Clear weather conditions allowed fighter planes to hit their targets, leading to America’s involvement in World War II. Former director of history for the U.S. Naval Institute Paul Stillwell explained the role weather played in the attack on Pearl […]
Thanksgiving Let Down I don’t know about you but I was unprepared for the chaos that erupted in the valley on Friday after Thanksgiving. I stopped by the office Friday morning, planning to get in a few hours of work before heading to Montrose for the White Friday festivities. But it was 12 hours before […]
As if NASA’s Voyager mission didn’t have enough firsts in its 36-year journey, what with sending the first spacecraft to Uranus, Neptune and, most recently, interstellar space. Now, it has another first back here on Earth: on Tuesday’s episode of the “Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert floated across the stage in a spacesuit worthy of […]
By Jason KUROSU The holiday season has arrived in Montrose with its unique and welcoming manner: lights strewn about Honolulu Avenue and folks looking forward to this Saturday’s Montrose Christmas Parade. Newer traditions, such as White Friday, are looking to become a permanent part of Montrose’s holiday celebrations. White Friday began as a response to […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale boys and girls of all ages – be they naughty or nice – enjoyed an early visit from Santa Claus who took a break from his workshop at the North Pole to sit in as guest of honor at the city’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at city hall on Wednesday. Approximately […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 36 years with the Glendale Police Dept., the last three as chief of police, Ron DePompa is retiring from the force. DePompa actually retired in February but was hired by the City of Glendale to stay on while the search was undertaken for his replacement. In October, Robert Castro was announced […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With the recent death of a local family pet, residents of the foothills have been reminded that wildlife is all around. Seeing a bobcat, coyote, mountain lion and bear is not that uncommon but they are usually only passing through. So when it appeared that a mountain lion had killed their beloved […]