By Charly SHELTON This is the summer of super heroes. Iron Man. Superman. Wolverine. And now Ed and Lorraine Warren. For those who are unfamiliar with the couple, they are the ultimate demon hunters. A married couple, Lorraine is an extremely sensitive clairvoyant and Ed is the world’s foremost demonologist. And unlike Iron Man and […]
An Evening Under the Stars I am a summer girl. I love when the temperature ticks upward and I take down the convertible top. I love dipping my toes into the pool to see if it’s warm enough to take a swim. I love setting the patio table with dinnerware, lighting candles and eating outside. […]
By Ted AYALA What was the neoclassical impulse in classical music other than a kind of wish to return to some idyllic, childhood-like time? Southwest Chamber Music explored that idea in a very well assembled program last weekend that explored this return to musical purity and innocence with each of the […]
By Ted AYALA The Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) held a brief online meeting on Friday morning to discuss the options remaining for resolving the impasse over the extension of the 710 Freeway. The meeting was the kick-off to a new round of community meetings that will be held over the coming weeks across the region […]
“I’d give all wealth that years have piled … to be once more a little child, for one bright summer day.” ~ Lewis Carroll Sunny, hot and humid summer days bring back memories of growing up in La Crescenta. The long days with nothing to do, yet memories of days filled with so much. […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN California State University, Northridge student and La Crescenta resident Talar Alexanian was named to the CSU board of trustees on Friday in a statement issued by the Office of Gov. Jerry Brown. As a trustee, and one of two representatives from the student body, Alexanian will serve a two-year term on the […]
Nanny State Nonsense, Part 2 Last week I wrote about the post-Independence Day shock I received when coming face-to-face with the latest in a long streak of over-regulation courtesy of the fine folks in Glendale City government. Namely, that as of July 1, retailers in the Jewel City are no longer allowed to provide plastic […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale City Councilman John Drayman appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. Drayman is facing 28 felony charges including charges of embezzlement of funds from the Montrose Shopping Park Association. L.A. Superior Court Judge Stephen Marcus has set the trial to begin on Sept. 20. The September date is when […]
Mysteries and Questions on CV History, Part 4 Here are some more questions I’ve had from readers: Were there Nazis at Hindenburg Park? This is a common “local history gossip” item you hear. The story sometimes swells into having the park being some kind of Nazi headquarters. But were there Nazis in the park? The […]
About our grant. In 2010, we received a five-year Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant from the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. We are given two goals: 1) Build community collaborations and 2) Prevent and reduce youth substance use. We organize by sectors: parents, business, education, media, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement, […]