By Mary O’KEEFE “Without music, life would be a mistake.” ~ Friedich Nietzsche Local bands will have a chance to showcase their music on Saturday and again on Aug. 3, performing in Tujunga. It’s Pit Time Baby! and YALL Fest are two venues that will host the bands and the public is invited to attend. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in Crescenta Valley, especially those who live and travel in the far north Glendale area, have noticed quite a bit of construction around local schools. The curbs close to Dunsmore and Lincoln elementary schools are part of the Safe Routes to School Improvements Project Phases 2 and 4. “We are going […]
“And I leave the children the long, long days (of Summer) to be merry in a thousand ways, And the Night, and the Moon and the trail of the Milky Way to wonder at … ~ Williston Fish, “A Last Will,” 1898 Last week, I shared my childhood memories of summer in the foothills. […]
The original plaque that had been on the old memorial wall at Two Strike Park was taken off, shined up and installed on the new wall, bringing the years long project closer to completion. Rebuilding the Two Strike Park War Memorial Wall has been a dream of local veterans for many years. Working with community […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The long-awaited renovations to Glendale’s historic Brand Library are nearing completion with a tentative reopening scheduled for early 2014. The approximately $9.5 million project is expected to restore much of the building and increase the library’s capacity to house programming and galleries. The planned improvements include wide scale seismic upgrades and Americans […]
GUILLERMO SIGNING IN GLENDALE Director, screenwriter, novelist Guillermo del Toro signing “Pacific Rim & The Strain” today, Thursday, July 25 at 6 p.m. at Mystery and Imagination & Bookfellows Bookshop in Glendale. Guillermo has volunteered to sign as a benefit to the bookstore; books are on a first-paid, first-served basis. Mystery and Imagination & Bookfellows […]
Summer Hike at Preserve The first of the Rosemont Preserve summer hikes is on Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dr. James Adams of USC will lead a fascinating exploration of the natural resources abundant on the Rosemont Preserve and how they were used by early residents of the canyon. Co-author of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Shopping Park is a dining and shopping destination, but behind the scenes is an ongoing battle of the garbage bins taking place just south of Honolulu in parking lot 7. Parking lot 7 is between Market Street and Ocean View. The garbage bins are for the local merchants and restaurants. All […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Town Council held a brief meeting July 18 at the La Crescenta Library, and most of the evening’s discussion centered on a big rig forum for next month. The council will hold an open forum at its Aug. 15 meeting concerning the issue of big rigs parking in the […]
QUESTION: We are a couple, married eight years and would love to have children. Medical tests indicate there is nothing wrong with either of us but still no offspring. One of us wants to adopt and the other does not – we’ve reached that proverbial “brick wall” in our discussions, and the subject is affecting our […]