CVCA to Meet Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its first meeting of the year tonight, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. This will be a live, in-person meeting in the La Crescenta library community room. Just prior to the CVCA meeting, the Crescenta Highlands Neighborhood Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. This week’s speaker on Jan. 24 are representatives from the Ukraine National Guard. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $25. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St. in […]
Hey Sears, where’s the refund for the Master Protection on my washer? When Danny Gardner cancels his Sears Master Protection, a representative tells him to be patient and that the bank is slow to process refunds. But it’s been four months. Question: I’m trying to get a refund from Sears Master Protection and I’m […]
For those who ever wondered how the diverse instruments in the orchestra produced their unique sounds or wanted to know which musical instruments play faster or slower, higher or lower or who wanted to conduct a classical orchestra, the LCPC orchestra at La Cañada Presbyterian Church will attempt to answer those questions on Feb. 2 […]
VYMA fosters a love of music in its diverse student population. By Mikaela STONE What happens when an orchestra combines a nurturing, non-competitive environment with one-on-one coaching by talented industry professionals? The Verdugo Young Musicians Association (VYMA) worked the last 24 years endeavoring to provide this. The results are devoted staff, volunteers and students who […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I want to thank the residents, businesses and staff of the city for their unwavering cooperation and unity during the emergency,” Mayor Elen Asatryan said at the beginning of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council. “Every single staff member, from leadership to our first responders, the collaboration among departments and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 15, newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman began speaking by praising firefighters, law enforcement and residents who had cooperated by evacuating the area of the fires. He then turned attention to those who would, and have, come into the fire areas to commit crimes […]
Sharing Some Like-Community Information I had the chance to recently have dinner with a woman who lost her home in the Eaton Fire. I shared a little with you last week about her attitude toward her community. She seemed more concerned about the loss of the community than the loss of her house. I understand […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Even though President Donald Trump included in his inauguration speech the promise to “drill, baby, drill,” and he immediately withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, we are not sure what his climate plan will be … exactly. There is a lot of speculation based on historical evidence of what the President […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are several misperceptions about the Los Angeles area, including one that everyone lives in the City of Los Angeles. Another is that residents do not know their neighbors. However, many people know they live in LA County but not in LA City and that LA County is a patchwork of small […]