By Ruth SOWBY For the third year, “Project Hug-a Bear” put Teddy Bears into the arms of dozens of patients at USC Keck-Verdugo Hills Hospital. On Monday, donors and hospital staff gathered for photos and thank you’s. Commemorating the release of the film, Wicked (hence the green bear), Bloomingdale’s donated the bears to the hospital. The bears have […]
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently caught a glimpse of the agency’s retired InSight lander, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft’s solar panels. In the new image (taken Oct. 23 by MRO’s High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera) InSight’s solar panels have acquired the same reddish-brown hue as the rest of the planet. […]
The Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Five, has affirmed the Superior Court of Los Angeles County’s judgment in favor of the City of Glendale concluding that the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Grayson Power Plant Repowering Project met the California Environmental Quality Act’s (CEQA) requirements to […]
How’s Your Memory? In Age Friendly health care, as provided at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, there is focus across many dimensions, including what we refer to as the four Ms: What Matters to you, Mentation, Mobility and Medications. The Community Resource Center for Aging (aka: Resource Center) supports the health system with care to outpatient […]
Dec. 21 2400 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, a woman left her home briefly and when she returned she found the front door of her home had its interior door chain attached. She found this unusual because no one was home. She walked to the side of the apartment to enter her residence through […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At a recent Glendale Unified School District meeting staff made a presentation that stated the Los Angeles County Office of Education approved the adopted budget but required the district board approve the Fiscal Stabilization Plan by Dec. 15. This plan outlines how the district will balance the budget while still ensuring it […]
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently unanimously approved a motion introduced by Board Chair Kathryn Barger to prepare Los Angeles County so it can successfully draw down millions of funds from the state’s Homekey+ program when its application portal opens next month. Los Angeles County will be allocated $599 million, with $277 million […]
By Charly SHELTON The Glendale Elks Lodge welcomed families and children with open arms on Sunday, Dec. 22, for their Annual Children’s Christmas Party. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Lodge was a festive wonderland, filled with the sounds of laughter, the smell of delicious food and the warmth of holiday cheer. Joe Allen, […]
La Cañada Presbyterian Church’s Parent Education Program (LCPC Parent Ed) recently hosted donation collections and events supporting its local mission partner, FosterAll. To celebrate the holiday together and show appreciation to foster families who have opened up their hearts and homes to children in need, LCPC Parent Ed held a Christmas toy drive collecting new toys for boys […]
By Ruth SOWBY For those who ever thought of throwing clay on a pottery wheel and turning out masterpieces, Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge showed what is possible at its annual ceramics sale on Dec. 14 & Dec. 15. Would-be potters of all ages took a host of classes at the Center and their creations […]