By Mary O’KEEFE Sunday was the final performance at the Alex Theatre for the Russian Jazz Ballet of Valery Tereshkin’s “Territory of Jazz.” First, anything at the Alex is a pleasure to attend. It has an historical feel about it, like theatres should have. Going to the theatre, after all, should always be a special […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Students from Clark Magnet High School attended the L.A. Auto Show on Dec. 4, and thanks to the effort of their teacher, a national program based off of the experience is being put together. Kelly Brinker, who teaches several commercial photography classes at Clark, took 32 students to the show last year […]
The holidays may be over, but the gift cards remain. Here’s some ideas on how to make the most of those certificates. By Charly SHELTON Didn’t get what you wanted for the holidays? Or perhaps you got gift cards or cash and now you are left with the dilemma of deciding what to buy. Well […]
Board and staff members from La Cañada Presbyterian Church’s Parent Education Program gathered at the La Cañada home of board chair Lynley Gross on Dec. 10 to toast the season and celebrate another year of enriching family life for Parent Education participants and their global outreach partners. Highlights of the evening included a Christmas potluck, […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS When Life Scout Nico Pappas began to think of his Eagle Service Project for Boy Scout Troop 317, he envisioned creating a lasting impression for Glendale residents. He came up with a plan and this Saturday and Sunday, the ninth grade student will be working on transforming a bare lot owned by […]
Resolved: It Will Be A New Year Since the Mayan calendar makers were prophetically dead wrong about 2012 (the Republican National Committee and conservative talk radio blew the call too, but I have no desire to pick at that scab), it seems as though we’ve all been given the blank slate of a new year […]
Council Members: Take Responsibility for Past Actions [Glendale City] Councilman Ara Najarian recently said the following: “As the city budget reaches its limit, the community many times steps in and helps with many of these programs.” In the past, former mayor Laura Freidman (April 2011-April 2012) expressed those same words. Both of these council members […]
El Camino Real Bells The early tourism industry in California was built partially on the romanticized legends of the California Missions. Starting in the late 1880s and peaking in the teens and ’20s, tourists were treated to a story of benevolent mission fathers bestowing the benefits of civilization on the wild California Indians, who then […]
St. Luke’s Anglican Church welcomes the community to attend its Fellowship Feast on the third Wednesday of every month through June. Serving as a community outreach for people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds, Fellowship Feast’s mission is to feed the body and soul of all in attendance. The format includes a homily delivered by […]
Archbishop Gomez visited the St. Bede the Venerable parish in La Cañada on Nov. 24, the Solemnity of Christ the King, to celebrate Mass and bless the church’s new sanctuary crucifix. St. Bede’s new crucifix is an exact replica of crucifix behind the main altar in the Sistine Chapel, mirroring it in size and every […]