Pasadena Symphony Bids Adieu to Season with Richard Strauss Musical Farewell By Ted AYALA When the Pasadena Symphony’s artistic director and musical advisor James de Priest had to pull out of the orchestra’s season closing concert on a recent Saturday owing to an emergency heart bypass operation, a minor stir was created by those looking […]
By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE May 9, 2:40 p.m. Former Glendale City Councilman John Drayman has made bail and is expected to be released from custody after spending the night in L.A. County Jail. An extensive investigation over the last 24 hours has culminated in the release of Drayman on $200,000 bail. The funds came from […]
By Leonard COUTIN In April, “Sportlifestyle” company Puma sponsored the 54th Annual Mt. SAC Collegiate College Classic Relays where the world’s best athletes, including the nation’s top prep performers, competed. Typically featuring over 12,000 athletes ranging from youth to the world-class competitor, Mt. SAC Relays are the world’s largest track and field competition. Previous […]
It was a great time for dogs and people at Montrose Shopping Park’s Wags and Whiskers, Kids and Critters and Taste of Montrose this Sunday. Here are a few photos of the event.
Public’s Help Sought in Search for Missing Woman The family and friends of Margarita Stephens and the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothill Division are asking for the public’s help to locate Stephens. On May 4, friends became concerned as they had not seen or heard from Stephens in the past three days. They contacted the […]
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By Susan JAMES Newbie director Anne Renton’s art market film, “The Perfect Family” is a Catholic fairy tale with a happy ending. But along the way there are a lot of bruises and bumps, some of them filmed in a familiar locale outside Honolulu Avenue shops in Montrose. Kathleen Turner plays Eileen Cleary, an obsessive-compulsive […]
By Charly SHELTON There are a few days I really looked forward to as a kid. Christmas, Easter, birthday, last day of school. But one of the biggest days of the year as a kid was the first Saturday in May – Free Comic Book Day. Every year, the comic book shops of America give […]
By Ted AYALA If one were to think of traits that define what Latin American music means to audiences outside the region of its provenance, then surely it can be reduced to a single word: rhythm. Whether in popular music, in which dances have become known the world over, or in its take on classical […]
MOUNTVIEW HOSTS PRESENTATION Aurora Morales from the Alzheimer’s Association will be speaking on the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s and the benefits of early detection and diagnosis. She will be speaking at Mountview Retirement Community on May 3 at 2 p.m. Mountview is located at 2640 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. BIRD WATCHING/PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS The “Beginning […]