Hanumi (Jack) Kojimoto was a teenager in San Francisco when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Kojimoto’s family, like other Japanese-Americans, was interned in Utah for the duration of the war. Kojimoto went on to college after the war and was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to work in Japan […]
Mayor Michael D. Antonovich has appointed Alice Petrossian to the Los Angeles County Commission for Women. A resident of Glendale, Petrossian received her Master of Arts Degree in education administration from California State University Los Angeles. She has served as deputy superintendent of the Pasadena Unified School District and assistant superintendent of the Glendale Unified […]
By Jackie HOUCHIN The joy of the Christmas season was evidenced in the many activities available in Sunland-Tujunga on Saturday. Residents started the day at the McGroarty Arts Center’s annual Holiday Boutique and Chili Bowl Sale. Students from a dozen ceramics classes donated hundreds of bowls in all colors and shapes. Holiday visitors could choose […]
By Charly SHELTON Sherlock Holmes is back on the case with the sequel to 2009’s “Sherlock Holmes” reboot, once again starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law and directed by Guy Ritchie. Where the last movie showed Holmes’ skill to solve problems when facing the impossible with mind versus “magic,” this film has Holmes pitted […]
By Ted AYALA On Monday at Walt Disney Hall, the men and women comprising the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) took a break and sat out the performance scheduled that night. In their place were over 2,200 enthusiastic amateurs eager to participate in the LAMC’s 31st annual sing-along performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” Joining them was […]
The series of rehearsals for California Contemporary Ballet’s “The Snow Queen” Ballet (www.snowqueenballet.com) have been underway for over five hours and for Isabella Bunting of Glendale, her most challenging rehearsal of the day lays ahead of her. When director Erin Holt enters the rehearsal studio, Bunting dutifully ties her Pointe shoe ribbons and tests her […]
By Charly SHELTON Exactly one week after Christmas, we ring in the new year with celebration, drinking, love and streamers. And with films like “Love, Actually” for Christmas and “Valentines Day” for Feb. 14, it’s about time New Year’s Eve got a mention. Like similar films before it, “New Year’s Eve” follows several love stories […]
A student was arrested at CVHS for suspicion of possession of marijuana. Sgt. Ray Harley of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station confirmed the juvenile was arrested during class time at about 11:45 a.m.
By Ted AYALA Saturday’s Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) concert at the Alex Theatre was one that was appropriately entitled “Reflection.” Binding the program were the works of 19th, 20th, and 21st century composers reflecting on and finding inspiration in the music of the baroque and early classical eras. But the night was also one […]
CANDLELIGHT TOURS AT DOCTORS HOUSE The Glendale Historical Society (TGHS) will present its annual candlelight tours of the historic Victorian-era Doctors House Museum on Saturday, Dec. 17. The self-guided tour is offered from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each evening. The museum, located in Brand Park, will be illuminated by lamps and candlelight in the […]