By Odalis A. SUAREZ Last week, we learned about Hilda, Vahe, Elena, Carolina and Natalia – the Maranians, a local family that launched a Christian-driven network that offers varied programming attractive to varied ethnicities. International Christian Family Network – ICFN – serves the Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, Montrose, and La Cañada communities. The channel also […]
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES AT DESCANSO Summer evening jazz concerts at Descanso Gardens presents Willie McNeil tonight, Aug. 12 tonight, from 5:30–7 p.m. McNeil plays straight-ahead jazz with pop and rock influences. It’s the final performance in Descanso’s “The Evolution of American Jazz” concert series. Picnics and blankets welcomed. Free with Gardens admission: $8 adults, […]
ARIES March 21 – April 19 Grab hold of your motivation level and give it a big boost! On Monday the New Moon activates a new plan. Harness the positive energy surrounding you. You’ll receive a second chance to resolve a pressing issue on Friday. You’ll breathe more easily once you deal with this matter. […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s time for back to school, and for those of us who have to buy our books, it’s time to pay. Books for college can cost hundreds of dollars and, after that, you have to carry around the big heavy textbooks from class to class. How do we make this simpler? eReader. […]
By Charly SHELTON Musicals use song and dance as an outlet for emotion when the feelings are too strong. Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) uses comic book effects and video game fighting. When Scott’s dream girl Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) becomes a reality, he vows to do anything in his power to be with her. Little […]
By Brian ROXAS I spent my Sunday evening among thousands of people cheering wildly for a group of AIDS sufferers, drug addicts, rioters and starving artists. No, I was not at a rehab center or caught up in some rave. I was at the Hollywood Bowl, where the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical “Rent,” […]
With lines out the door, Once Upon A Time bookstore was recently host to close to a hundred anxious teens visiting the store for NY Times bestselling YA author Maggie Stiefvater. Author of the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy, Stiefvater’s “Shiver” and just released sequel “Linger” were well received by teens (and parents) coming from […]
Local National Charity League Chapter preparing for huge rummage sale to assist 12 Oaks residents National Charity League, Inc Glendale Chapter’s special fundraising event Sellebration is coming Oct. 2 to the Pacific Community Center in Glendale and local volunteers are working hard to make it a success for the 12 Oaks Retirement Lodge in La […]
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is opening the application process for its Community Grant Program, which has $102,000 in funds to award to local nonprofit organizations. Responding to the needs identified in Glendale Memorial’s Community Needs Assessment, the hospital has identified the following priorities: asthma, obesity, alcohol abuse, colorectal cancer and the promotion of […]
Tom Konjoyan has been named the new head of school at Village Christian Schools, a K-12 private Blue Ribbon school in Sun Valley, the VCS board of directors has announced. Konjoyan replaces outgoing superintendent Ron Sipus who resigned early last fall. Konjoyan comes to Village from Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, where he served […]