April Recap & May Preview: Celebrating Success and Excitement with the Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce! As April draws to a close, the Montrose Verdugo Chamber of Commerce takes a moment to reflect on the highlights and accomplishments of the past month. From celebrating grand openings to supporting community initiatives, April has been a […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $20. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado St. in Glendale. RENAISSANCE PLEASURE FAIRE The original Renaissance Faire returns to Irwindale at […]
An Introduction My name is Craig Durst, aka the History Hunter. More on that to come. My path to becoming, as Mike Lawler has referred me, “his counterpart to the West,” began in 1990 when I moved to Lake View Terrace. I soon learned that the indigenous Tongva Village of Tuhuunga (historical spelling of Tujunga) […]
Dearly Beloved I love weddings, don’t you? It’s touching to witness true love and the promise of a bright future together. I always cry even if I don’t know the couple very well. It’s magical, or at least it’s supposed to be. We have all seen the wedding videos where something goes terrible wrong–the slip […]
To the editor: We are a group of politically diverse parents and community members who support Glendale’s public schools, which serve 25,000 students and employ over 1300 teachers and 1300 staff. For the past two election cycles, parents and teachers worked together to protect our community from extremists and candidates who failed to earn GTA’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The scams just keeps coming for Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) staff after a ransomware cyber attack in December 2023 occurred throughout the district. “Upon becoming aware of the situation we immediately initiated an investigation and have been systematically working to understand the nature and extent of the incident, as well as […]
By Julie BUTCHER Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Glendale City Council started with a celebration of the city’s linemen who work hard for Glendale Water and Power (GWP) to “keep the lights on,” part of an overall recognition of National Lineman Appreciation Day. Kiwanis volunteers invited everyone to the 19th annual Rubber Duck Race on […]
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By Eliza PARTIKA Los Angeles County fire captain Ryan Kirwan received a Medal of Valor from Los Angeles County Fire (LACoFD) on April 25, for his actions during a July 2023 structure fire at a La Crescenta restaurant, Byblos Mediterranean Bakery, on Foothill Boulevard. Kirwan rescued his partners, firefighters Nathaniel Denver and Brian Carreon, after […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Benefit concert supports students’ costs of pursuing higher education. Musicians of all ages from around the region will gather on Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. for the third annual Strike Up the Band, a benefit concert supporting higher education students of all ages. The dynamic annual variety show will feature music […]