The Glendale International Film Festival (GIFF)’s 12th edition is open for film and screenplay submissions on FilmFreeway. GIFF 2026 is scheduled to be held in person from Sept/ 23-28, in its namesake Glendale. The multi-venue festival will once again screen at filmmaker and fan favorite Laemmle Theatre’s Glendale location. Presented by non-profit Glendale Arts (GA), […]
The Italian Catholic Federation announced its annual St. Joseph’s Table and Silent Auction, a cherished community tradition celebrating faith, generosity and fellowship. The event will take place after the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, March 21 and after all Masses on Sunday, March 22 at St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church, 215 Foothill Blvd. in […]
Lutheran Churches Unite for Ash Wednesday Service Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) and Mt. Olive Lutheran Church of La Crescenta are joining together to host an Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 18. The service will be held at 7 p.m. in the LCIF sanctuary in La Cañada. All are welcome to attend. Ash Wednesday […]
The Glendale and Montrose Railway Our little town, Montrose, once had its very own electric trolley line that connected riders with Glendale and Los Angeles. That line, which ran both freight and passenger service, was key to our valley’s growth in the boom years of the 1920s. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, before […]
Looking Ahead to a Robust 2026 The Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) started the year with a sense of renewal and a steadfast commitment to representing the voices of La Crescenta residents. From new leadership to the ongoing monitoring of local developments, here is the latest news for February 2026. At the first meeting of […]
As AI Advances, Salesmanship Matters More Than Ever Every few years, a new technology arrives that’s supposed to make sales obsolete. Spreadsheets were going to do it. CRMs were going to do it. Now it’s artificial intelligence. AI is powerful. It can write emails, analyze data, predict behavior and automate follow-up at a scale no […]
We Can Fight Fraud Without Scapegoating Our Neighbors By any honest measure, health care fraud is a serious problem in California. Billions of taxpayer dollars are lost each year through abuse of Medi-Cal, Medicare and other programs that are poorly overseen and rarely audited transparently. All governmental leaders have an obligation to demand accountability, enforce […]
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Prom Plus, the after-prom event for CV High School seniors and their guests, is having a pancake breakfast fundraiser. By Mary O’KEEFE The second annual Prom Plus pancake breakfast will be held on Feb. 21 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council once again took up the question of permitting digital signs on the sides of the Masonic Temple building on Brand Boulevard, ultimately approving changes to the advertising overlay zone allowing the new signs and authorizing city staff to execute a “better deal” than the revenue […]