The Glendale International Film Festival is now accepting film and screenplay submissions for its 2025 season. Each year, GIFF brings together diverse voices from around the globe, championing independent storytellers who push the boundaries of cinema. Presented and produced by non-profit Glendale Arts, GIFF 2025 will be held in person from Sept. 25-30, 2025, in […]
By Ruth SOWBY Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will be the recipient of the Flintridge Guild’s largess from its 75th anniversary of its holiday boutique and brunch. On Saturday, Nov. 16 at Pasadena’s Shakespeare Club, decked out in its holiday best, 52 Guild members served hundreds of customers hungry for sweets from The Sweet Shoppe and holiday-themed merchandise filling […]
By Ruth SOWBY Glendale Community College played host to the second annual Soroptimist International of Glendale Brunch and Concert on Sunday, Nov. 10. Partnering with the college, Soroptimist is raising funds for worthy women students in the visual and performing arts program at GCC. Tickets for the brunch and concert were $70. For the concert only, tickets […]
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Glendale Unified School District has reached a tentative agreement on wages with the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. The tentative agreement includes an ongoing 4% wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2023, and an additional 2% one-time payment for the 2024-25 school year. It also includes updated standards […]
Tired of crowded malls and rude store clerks? Well, it’s time once again for a Montrose Old Town Christmas. By Mary O’KEEFE Each year during the holidays the Montrose Shopping Park Association (MSPA) reminds shoppers there is a place they can go that does not have crowds packed into a mall and where a […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Mayor Elen Asatryan commended Glendale’s Dept. of Economic Development for the city’s recent recognition as one of the five most business-friendly cities in Los Angeles County. Next, the Council reviewed requests for several properties to be included in the city’s register […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley has the San Gabriel Mountains to the north, the Verdugo Mountains to the south and San Rafael Hills to the east. So it is no wonder that sightings of mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes and bears are constant; but there are some wildlife visitors that seem to capture the interest […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Normally this is when I would write about the weather, climate change – yes it’s still a thing – and other issues of sustainability; however, this time I would like to just share a very special meeting that was held on Tuesday night. As most know I have been involved for years […]
Goodbye to a Longtime Friend Years ago when I worked at another paper I received a phone call from a local minister. Rev. Beverly Craig (“Rev. Bev”) was miffed at me because I had stalled on placing a story in the paper about a quilter in her church (the Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta, formerly […]