IN BRIEF

Fireworks Tickets Available Tickets to the July 4 CV Fireworks Extravaganza are now on sale at the following locations: the offices of Bob Smith Toyota, Crescenta Valley Insurance, CV Weekly, CV Chamber of Commerce and J’s Maintenance.   Final Solar & Energy Storage Plan Community Meeting Glendale Water and Power is hosting its final Solar […]

Keeping History Alive

Keeping History Alive

By Mary O’KEEFE The history of what Jews went through during WWII has been shared since the end of the war by survivors of the concentration camps and of German occupation. Many who survived the concentration camps wanted to share their stories, to be the voice of history for future generations; however, many of the […]

Revised Zoning Codes and Design Standards Met with Skepticism

By Eliza PARTIKA   The City of Glendale Planning Commission hosted a community meeting at the Sparr Heights Community Center on May 22 to present its updates on zoning codes and design standards. Vilia Zemaitaitis, principal planner for the city, presented the plans hoping they would be more objective rather than subjective in nature. Zemaitaitis’ […]

CRIME REPORT

May 25 400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, the front window of a business was smashed and a cash register was stolen overnight.   400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a business owner reported that his business had been burglarized. Surveillance footage revealed the legs of two people walking […]

Sandra Elvira Thompson

Sandra Elvira Thompson

July 7, 1941 – May 17, 2024 Sandra Elvira Thompson, 82, passed away peacefully in her home in La Crescenta on Friday, May 17 with family standing by. She was born on July 7, 1941, in Passaic, New Jersey. Sandy was a licensed hair stylist, an accomplished Avon and Tupperware sales representative and later a licensed Realtor, after […]

Glendale Community College Awards Scholarships

Glendale Community College Awards Scholarships

By Ruth SOWBY Dozens of Glendale Community College (GCC) students received thousands of dollars in scholarships on a chilly early evening on Friday, May 24. Adding to the scholarships that were delivered earlier, a total of $348,000 in scholarships was awarded to 526 GCC students. Over 200 donors, students, parents, GCC teachers and administrators were seated in […]

Foothills Pride 2024 Celebrates Third Anniversary with a Community Festival

ST Forward presents the third annual Foothills Pride Festival on Saturday, June 1 at Sunland Park, 8651 Foothill Blvd. in Sunland from noon to 4 p.m. This is an opportunity for the foothills community to come together to celebrate LGBTQ+ neighbors. The festival VIP lineup includes State Senator Anthony Portantino, Senator Caroline Menjivar, Assemblymember Laura […]

Award-winning Plays Reflect on LA Riots

Award-winning Plays Reflect on LA Riots

By Mikaela STONE   A set of theater firsts celebrate Angelinos as plays “Pang Spa” and “Two Stop” open in the Atwater Village Theater. The plays, both written by David Johann Kim about the 1992 LA riots, became the first two plays written by the same playwright to win the LA New Play Project Award […]

LCPC Celebrates 2024 Shining Stars

LCPC Celebrates 2024 Shining Stars

LCPC Parent Education announced Celso Amador, Michael Bonner and Gloria Hill as its 2024 Shining Star Award recipients. The recipients exemplify Parent Education’s commitment to strengthening families, both locally and globally. The Shining Star Award is presented to a person who “has had a significant impact on the community – especially its families and children.” […]

CALENDAR THIS

RESIDENT ART SHOW AT SPARR HEIGHTS MEMORY CARE Sparr Heights Memory Care, located at 2640 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose, will host a special art show in honor of National Creativity Day. The show takes place today, Thursday, May 30 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and features resident artwork created through Sparr Heights’ creative art […]