Members of the Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus will be joining voices from across the state for the California Women’s Chorus 52nd Annual Convention and Concert on April 26-28. The convention will culminate in a benefit concert “Celebrate Broadway!” on Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles in Monterey Park. […]
Village Poets will host poets Mandy Kahn and William Archila for National Poetry Month at Village Poets on Sunday, April 28 at 4:30 p.m. These two writers are well known in the Los Angeles area and beyond. Archila is the winner of the 2023 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry for his collection S is For. […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club recently presented 12 scholarships at its April 10 luncheon. Of 53 applicants, the Scholarship Committee narrowed the applicants down to just 12. The winners were honored to receive recognition certificates from U.S. Congress, California Senate, California Assembly, Crescenta Valley Town Council and LA County Supervisor representatives. With parents and counselors […]
Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) junior varsity and varsity STUNT teams of all girls gave it their all in the first season of STUNT, a newer CIF sport. STUNT is a rapidly growing sport in the country, removing the crowd-leading element and focusing on the technical and athletic components of cheer, including partner stunts, pyramids, […]
The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge is seeking the best chili chefs in the Foothills for its 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament and Chili Cookoff Fundraiser on Saturday, May 4. Prizes will be given for first, second and third place. The first place champion will also receive a commemorative apron. Entrants should bring at least […]
The ALF Cañada Auxiliary of Professionals, known as CAP, is offering two $1,000 scholarships to high school graduates in the La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta areas who are attending a two-year college or accredited occupational program in the fall. Applications are available online at ALFlintridge.org or may be obtained from counselors and/or scholarship staff […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On Friday, April 19, GPD officer Amy Tate will make a presentation with comfort dog Brisket. 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. […]
Penned by Charly SHELTON Step thou across the portal of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, California and be forthwith borne unto a realm where the annals of history and flights of fancy do weave together. This annual celebration, redolent of the quasi-historical culture of the 16th Century, doth envelop thee in an experience […]
Jiffy Lube ruined my car’s engine. Why won’t it pay for the repairs? The engine in Ali Cotton’s Nissan Altima is damaged after he brings it to Jiffy Lube for an inspection. Does the company have to pay his $12,998 repair bill? Q: I went to Jiffy Lube for an inspection. They somehow […]
By Greg ARAGON As the road wound through rolling hills and a ranch full of playful ostriches, we knew something special was waiting. And when we passed a pasture of grazing horses and entered a tiny village of windmills and half-timbered buildings with gabled roofs, our suspicions were confirmed: we were going to have […]