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GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On Friday, April 5, a representative of Glendale Parks & Open Spaces will be making a presentation to the Club. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $20. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the […]

Scene in LA – April 2024

Scene in LA – April 2024

By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH Our local theaters have lots of new offerings. It’s time to treat yourself to the magic of live theater by going to see a show! COVID protocols continue to be dictated by each individual venue, so bring a facemask to wear during the show in case the venue requires […]

Prom Plus Plans Bingo in Support of Final Event

Prom Plus Plans Bingo in Support of Final Event

By Eliza PARTIKA   After 30 years, Prom Plus is closing its doors but is planning a bingo night to support the final event. Prom Plus, the organization that was started after the 1991 death of Crescenta Valley High School senior Berlyn Cosman, will hold its final event on May 18 after struggling to fill […]

Elen Asatryan Controversially Selected New Mayor of Glendale

 By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council selected Councilmember Elen Asatryan as the city’s next mayor by a vote of 3-2 at a packed, loud meeting on Tuesday night from which at least a dozen people were thrown out for disruptive behavior. “Some people have mentioned the effect on children watching the fairness of the […]

A Discussion About the Developing Adolescent Brain

A Discussion About the Developing Adolescent Brain

By Mary O’KEEFE   A Crescenta Valley High School Falcon alumna (1983) returned to the high school to share her story, and findings, in a student assembly titled, “The Impact of Stress and Substance Use on the Developing Brain.” Kristen Gilliland earned her Ph. D. in organic chemistry and served as an associate professor of […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE   I have always had a love/hate relationship with Star Trek’s “holodeck.” This is a fully immersive, computer-generated environment. Though it could create anything anywhere often it created a quiet place where nature was simulated for space-weary travelers. There were tall trees and babbling brooks. Now oftentimes that turned from peaceful to […]

FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER <<< ROBIN GOLDSWORTHY

A Sad Farewell   If you haven’t already heard, this is the last year that there will be a Prom Plus event. As in every other year (except during COVID), the event will follow prom and, as it has been for the last couple of decades, it will be held at the YMCA of the […]

Community Leaders Outsmart Each Other at Smart-A-Thon

Community Leaders Outsmart Each Other at Smart-A-Thon

By Ruth SOWBY Community leaders put on their thinking caps to compete for bragging rights by winning big on a trivia exam. But the exam wasn’t the only event at the 2024 Smart-A-Thon held in the council rooms at USC-VHH. Filling out a busy afternoon on March 27 were lunch, special presentations and musical entertainment at the […]