The Burbank Police Dept. was awarded a $190,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads. This represents a $70,000 increase from the previous grant year and was based in part on […]
If you’re looking for something fun and different to start off your fall, the Brewery Artwalk is holding its Fall Artwalk on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, featuring two days of open studios on Main Street in Lincoln Heights, just east of the LA River. A venerable institution, the Brewery Artwalk has been welcoming the […]
Oct. 13 700 block of Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a woman parked her vehicle at the location and hiked the Switzer Falls Trail. About two hours after she began the hike she began receiving text message from her bank notifying her of unauthorized charges made with her credit cards. She did not […]
Montrose Oktoberfest, one of the biggest events and fundraisers held in Montrose, took place on Saturday, Oct. 7. Despite warm temperatures during the day, thousands flooded Honolulu Avenue to enjoy live music, food, beverage, games, rides and more. Photos by Charly SHELTON
On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s Assembly Bill 645 into law. While speed cameras are widely accepted across the country and the world as a tool to save lives, authorizing them in California has been a challenge. This is the eighth attempt to authorize them in California since 2005 and the first […]
Dec. 19, 1948 – July 10, 2023 Our mother was a gift to her family and the countless lives she touched with her warmth, compassion and energetic spirit. Generous to the end, she put others’ needs before her own. Christine Lee Schott Simmons was born Dec. 19, 1948 in Burbank to adoring parents. Song leader […]
A Community Versus a Place to Live On Thursday last week I had the chance to attend an evening ribbon cutting and CV Chamber of Commerce mixer at KNA Clawssy at 3156 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta (at the south east corner of Pennsylvania Avenue). Not only was the weather beautiful, in attendance were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE First I need to apologize for not informing readers of last week’s eclipse of the Sun, even though in California we only saw a partial eclipse. On Oct. 14 an annular solar eclipse crossed North, Central and South America. Of course it is never safe to look into the Sun during an […]
LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills is holding a new food drive. People are encouraged to bring canned goods to the church for those who are hungry, homeless or unemployed/underemployed. Canned goods can be dropped off during Sunday worship or any time at the church’s office. They will be distributed to the food pantry at […]
Glendale’s Oak of Peace and The Power of Women The Oak of Peace was a giant oak tree that once grew in front of the Catalina Verdugo Adobe in the Verdugo Woodlands. It was under this oak in 1847 that representatives of the American Army and the forces of the Californios negotiated terms of surrender. […]