Spiritually Speaking

Question: I am a widow and in my early 80s. I’m fortunate to have good health and a wonderful family. I also have a housekeeper who comes in every other week. What I’m not good at doing is making good meals for myself. Because of this, my kids want me to move into an assisted […]

Notes & Nods

LCIF The next time you open a can of soda, soup or any other can with a pull-tab, consider saving the top. A “pull-tab” collection drive is underway at Lutheran Church in the Foothills to help support families of children who have chronic illness. According to Ronald McDonald House Charities, the pull-tabs are a high-grade […]

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

The Beginnings of a Small Community – Highway Highlands Between Boston and Dunsmore avenues, and below Foothill Boulevard, is a neighborhood that is markedly different from other neighborhoods in the Crescenta Valley. It is typically made up of very small lots and tiny houses. The streets are named differently from the typical street names locally: […]

2024 Royal Court Finalists Announced

Before the final round of interviews, the 28 finalists for the 2024 Royal Court presented by Citizens Business Bank took a group photo on the front steps of Tournament House. Applicants from 15 Pasadena area schools participated in the interview process and seven of the finalists will be named to the 2024 Royal Court on […]

Bringing Fun Back to the Foothills

Bringing Fun Back to the Foothills

Family Fun Days made its debut last weekend at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Tujunga after a four-year pandemic-related hiatus and boy! Did it come back with a splash! Our Lady of Lourdes School and Parish has hosted FFD for 45 years bringing the church community and the foothill community together for a long […]

GPD Makes Another Arrest Connected to the YSL Flash Mob at the Americana

On September 20, the Glendale Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Apprehension Task Force, in conjunction with the Organized Retail Crime Task Force, arrested 21-year-old Brianna Jimenez of Los Angeles in the 300 block of Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles. Jimenez was arrested in the company of previously arrested YSL Flash Mob suspect,  Ivan Ramirez (23), of Los Angeles.  […]

Suicide Awareness and Prevention Showcased

Suicide Awareness and Prevention Showcased

September – National Suicide Awareness Month – provides the chance for local groups to highlight resources to prevent self harm. By Mary O’KEEFE September is National Suicide Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021 more than four in 10 (42%) of students felt persistently sad or hopeless and […]

Workshops for Glendale’s Sustainability Plan

By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale’s Office of Sustainability has recently launched a series of community workshops for the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP). A CAAP is a comprehensive strategy developed to address the challenges posed by climate change, such as extreme weather events like heat waves and wildfires. It consists of a […]

Ceasefire Agreed After Azerbaijan’s Attack Against Artsakh

Ceasefire Agreed After Azerbaijan’s Attack Against Artsakh

By Mary O’KEEFE Azerbaijan sent troops into Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) on Tuesday. Azerbaijan is calling its military measures in Nagorno-Karabakh an “anti-terror” operation and stated it will not stop until the Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians surrender, according to BBC. On Wednesday morning, ethnic Armenian forces in Nargorno-Karakakh said they had agreed to a Russian proposal for […]