By Mary O’KEEFE January 27 is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “International Holocaust Remembrance Day [is] a time to remember the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution,” according […]
May 1, 1933 – Jan. 15, 2024 In 1933, with the passage of the 21st Amendment repealing Prohibition, the Reverend Norman W. Rieck and his wife Martha (Stenske) Rieck of Marble, Minnesota might have raised a glass to celebrate the arrival of their second born son John Wilbur Rieck. The middle of three boys, John […]
Dec. 28 2200 block of Waltonia Drive in Montrose, a person reported that he had a package stolen from his front porch. Surveillance footage revealed a black SUV-type vehicle parked in front of the victim’s residence. A female, described as White, in her 30s with red hair and wearing a gray sweater and black pants, […]
On Tuesday at 3:50 a.m., Glendale Police Dept. found broken glass from a front door to a business located in the 4100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Officers did not find any suspects at the time. Surveillance footage from the business revealed that two men broke the glass door and entered the business just after midnight. […]
Two men were arrested last week in connection to several armed robberies, including one in Burbank. On Jan. 6, a masked man used a handgun in the course of robbing Macy’s, 200 E. Cypress Ave. in Burbank, of jewelry. He escaped to an awaiting vehicle driven by another suspect. The Burbank Police Dept. began an […]
Southern California Edison (SCE) customers can report or inquire about power outages by calling (800) 611-1911 and get the latest outage information at sce.com/outages. Downed power lines should be treated as if they are electrified; never approach a downed wire and call 9-1-1 immediately to report an electrical emergency. The below recommendations can help customers […]
Although V.I.P. has been in Glendale and serving the Foothills and the entire state of California since 1976, only real estate professionals know the magic we do. V.I.P. makes real estate loans that banks don’t know how to do, don’t want to do or can’t do, within two-three weeks. Just a few examples: partial ownership […]
Village Poets of Sunland-Tujunga invite poets and friends of poetry to its monthly reading held in-person on the fourth Sunday of the month – Jan 28 – at 4:30 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Ave in Tujunga. January features Judith Terzi and Karen Greenbaum-Maya. Judith Terzi is the author of “Museum of Rearranged […]
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts announced the appointment of Dotty Ewing as Benefit chair for the 2024 Pasadena Showcase House of Design, one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most successful home and garden tours. This crucial volunteer position is responsible for this year’s Showcase House while raising funds to help support the organization’s […]
Historian and author Mike Lawler joins the Bolton Hall Museum presenting little-known stories about Tujunga’s crazy, spooky and sometimes “out of this world” past. The Tujunga Wash is well known as an historical UFO hot spot! Tujunga’s name is thousands of years old! Who created the name and what does it mean? Norma Jean Baker, aka Marilyn […]