Petty Officer 2nd Class Domenic Velona, a native of La Crescenta, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Velona graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 2020. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those […]
KIWANIS CLUBS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On July 31, Candice McFadyen of Home Again LA will be making a presentation to the Club. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $25. All are welcome. The Club meets at the Elks Lodge, 120 E. Colorado […]
My Furnished Finder Subscription Auto-Renewed. Why Can’t I Get A Refund? When Debbie McNulty discovers a surprise $179 charge on her credit card from Furnished Finder, she immediately asks for a refund. Why is the company trying to keep her money? Question: I’ve listed my vacation home on Furnished Finder, an online platform for monthly […]
Homer’s Epic, Brought to Life – With Mastery: ‘Odyssey’ is a Colossal, Thunderous Triumph of Cinema By Jackson TOYON Three years after we were blessed with Christopher Nolan’s pivotal biographical thriller “Oppenheimer,” the visionary director has returned to deliver a monumental film – and it’s an iconic story of old. Nolan has chosen to adapt […]
On Aug. 5, the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature pianist James Lent performing a program celebrating the 250th anniversary of America with works by Joplin, Copland, Barber, Mancini and Gershwin. Among the pieces he will perform are “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin, “No. 3 from Four Piano Blues” by Aaron Copland, “Bumbleboogie” […]
Hyper SoCal is a region-wide program that challenges the status-quo about where art belongs by spotlighting unexpected, under-the-radar spaces across Southern California. The program includes more than 40 spaces. Included is “Convergence: Contemporary Artists of Armenian Descent,” which will end its exhibition at the Forest Lawn Museum on Aug. 9. From bold experiments in abstraction to […]
ReflectSpace presents ReCoding the Codex: Cultural Heritage through Language, an exhibition that considers the complicated relationship between language, social justice and cultural heritage. The codex is the historical name for a book; this becomes the starting point for the artists to re-create or re-code the way language is seen and read. Located inside Central […]
By Jackson TOYON It’s July, moviegoers – roughly the halfway point of the year! I usually write to bring this community reviews for the most recent films in theaters – and we’ve had some excellent ones this year – but today, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the filmography of last year […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When the 2026-27 school year begins on Aug. 19 the Fire House Youth Center, located at 2563 Foothill Blvd. on the campus of St. Luke’s of the Mountains, will again open its doors to Rosemont Middle School students on their late start days, which has been every Wednesday morning. For over a […]
Donation Drives at LCIF As the upcoming school year approaches, Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) has launched a dual-purpose donation drive to help students both around the corner and around the globe. To support local youth, the church is currently collecting brand-new backpacks. The backpacks will be delivered to “Making it Happen,” a Sunland-based […]