Historic Ships and Sea Life in Long Beach

Historic Ships and Sea Life in Long Beach

By Greg ARAGON  It was a memorable and educational day in Long Beach. Our getaway began at Shoreline Village, a waterfront shopping/dining/ recreation hub located in Long Beach’s gorgeous Rainbow Harbor. Here we booked a 45-minute harbor cruise (adults $20 and children $10) with Harbor Breeze Cruises (www.2seewhales.com).  The harbor tour was highlighted by a cruise […]

Brand Summer Music Series

All are invited to enjoy eclectic live music outside on the lawn behind Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St. in Glendale. Concerts are Friday nights at 7 p.m. and admission is free. Visitors are welcome to bring a chair or blanket and picnic on the grassy hillsides in Brand Park. Seats are […]

Tsai and Tsai to Perform at GNC

Tsai and Tsai to Perform at GNC

The Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts series has returned to live performance at the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. On Sept. 6 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the Glendale Noon Concerts will feature violinists Sakura Tsai and Aki Tsai performing duos by Jean-Marie Leclair and Louis Spohr. Performances […]

GUSD Welcomes Students to New School Year

GUSD Welcomes Students to New School Year

Staff, teachers and administrators in the Glendale Unified School District welcomed students back to school last week. Drivers are reminded that traffic will be slower when school is in session, so plan accordingly. Photos by GUSD, Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Charly SHELTON  

IN BRIEF

CVCA Meeting Tonight, Thursday The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local projects including Twelve Oaks and Verdugo Hills Golf Course. To take part in the Zoom meeting, visit  https://zoom.us/j/91644895134?pwd=dE9Fem5ZVC9mcFdUMFBMRTlhd1IvUT09; meeting ID: 916 4489 5134; password: 826439. Local access […]

Vets Host 11th Annual Bingo Night

Vets Host 11th Annual Bingo Night

By Mary O’KEEFE The 11th Annual American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1614 bingo was a “great success,” according to Mike Baldwin with the American Legion. There were about 200 people at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church’s Healy Hall on Friday night. Lots of pizza, sandwiches and sodas were enjoyed while […]

Crime blotter

Aug. 19 1000 block of Lavender Lane in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle overnight.   Aug. 18 900 block of Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported that as she was dining at a restaurant her wallet was stolen. She reportedly sat in the corner of […]

Plans Submitted for La Crescenta Motel Property

Plans Submitted for La Crescenta Motel Property

  Plans for a project have been filed with Los Angeles County Regional Planning on the parcel where the La Crescenta Motel is located at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Briggs Avenue. The plan is for a new five-story, 81-unit multifamily development, including six units restricted to extremely low-income households earning up to […]

That’s A Wrap

That’s A Wrap

That’s A Wrap Although everyone was ready for the worst, residents in the local area – from Burbank to La Cañada Flintridge – considered themselves lucky after the first tropical storm in over 80 years made its way across Southern California. By Mary O’KEEFE Hurricane Hilary was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time […]

CADRE Mini Robot Teams Head to the Moon

CADRE Mini Robot Teams Head to the Moon

Updated on Aug. 29 in bold By Mary O’KEEFE Next year the Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) project, managed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)/NASA, will attempt to do something on the Moon that is getting increasingly difficult on Earth: it will have three entities working together as a team toward one goal. NASA will […]