What Is The Role of Media? What a politically charged month! So much is happening on the world stage right now that it is easy to get sucked up in the frenzy of it. From criminal investigations to judicial rulings, global unrest, and presidential candidates jockeying for position, the summer is starting off with a […]
Tiki Love For years, I attended the annual Tiki Night at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood until the theatre was bought by Netflix and closed for renovation. Eager for a chance to don a tiki shirt and escape to a tropical paradise, I attended a lecture, sponsored by the Little Landers Historical Society, on June […]
The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge announced its promotional video “Welcome to the Community Center Preschool” has been named Best Educational Institution Non-Broadcast Video in the 44th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production […]
Competitors lined the track at Lincoln Elementary School on May 26 for the 41st Annual Lincoln 500. The Lincoln 500 is a tradition that Lincoln students look forward to all year long. The Lincoln Dads Club, led by Danny Brown, was in charge of organizing the event. The Lincoln 500 consists of seven teams that […]
Glendale Community College Chemistry Professor Dr. Asmik Oganesyan has been awarded the 2022-23 Teacher-Scholar Award from the Silicon Valley Section of the American Chemical Society (SVACS.) Oganesyan became a full-time instructor at GCC in 2008. Within the first year, she started the Organic Chemistry Independent Research program with nine aspiring students. Soon the value […]
July 1 4700 block of Glenwood Avenue in La Crescenta, a driver parked his vehicle in the area and left the location. When he returned he found several pieces of gardening equipment had been stolen from the unsecured bed of his truck. The theft occurred between 10 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. June 29 500 […]
Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, July 8 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be working on the trail, weeding the demonstration garden and removing invasive plants posing a fire danger to the Preserve! Wear sturdy […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 38 years in the field of education, Dr. Vivian Ekchian announced her retirement from the district on June 20 at the last Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board meeting of the year. Ekchian is a Glendale resident who took the reins as GUSD superintendent on July 1, 2019. She immediately began […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. (LASD) – Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will be hosting a disaster preparedness event on July 20 at La Cañada High School from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The goal of the event is to educate the public on how to prepare for a large-scale disaster. From 6 p.m. to 7 […]
A suspicious item found by homeowners has been examined and safely removed, according to the Burbank police. The incident occurred on June 29 at about 12:40 p.m. Burbank police responded to a home in the 1800 block of North Maple Street regarding a suspicious item. The homeowner was cleaning out his/her garage and found a […]