On Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be performed live in the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. The concert will feature works by Luigi Boccherini, Kaspar Kummer and the premiere of a quintet for flute and strings by Los Angeles composer Kirstin Fife. […]
June 12, 1930 – Aug. 1, 2023 “A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty.” ~ Joan Didion, “The Year of Magical Thinking” Bernie Sullivan’s story starts on June 12, 1930 in Lindsay, Nebraska – population: 332. The youngest child of Isabella and Killian Schmitz grew up in […]
Jan. 6, 2023 Margaret Irene June passed away in Glendale on Jan. 6 at the age of 75. She struggled with complications of COPD, heart disease and eventually COVID. Margaret was born in Trona, California, where she grew up and graduated from Trona High School, having kept many of her schoolmates as friends throughout her […]
1935 – 2023 Raymond Martin passed away on July 30 at the age of 87 from heart and kidney complications. Born Raymond Harold Martin to parents Harold and Betty, he grew up in the San Fernando Valley with his two brothers Gordon and Roger, and his sister Carol. He attended Van Nuys High School at […]
LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills is assembling school kits for children in need. The church is accepting donations of the following items to be included in the kits: 70 sheet spiral notebooks, pencil sharpeners, crayons (box of 16 or 24 only) and rulers. Items can be dropped off during Sunday worship or at the […]
On July 25, Glendale Unified Board of Education President Jennifer Freemon, Board Member Nayiri Nahabedian and Interim Superintendent Dr. Darneika Watson met with Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. The leaders met at the request of the Western Diocese to discuss recent issues impacting the district and local community. […]
Working Hard in the Community In the midst of this very hot summer, the Crescenta Valley Town Council is hard at work representing the community. We attended National Night Out at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station last week. It was a great opportunity for the community to come together with law enforcement and other first […]
The Murderess in the La Crescenta Hotel Last week I wrote about the Silver Tree Inn, also known as the La Crescenta Hotel, once located where Foster’s Donuts is at Rosemont Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. I wrote about the famous folks who stayed there, but there was one that was more infamous than famous – […]
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Updated Aug. 10: Veterans now have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, August 14, 2023, to file their PACT Act claim – or submit an intent to file – and be eligible for benefits backdated to August 10, 2022. From Judy Chu’s office: Today, Wednesday, Aug. 9 is the last day for veterans to […]