Letter to the Editor

Feels the Recent CVWD Meeting was ‘Disastrous’ It has taken me a long time to calm down and compile my thoughts after the disastrous CVWD meeting on June 27. Although I took careful notes, the chaos of the meeting is hard to describe in a concise way. I have lived in the same house in […]

CV Fireworks: Better than Ever

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Fireworks event on Tuesday was a success and even bigger than last year, according to organizers. “We are still counting the numbers but it looks to be the largest attendance ever. We estimate well over 3,000 [in attendance],” said Steve Goldsworthy, president of CV Fireworks Association (CVFA). CVFA is […]

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 […]

Thousands Expected at Cruise Night

Thousands Expected at Cruise Night

All types of cars, food, music and fireworks planned for a big night in Glendale. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Californians love their cars and at the 28th annual Cruise Night in Glendale on Saturday night, July 15, enthusiasts will get their fill. Whether they love muscle cars, classics or vintage, cars, trucks or motorcycles, all will […]

Speeding on Local Streets: Enough is Enough

Speeding on Local Streets: Enough is Enough

By Mary O’KEEFE There has been a lot of talk about keeping kids safe in schools but safely getting them there is also very important. That was the subject focused on by Assemblymember Laura Friedman and stakeholders during a press conference on Monday held at Toll Middle School in Glendale. Speeding accounts for nearly a […]

Beeline Contract Approved for One Year

By Mary O’KEEFE There were many important issues discussed at the Tuesday night meeting of the Glendale City Council, including an anti-Semitic resolution denouncing antisemitism and all forms of hatred and prejudice, and the proposal to move from citywide elections to district elections, including having a citywide election for mayor, and also the Beeline contract. […]

From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy

I am a dancer – or maybe the better term is was a dancer. Over a year ago I apparently tore the meniscus of my right knee while dancing at a fundraiser. Thankfully it didn’t create immediate pain (unlike when my son Matthew who tore his ACL when he was a kid – he was […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE “Out there is a perfect engine, an eating machine, that is a miracle of evolution – it swims and eats and makes little baby sharks, that’s all,” Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) in the movie “Jaws,” 1975. There has been a lot of talk lately about sharks, specifically shark attacks and sightings along the […]

In Brief

Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Sunday morning, July 16. This is a chance for residents to visit the Preserve and wander the trail at their own pace and enjoy the tranquil setting, the wildlife and the natural beauty. Photographers: bring your camera to capture the morning light […]