By Keaton KUGLER The 11th Annual Los Angeles Comic-Con was held from Friday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 4 at the LA Convention Center. Welcoming more than 126,600 guests, the convention’s attendance this year increased by over 30% from last year, according to dorkaholics.com. This means 2022 is LA’s biggest Comic-Con to date. Besides the […]
On Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube. Cellist Isaac Pastor-Chermak will perform J.S. Bach’s “Suite No.5 for Solo Cello,” BWV 1011. Isaac Pastor-Chermak leads a diverse and active musical life at home in northern California and around the United States. A […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Sofia LOPARDO, intern On Saturday, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club hosted Movie with Santa, a spin on the club’s classic Breakfast with Santa. The Club has hosted the holiday event for as long as anyone can remember; however, during the pandemic clubmembers adapted by hosting a drive-through version of the […]
Supermarket Shootout Our giant Ralphs supermarket on Foothill Boulevard was originally divided in half and hosted two stores. On the west side was Builders Emporium while the east side was Food Giant, a supermarket. It later became Alpha Beta until the Ralphs moved from La Cañada and took both store sites. In 1965, it […]
It was just two years ago when I was asked by a group of advocates and scientists to help California become an official observer at the United Nations 2022 Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP15. COP stands for Convention of Parties, with the “parties” being the nations who are signatories to the treaty. The […]
Failure of GUSD Glendale Unified School District failed to even put a school bond measure on the ballot. This past November, the Long Beach School District got $1.7 billon from school bond Measure Q to keep improving the school sites for their students to be prepared for college and careers. And just six years before, […]
Aug. 22, 1938 – Dec. 11, 2022 On Sunday, Dec. 11 , at 11:26 a.m., Mufid passed away from complications of stroke while surrounded by his wife, daughters and family at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. He was 84 years old. Mufid was born in Haifa, Palestine on Aug. 22, 1938. He was the […]
California Credit Union has provided $10,000 to help Glendale Unified School District expand mental health support for students by opening a new student “wellness room” at Glenoaks Elementary School. Wellness rooms provide a safe, welcoming space where students can relax, reduce stress and access wellness resources. The Glenoaks wellness room will be staffed by a […]
LCIF News A Christmastime tradition comes to Lutheran Church in the Foothills this Sunday, Dec. 18. All are invited to decorate gingerbread houses beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall. Gingerbread kits will be supplied. People of all ages are welcome. Sunday worship service with Pastor Chuck Bunnell begins in person at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community said goodbye to Jean Maluccio last week with a memorial that highlighted her service to Crescenta Valley, and something she would have absolutely hated. In fact she would have been upset that CVW is writing about her but there are some special people who cannot just fade away, their lives […]