NEWS FROM WASHINGTON <<< REP. ADAM SCHIFF

We’re One Big Step Closer to Holding the Gun Industry Accountable On Nov. 15, 2003, Burbank police officer Matthew Pavelka was responding to a radioed call for assistance when two gunmen opened fire, killing him and gravely injuring his partner. Pavelka, a 26-year-old rookie, was the first Burbank officer to be killed in the line […]

Michael T. Davitt Named 2021 ‘La Cañadan of Year’

Michael T. Davitt Named 2021 ‘La Cañadan of Year’

The Kiwanis Club of La Cañada announced Michael T. Davitt as the “La Cañadan of Year” for 2021 in recognition of his decades of outstanding volunteer service. The award originated in 1951 to recognize exemplary leadership and stalwart dedication that has positively impacted the La Cañada Flintridge community, local youth and a church or house […]

LCWC Holds Soles for Souls Collection

The La Crescenta Woman’s Club held a shoe collection at its clubhouse on Sunday, July 10. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., donors stopped by the clubhouse and donated new or gently used women’s, men’s and children’s shoes that will be donated to the non-profit Soles4Souls. Soles4Souls will then distribute the shoes worldwide. Since 2006, […]

Zolnowski Named Chief Nursing Officer At Dignity Health – Glendale

                Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center recently announced that Jim Zolnowski, MSN, RN, NE-BC, has joined its leadership team as the hospital’s new chief nursing officer. Zolnowski has extensive nursing experience working with multiple health systems during his career, most recently as the director of […]

People Making News

Natalie Berner from Glendale was recently named to the dean’s list at the College of William & Mary for the spring 2022 semester. In order to achieve dean’s list status, a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point Average during the semester.  William & […]

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BURBANK AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY The Burbank African Violet Society will be having its next club meeting on Thursday morning, July 21, at 10 a.m. at The Little White Chapel Christian Church, 1711 N. Avon St. in Burbank. The program will be presented by club members John Hershey and Wanda Penner: “Revisiting Growing African Violets From […]

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

I want a refund from Expedia but it just wants me to leave a bad review for the hotel. Sheila Mackay is trying to get a refund from Expedia after canceling a hotel reservation. But so far she’s only received half her money. What’s going on?   Q: I booked two nights at the Ashtree […]

Heroic Dog Rescues Cats in ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’

Heroic Dog Rescues Cats in ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’

  By Marie Y. LEMELLE Special to the CV Weekly From the beginning of time, dogs have chased cats, cars and even sticks but rarely dreamt of being a samurai. In “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” the tables are turned and cats have the upper paw as the gatekeepers of Kakamucho, a small […]

Mikhail Morgovsky to Perform for Glendale Noon Concerts

On Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube. Pianist Mikhail Morgovsky will perform Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits),” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Sonata in C Minor, K. 457 (1st mvmt: Molto allegro),” Carl Maria Von Weber’s “Invitation to the Dance […]