A Hard ‘Goodbye’ but Also a Wonderful New ‘Hello’ We are starting off 2022 with a hard goodbye to our 2020-21 MVCC president Raffi Ashdjian. Raffi brought a multifaceted perspective to the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. Between his experience at the Glendale Area Schools Credit Union as the director of Marketing and Business Development […]
The Days of Wine and Roses Why is February so special? The hectic Christmas and holiday season has passed, the Super Bowl will soon be a memory and we still have a couple of months before our taxes are due. So what is the big deal surrounding February? More than any other time of the […]
I have long-haul COVID. Why can’t I get a refund for my Lady Gaga tickets? Why won’t Ticketmaster refund Barbara Davenport’s VIP tickets to the Lady Gaga show? It claims she missed her window for requesting a cancellation. But she didn’t. Q: I bought VIP tickets for a Lady Gaga concert in New Jersey, but […]
BACKYARD FRUIT TREES TOPIC OF GARDEN CLUB The Burbank-Valley Garden Club will hold its next meeting today, Thursday, Feb. 3 at the Little White Church at 1711 N. Avon St. in Burbank. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Mike Wronkowski will present “How To Create A Backyard Fruit Tree Orchard.” Wronkowski has been a certified nursery professional […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Violinist Ken Aiso and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya will perform works from composers from the Republic of Georgia on a Facebook stream and YouTube. The program includes “Memory” by Vazha Azarashvili, “Sachidao” and “Melody” by Sulkhan Tsintsadze, “Doluri” for violin […]
February 2022 It appears that the omicron variant of COVID-19 has reached its peak as far as new case numbers goes, but the damage it has done still reflects on the Southern California theater scene, with many major venues canceling or delaying their productions until the numbers subside. Those venues that have managed to stay […]
After a COVID hiatus, the annual night of jazz dancing moves from the café to the quad at Crescenta Valley High School. By Bethany BROWN Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music department (CVIM) will feature its “world famous” jazz band on Friday, Feb. 11 at a special Jazz Night Under the Stars from 7 p.m. […]
By Bethany BROWN Members of the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) stood in solidarity at all Glendale campuses on Thursday, Jan. 27 to bring awareness to the community of GTA’s newest contract proposal before the GTA bargaining team returned to the negotiating table later that same day. Educators wore red clothing, stood outside of their schools […]
By Julie BUTCHER Based on discussions last week, Glendale staff presented a detailed and updated housing element report to the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. The report, which will be submitted to the State of California, reflected comments from the public, experts and advocates. “Even though we’ve made adjustments … we’re still able to […]
CRC for Aging Offers Grief and Loss Support Group – ‘Beyond Blue’ USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s Community Resource Center for Aging will be hosting a free six-week grief and loss support group beginning on Friday, Feb. 4. Sessions will be facilitated by Adria E. Navarro, PhD, LCSW and topics will include: moving through grief, coping […]