Hyper SoCal is a region-wide program that challenges the status-quo about where art belongs by spotlighting unexpected, under-the-radar spaces across Southern California. The program includes more than 40 spaces. Included is “Convergence: Contemporary Artists of Armenian Descent,” which will end its exhibition at the Forest Lawn Museum on Aug. 9. From bold experiments in abstraction to […]
ReflectSpace presents ReCoding the Codex: Cultural Heritage through Language, an exhibition that considers the complicated relationship between language, social justice and cultural heritage. The codex is the historical name for a book; this becomes the starting point for the artists to re-create or re-code the way language is seen and read. Located inside Central […]
By Jackson TOYON It’s July, moviegoers – roughly the halfway point of the year! I usually write to bring this community reviews for the most recent films in theaters – and we’ve had some excellent ones this year – but today, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the filmography of last year […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When the 2026-27 school year begins on Aug. 19 the Fire House Youth Center, located at 2563 Foothill Blvd. on the campus of St. Luke’s of the Mountains, will again open its doors to Rosemont Middle School students on their late start days, which has been every Wednesday morning. For over a […]
Donation Drives at LCIF As the upcoming school year approaches, Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) has launched a dual-purpose donation drive to help students both around the corner and around the globe. To support local youth, the church is currently collecting brand-new backpacks. The backpacks will be delivered to “Making it Happen,” a Sunland-based […]
Madman Muntz Got His Start in Glendale The “madman” salesmen trope has been around for decades. Crazy Gideon was LA- based, always being shown being hauled away by doctors. Crazy Eddie sold electronics (until he ended up in prison for fraud). Of course there was Cal Worthington and “his dog” Spot. Recently we had Sit […]
Crossing Paths with a Graceful Enigma Having lived in the Crescenta Valley for 17 years since moving here from England, I’ve come to appreciate the familiar rhythm of our town. Working at Bob Smith Toyota on Foothill Boulevard, I see the usual ebb and flow of daily life along our streets. But recently, a singular […]
Local neighborhoods go all out for annual event. By Clare BUCHANAN National Night Out takes place this year on Tuesday, Aug. 4. It is a time that encourages families to spend an evening with local safety enforcement personnel and fellow community members. Here in the Crescenta Valley, several organizations are hosting their own National Night […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council celebrated the “passing of the typewriter” between the city’s inaugural poet laureate Raffi Joe Wartanian and its newest poet laureate Tina Demirdjian. Appointed in March 2023, “Raffi has built a poetry community in Glendale, encouraging poets of all levels to express themselves in times of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Planet Fitness has begun construction on its new facility in La Crescenta. In August 2025, representatives from Hirsch Green Transportation Consulting and Planet Fitness attended a meeting of the Crescenta Valley Land Use Committee (LUC) where the local committee approved the requested minor parking deviation. Planet Fitness will be located at the […]