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 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It looks like Montrose Shopping Park restaurant owners along Honolulu Avenue will finally see the return of outdoor dining. Outdoor dining parklets were set up during the pandemic along Honolulu Avenue allowing restaurants to provide outdoor seating when interior dining was restricted. Although prior to the pandemic some restaurants had a few […]
By Justin HAGER After a long and emotional, but mostly orderly, special Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting on Monday night, the town council voted unanimously to ask LA County not to move forward on a proposed trail along the Eagle Canyon flood control path. The town council is an elected advisory body to the county […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last weekend the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. sponsored a catalytic converter etching event at Two Strike Park. A catalytic converter is the device under a vehicle that looks a little like a muffler. Due to their metal content, thieves are targeting catalytic converters. One defense against theft is etching the catalytic […]