Silver Boxes Come to Montrose

Silver Boxes Come to Montrose

By Mary O’KEEFE Those walking along Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park have probably noticed very large, very silver boxes at corners including Wickham Way and Ocean View Boulevard. These boxes house a barricade system that had been requested by the Montrose Shopping Park Association and the City of Glendale to help protect the […]

Come On In, Says Y

Come On In, Says Y

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY   Responding to the recent announcement from Gov. Newsom’s office regarding LA County moving from the purple tier to the red tier, the YMCA of the Foothills – the La Cañada site – will be reopening indoor operations on March 29 at 10% capacity. But according to Vince Iuculano, chief executive officer […]

In brief

Town Council Meets Tonight The general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Call in by dialing (877) 853-5257 or join online via Zoom. Meeting ID is 956 9812 8070 and the password is 750226. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is […]

What Will Be Open in the Red Tier

By Mary O’KEEFE As of March 16, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health has reported 318 positive cases of COVID-19 and 52 deaths due to COVID-19. Los Angeles County is now in the red tier, which opens areas a little more including inside dining with occupancy restrictions. Several restaurants in the area will be […]

A Job Well Done

By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale has given its approval for the work done on the parking lot and ramp at the Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall, which houses American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614. Local Moose Lodge #641 also meets at the Hall. The work on parking lot was […]

Schiff Highlights Critical Funding for Local Schools in American Rescue Plan

On Wednesday Rep. Adam Schiff highlighted emergency funding in the American Rescue Plan that will help local elementary and secondary schools reopen safely for in-person learning and address the long-term impacts of the pandemic on students’ education and well-being. Additional funding is provided to higher education institutions, to childcare providers to help keep their doors […]

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

Treasures of the Valley <<< Mike Lawler

The 1978 Pinecrest Mudslide – Part 1 We should always remember that the very ground we live on was built by massive, violent floods. As the San Gabriel Mountains rise, they shed granite. When it rains hard, those granite pieces flood out of the canyons and wash across our valley in rock-filled waves 20 and […]

Gianopoulos’ ‘City Vignettes’ Featured in Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts

Gianopoulos’ ‘City Vignettes’ Featured in Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts

On Wednesday, April 7 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed. Violinist Jacqueline Suzuki and pianist Brendan White will perform works by Los Angeles composer George N. Gianopoulos, Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms on a Facebook stream and YouTube. The program features Felix Mendelssohn “Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4” and […]

News from Sacramento <<< Laura Friedman

Vaccine Update It’s hard to imagine that it has been over a year since we first took action to keep our community safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a challenging year for all of us, and I am working every day with my colleagues in the legislature on a range of pandemic related […]

Spiritually Speaking

Question: My husband and I are at odds with one another. Now that outside dining is allowed where we live, he wants to go to dinner. I’m not ready to go out just yet until statistics are better. Two of my very close friends died from the virus and I don’t want to take any […]