In November, my wife Mushka and I became Chabad emissaries (“Shluchim”) to the City of La Cañada and the surrounding areas. We wish to serve the Jewish community of the Crescenta Valley in any way we can. Our intention is to create a sense of community for the Jewish people of the area through innovative […]
On Jan. 8 the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors® hosted its 114th Annual Inaugural and Awards Ceremony held virtually. The celebration of excellence, themed Leading Change, honored the local Realtor® community in its public service and fight to protect homeownership, while installing the 2021 officers and directors. Rep. Adam B. Schiff delivered a message and newly installed […]
An Important Update on EDD It has been nearly 10 months since we took the painful but crucial step of entering lockdown due to the unprecedented spread of the COVID-19. Since then, we’ve lost almost 30,000 lives in LA County alone to COVID, which has infected 22.3 million people nation-wide. COVID’s shockwaves have rippled through […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Rosemont Middle School eighth graders Ariah Armen, Valen Aznavourian, Molly Necus, and Sabrina Ordubegian from Girl Scout Troop 4511 saw a need and addressed it and, in the process, earned their Silver Award. “Our project is about beautifying Mountain Avenue [Elementary School] by painting the storage bins, ” said Molly. The […]
By Charly Shelton With theme parks closed and live events largely canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, themed entertainment is pretty much non-existent right now. Into this desolate market came the “Stranger Things Drive-Into Experience” – a live theatre event viewed from the comfort of a car, based on the popular Netflix program, with no […]
Bank of Hope recently announced that the Hope Scholarship Foundation application period is now open for the 2021-22 academic year. As a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting education, Hope Scholarship Foundation is funding $150,000 in scholarships to select college-bound high school students graduating in the current year. Hope Scholarship will be awarded to a total […]
David and Dena Blood announced the marriage of their daughter Katelyn Carole to Craig Adair Busch Jr., son of the late Craig Busch and Lisa Busch. Katie and Craig were married for time and all eternity in the Provo Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Jan. 5. Katie and Craig […]
Question: We’re the parents of 6-year-old twin boys. My husband has been hospitalized with COVID-19 going on three weeks. He had no underlying conditions, so this was a surprise to us. He also was working from home and the only time we went out was to get groceries. He’s getting a little better and the […]
By Sabrina SHELTON In today’s social, political and economic climate, good news is always a welcome reprieve. From large-scale stories of countries helping other countries, to next door news about a friend’s success, it warms the heart and feeds the soul to know that there actually is good in this world. For Chris Ryder, sharing […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Councilmember Dan Brotman pulled an item from the consent agenda for additional scrutiny and convinced the other councilmembers to further review a contract addition of “$550,439 … for the installation of a 135 kilowatt PV [photovoltaic cell] system; this system will maximize […]