MOVIE REVIEW <<< BY JACKSON TOYON

MOVIE REVIEW <<< BY JACKSON TOYON

Pleasing, But Not Fully Satisfying: ‘Freakier Friday’ is Better Than You Think, But Misses the Mark in Places By Jackson TOYON It’s been 22 years since we first saw Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan swap bodies – and lives – in the charming 2003 comedy “Freaky Friday.” In the film, exasperated mother Tess Coleman […]

The Glendale Historical Society Announces 2025 Gala & Benefit

The Glendale Historical Society Announces 2025 Gala & Benefit

The Glendale Historical Society (TGHS) invites the community to an unforgettable evening of history, celebration and preservation at its 2025 gala and benefit taking place on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the historic Howland House, a 1926 Mediterranean Revival landmark designed by the acclaimed firm Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury. Themed “Together in Time: Preserving Our […]

TriosynThesis Kicks Off Jewel City Concert Series

TriosynThesis Kicks Off Jewel City Concert Series

The Jewel City Concert Series returns this fall with five consecutive Saturdays of live music on the Artsakh Paseo located at 127 Artsakh Ave. in Glendale’s Downtown Arts & Entertainment District. From Sept. 27 through Oct. 25, the community is invited to gather at 5 p.m. each Saturday for an eclectic mix of performances that […]

Applications Open for Brand Associates 2026 Dance Series

Applications are currently open for the 2026 season of the Brand Associates Dance Series. Started in the 1960s, the Brand Associates Dance Series presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site-specific work in non-traditional, outdoor performance spaces around Brand Library & Art Center. Dance companies with at least five years of experience that present […]

World Chamber Jazz Ends Brand Summer Music Series

World Chamber Jazz Ends Brand Summer Music Series

The Brand Summer Music Series, an outdoor concert series located at the Brand Library & Art Center, ends this week. Concert attendees often bring their own chairs and picnic amenities and sit on the grassy hill. Please note that alcohol is prohibited.  Performances begin at 7 p.m. and is appropriate for children and families. Admission […]

NOTES & NODS

Summer Dodgers on LCIF Roster Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is organizing a community outing to Dodger Stadium for Lutheran and Episcopal Night on Thursday, Aug. 29. The Los Angeles Dodgers will be playing the Arizona Diamondbacks and the evening will be capped off with a drone show.  For more information on the baseball […]

TREASURES OF THE VALLEY <<< MIKE LAWLER

TREASURES OF THE VALLEY <<< MIKE LAWLER

The Voice Of Donald Duck Once Echoed Through Montrose The voice actor who provided the distinctive quacks of the Disney animated character Donald Duck for over 50 years was a Montrose resident and even had a side business in Montrose that still exists today. Clarence “Ducky” Nash was born in Oklahoma in 1904. Even as […]

GUEST OP ED <<< BRADLEY CALVERT

The Land Use Element, Community Engagement and You  What’s a land use element? Some of the information circulating now would have you think it’s a scheme to develop large apartment buildings on parking lots in Montrose. Let’s put that to rest right now – the Land Use Element doesn’t call for that.  But first let’s […]