The community is invited to see artist Valerie Daval’s art installation “Spindles 100: Hers” at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, 1020 E. Palmer Ave. in Glendale. The art installation continues to be on view through Oct. 3. “Spindles 100: Hers” is an installation involving 100 suspended textile sculptures. The tree-pod sculptures symbolize life […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern For those who’ve needed childcare while working, even while working from home, the Rescue Sitters are ready to lend a hand. The Rescue Sitters, founded this year by Aleek Tabakian and Grace Hovsepian, babysit kids so that parents can focus on their jobs during the pandemic. They provide free childcare from […]
Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring. To be […]
La Crescenta’s Connection to the ‘I Love Lucy’ Show This story comes to us from the late Charles Bausback. Charles was an institution here in the valley. He was a fabulous storyteller and he had a photographic memory of the past. Some of his stories seemed far-fetched and some I frankly doubted. But over […]
Hot – and Dangerous – Month It’s September, school is in session and life is getting a little back to our new normal; however, with September comes extreme heat. The state’s power grid was stressed by record heat across the entire service area over the holiday weekend, currently affecting close to 36,000 Southern California […]
Yasmin Beers’s Failed Leadership: Glendale Needs an Outside City Manager A few weeks ago Yasmin Beers announced her retirement as Glendale’s city manager after less than two-and-a-half years in that job. Serving a part-time Council and rotating mayor, our city manager wields especially enormous power. Ms. Beers leaves Glendale in the midst of a crisis […]
» Elections 2020 By Mary O’KEEFE The upcoming November election will have a lot for voters to think about from who should lead the country to propositions that can change the lives of many Californians. Although all elections are important, the Nov. 3 elections have an added twist of being conducted during a pandemic. Like […]
Sept. 1 4600 block of Hillard Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a call concerning a traffic hazard. Upon arrival they found a vehicle parked perpendicular on the street. They found the four windows of the vehicle open slightly; the vehicle was in the neutral position with the emergency brake on, a pocketknife […]
On Saturday, Sept. 5 just before 11 p.m., an officer was patrolling in the area of Glendale Avenue and Lexington Drive when s/he noticed a vehicle driving with a lighting equipment violation. The officer conducted a traffic stop and, upon approaching the vehicle, could smell a heavy odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The […]
This Week at LCIF “Couch Church, Fellowship and Prayers” continues for the foreseeable future at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. Worship services stream on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel at 10 a.m. on Sundays then videos are available on the church’s website at www.lcifoothills.org, Facebook page at facebook.com/Lcifoothills/videos and on the church’s YouTube […]