By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District held its first of two town hall meetings at 11 a.m. on Wednesday; its second meeting was at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting was to hear opinions and concerns from parents, teachers and community members regarding the upcoming school year. For several hours parents and teachers […]
Chasing the Coronavirus Since shutdowns of schools and businesses began in March, coronavirus case numbers in Los Angeles County have not gone down, and are currently increasing at an alarming rate. As someone who analyzes data for a living, I have started downloading LA County’s breakdown of the coronavirus numbers by community and tracking its […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday recent graduates from Crescenta Valley High School and some of their friends brought cases of water and snacks to the CV Sheriff Station to show support for the deputies. “We see so much hate for law enforcement now and personally I have deputies in my family and I want to […]
“The YMCA of the Foothills is grieving the loss of one of our beloved employees who passed away after an incident during our summer day camp. Out of respect for the family, we will not be releasing his name at this time. However, our thoughts, prayers and condolences remain with the victim’s family and friends. […]
An Unknown Landscape As the days go by it becomes clearer that what the future holds – for a variety of things – is totally unknown. Yesterday, a stack of comment cards greeted members of the Glendale Unified School District that held two town hall meetings to gather information from parents and other […]
“Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Those days of soda and pretzels and beer Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Dust off the sun and moon and sing a song of cheer.” ~ Nat King Cole There is a time, just past the Fourth of July, when summer […]
Theaters throughout Southern California continue to be closed to public gatherings as July begins and, sadly, we are seeing an increase in cases of COVID-19 that will probably mean even more delays until we can return to the theaters. As for now, no live stage shows are allowed at venues by mandate from state and […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Many people have witnessed the wildlife that prowls our local neighborhoods. Rachel-Ann Arias from Girl Scout Troop 1711 knew she was not alone in her interest in those animals that make their way through the foothills. So, for her Girl Scout Gold Award project, she decided to hold several workshops via […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It’s not a surprise to see people in the foothills come together for one another, especially now in a time of a global pandemic. A local college student is embodying that spirit this summer, pushing hard to bring families and friends closer together even though they are separated due to social distancing. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” ~ John Wesley (1703-1791) The community is mourning the […]