When the calls for help started to come in, the local Armenian Center gathered resources to lend a hand. By Violet FREDERICKS It seems that since the spread of COVID-19 and resulting shutdowns, news has been bleak. Some information that has been shared is about the ugly side of society; the panic, the fear and […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Tuesday night virtual meeting of the Glendale City Council meeting was comfortingly routine following a morning budget study session during which councilmembers challenged sales tax revenue projections as overly rosy. Councilmembers appointed members of the community to several of the city’s boards and commissions: Francesca Smith to the Design Review Board; […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern This week, May 4-8, is National Teacher Appreciation Week. For those parents who haven’t yet thanked their children’s teachers, several principals at local schools will forward a card or note to teachers if the notes are sent to the school, or parents can send an email expressing gratitude to their child’s […]
A Trailer Park Proposal in 1960 – La Crescenta Said, ‘No Way!’ A trailer park in what is now the pricey above-Foothill residential area? When that proposal hit the local newspaper in early January 1960, some residents of the valley no doubt envisioned the stereotypical tightly packed lower income housing that has often attached […]
Caring For Our Seniors in 2020 It seems whether you are 18 and a high school senior or 81 and a senior citizen, 2020 hasn’t exactly been the best year for you. It didn’t take long for the great vision we all shared at the beginning of the year to first blur then fade […]
Virtually Evolving! COVID-19 has created a new normal for all of us including our Montrose~Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce members. Like our amazing businesses, we have faced this hardship head on and adjusted to the changes accordingly. Here at MVCC we have produced our first virtual ribbon cutting that welcomed Shawerma Kingdom. If you […]
By Charly SHELTON The COVID-19 shutdown has impacted businesses across the world due to closures of offices and stores. Some businesses are able to stay open digitally through telecommuting – meeting on a video call and/or completing normal tasks of the business on the computer at employees’ homes. This telecommuting has become the norm for […]
Touts the Value of Community College I’m the president of the GCC Scholars Program. I currently attend Glendale Community College but live in La Crescenta. Two years ago, after my last semester at Crescenta Valley HS when most of my friends moved away, I stayed home for community college and the loneliness and envy kicked […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On April 28 at about 8:25 p.m., law enforcement starting receiving phone calls from Glendale residents concerned about a low-flying airplane. “Burbank-Glendale dispatch advised us of a low-flying aircraft,” said Officer Jason Embleton, a pilot with Burbank-Glendale Air Support. Burbank-Glendale officers are pilots that work jointly with air support. When the calls […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week USC Verdugo Hills Hospital opened some outpatient services including elective surgical procedures and endoscopies. “We actually started our first cases on [Monday],” said Dr. Paul Gilbert, chair of surgery for USC-VHH. It was the middle of March when the pandemic forced hospitals to curtail elective surgeries. This meant that everything […]