In 2017, Elks member Bill Connor started the Elks Riders with several Elks members who had already been enjoying motorcycling for several years. The Elks Riders is an affiliate group of the Tujunga Elks Lodge. The group began generating poker runs to help veterans, and hosting breakfasts and dinner/dances. On St. Patrick’s Day 2023, Elks […]
Actor Ed Begley Jr. (“Young Sheldon,” “St. Elsewhere”) and singer/actress Kassandra Carroll are shown at the Hollywood Museum on April 6 for “Acting Animals,” a tribute exhibit honoring Lassie, Flipper, Cheeta, Rin Tin Tin, Gentle Ben and more. The event included a book signing for “In Good Company (Notable People with their Pets)” featuring celebrity […]
Two Glendale women, Carolyn Beaton and Patsy Dewey, were recently honored by Oakmont League of Glendale. Both have been members since the 1970s and both were actively involved with the League’s fashion shows that, for many years, funded an ongoing scholarship program. According to League president Pam Sorem, scholarships are annually awarded to a deserving […]
By Ruth SOWBY Soroptimist Glendale president and optimist Kathy Lefkovits admitted, “Twenty years ago I woke up with the idea to decorate bras as a fundraiser. When I presented the idea to the club, their initial reaction was ‘Not in Glendale!’ Obviously, they embraced the idea and ran with it.” On April 1 at the Oakmont Country […]
Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center (GMHHC) is the first hospital in Glendale to offer the VELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution, the latest advancement in technology that helps surgeons perform precise knee replacement surgery. This advanced system was designed to help surgeons perform a knee replacement with the use of data that’s tailored to […]
Village Poets of Sunland-Tujunga invites poets and friends to an afternoon of poetry performance with Sunland-Tujunga Poet Laureate Alice Pero and celebrated poet Brendan Constantine on Sunday, April 30 at 4:30 p.m. at the Bolton Hall Museum, located at 10110 Commerce Ave. in Tujunga. Two segments of open mic will be available and refreshments will […]
The Elks Lodge – “The Friendly Little Lodge on the Hill” – has been offering camaraderie, breakfasts twice a month, dinner dances and a variety of public events as well as aid to disabled children and veterans and scholarships since it opened in this location over 40 years ago. Penelope is the Elks’ theme child […]
If you’re looking for something fun and different to start off your summer, the Brewery Artwalk is holding its Spring Artwalk on April 29 and 30 with two days of open studios on Main Street in Lincoln Heights, just east of the LA River. A venerable institution, the Brewery Artwalk is in its 39th year […]
On March 29, 1973 the last American combat soldier left Saigon. On March 28, 2017 President Trump signed the Vietnam War Veteran’s Recognition Act of 2017, permanently recognizing March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Pictured is the Vietnam War Memorial in the Montrose Shopping Park located at the northwest corner of Ocean View […]
The grand opening of the Glendale location of Total Wine & More on March 8 was well-attended by many locals eager to see the result of months of work on one of the main buildings of the former Fashion Center at 221 N. Glendale Ave. The festivities did not disappoint. Store manager Melina Calderon showed […]