Change in bold Robert William has served Glendale for 24 years – his entire law enforcement career – and is now the interim chief of the Glendale Police Dept. By Mary O’KEEFE Robert William was given the position as interim chief of the Glendale Police Dept. (GPD) in December 2025 after the departure of then-GPD Chief […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I’ve enjoyed the mountain views my whole life. I’m going to miss it,” said resident Mark Walker at a planning hearing held on March 18, explaining his opposition to the density bonus sought by the developer of a five-story, 87-unit single tower building proposed for the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and […]
By Ruth SOWBY Harry Potter ruled supreme at La Crescenta Elementary. Michele Pom’s fifth grade class took over the school library, which was transformed for Harry Potter Read Across America, on Thursday, March 5. Dressed as Professor McGonagall, librarian Carole Mulder said, “A Hogswart student is respectful and honorable.” The students were surrounded by displays of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade […]
In March The Altadena Guild of HMH (The Guild) held its general meeting at Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI) in Pasadena, which was also a time to celebrate 75 years since The Guild’s formation. The Guild’s historian Penny Gill, along with help from Teresa Farone, presented a slideshow highlighting The Guild’s humble beginnings from March […]
At a time when opera faces headwinds nationally – from Jonas Kaufmann’s candid remarks about the pay disparity between Covent Garden and the Met to Renée Fleming’s recent resignation from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as an artistic advisor – the Pasadena Vocal Competition (PVC) stands as a beacon of commitment to the future of the art form. Now […]
By Charly SHELTON Knott’s Boysenberry Festival has long been the park’s most defining event – a food festival built around the berry that put Knott’s on the map. And now it’s back for another year of putting boysenberry into everything you can think of. In recent years, the festival has leaned hard into experimentation, sometimes […]