By Mary O’KEEFE Prom is on May 16 and in the Crescenta Valley that means its time for Prom Plus. For over three decades, Crescenta Valley High School Prom Plus has offered a safe place for seniors and their guests to go to after prom. Prom Plus is a grassroots effort that began after a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday night representatives from Abode Communities met with the community, Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) and its Land Use Committee (LUC) to share an update on the project at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Briggs Avenue, where the La Crescenta/Maylane Motel is currently located. The initial proposal was for […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Kiwanis Club of Glendale had a successful – and fun – duck splash and open house on Saturday, May 2. The annual event, the Club’s 21st, was held at Verdugo Park in Glendale. From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., guests could visit several game and information booths including Forest Lawn, USC […]
The Glendale Education Foundation (GEF) hosted its successful annual Diamonds Gala on Friday evening, May 1, at Chevy Chase Country Club. The event brought together community and business leaders, educators and supporters for an inspiring evening dedicated to honoring this year’s Diamond Award recipients – exemplary Glendale Unified School District high school alumni – and […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Despite rainy skies, families were undeterred when heading to Montrose for its annual Kids ’n’ Kritters event, a free event presented by the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. The event featured animals, both exotic and domestic, various first responders including representatives from the California Highway […]
Daughters of the American Revolution – DAR – worked with Operation Gratitude providing Battalion Bears to children whose parents are deployed. Thousands of bears were ready to go to their “fur-ever” homes but first they needed to go through quality control and be given the once over by the women of DAR. Members did the […]
By Jackson TOYON Everybody knows Michael Jackson – and how could you not? His music transcends generations and he was perhaps the most famous musician and entertainer to ever walk this earth. If you took a time machine back to the Paleolithic Age, walked up to the nearest Neanderthal and said Michael’s name, you’d probably […]
Flintridge Preparatory School junior Felix Fey set about to fix a problem. During his time as president of the Glendale Central Library Teen Advisory Board, Fey learned that libraries across the country often discard their weeded books into recycling dumpsters because they have no reliable, affordable way to dispose of them. And many can’t accept […]