By Mikaela STONE “Never forget. Never again. Never is now!” is the rallying cry of the play “Survivors,” which adapts 10 Holocaust survivors’ stories to teach students history and empathy. As the end of 2024 draws near, the world copes with the knowledge that almost 80 years have passed since the end of World War […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Representatives from the County of Los Angeles Dept. of Parks and Recreation recently held their annual park and community meeting at Crescenta Valley Park. The purpose of the meeting was to hear opinions from those who use the park about what they would like to see at their park. The audience discussed […]
By Mikaela STONE This week’s Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) meeting, held on Tuesday night, highlighted budgetary concerns that left all parties frustrated. Parents, students and teachers showed up at the meeting in Glendale to express support of the current seven period system at GUSD middle and high schools. While no official decisions were made, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “In collaboration with the Crescenta Valley Station [CV-LASD], the City of La Cañada Flintridge will begin increased education outreach and enforcement efforts aimed at enhancing e-bike safety and compliance with local laws,” stated the City of La Cañada Flintridge. The issue of e-bikes and e-motorcycles has been something city officials and law enforcement […]
Sept. 22 4700 block of Alminar Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident parked her vehicle on the street in front of her home and when she came out hours later found the catalytic converter had been stolen from her vehicle. The theft occurred between 12:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 500 block […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Sept. 21, St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church celebrated its 100th anniversary with a gala in its courtyard. During the evening The Reverend Boone Sadler was posthumously honored. Reverend Sadler was the church’s fifth priest since its 1924 founding. He served at the church from 1953 to 1983, and […]
Taleen Barsoumian, along with Nancy Oshima, V.P. Outreach & Events, Tricia Loper, V.P. Membership, Kathryn Engel, treasurer and Katherine Peters Yamada, secretary, has been elected president of The Glendale Historical Society for the 2024-25 year. She succeeds John Schwab-Sims, who has led the organization since 2022. He and his family are wished the best in […]
“In local government, it’s very clear to your customers – your citizens – whether or not you’re delivering. Either that pothole gets filled in or it doesn’t. The results are very much on display and that creates a very healthy pressure to innovate.” – Pete Buttigieg By Mary O’KEEFE Part of the Crescenta Valley is […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, staff and members of the public were confused by the process by which the Council approved “a professional services agreement with Architectural Resources Group for preparation of the East-West Glendale historic context and survey, the North Glendale historic context update and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday residents of the Sunland-Tujunga area met with their community Los Angeles Police Dept. officer at a monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting. The event is a twist on “Coffee with a Cop.” “Tacos with a Cop” meetings are held at Joselito’s Mexican Food in Tujunga. They are a chance for S-T residents […]