By Eliza PARTIKA Armenian Genocide Remembrance Week will be commemorated in Glendale beginning April 20. This year’s theme, “1.5 Million+,” pays tribute to the enduring strength of survivors while honoring the memory of the countless victims of the 1915 Genocide. “The theme this year incorporates both the memory of the lives lost in the […]
By Julie BUTCHER The Glendale City Council met on Tuesday night to conduct normal business and later to receive the official results of the most recent election and to swear in two members. Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian was re-elected to his second term on the Council; he was first elected as Glendale’s city clerk in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is something very strange occurring to some sea life in the Florida Keys. Several species of fish have been found in the ocean “spinning,” oftentimes to death. I first learned about this issue in a report by Bill Weir, CNN’s chief climate correspondent. In his report, Weir interviewed long-time Florida […]
Not Only in Arizona After hearing that in Arizona a 160-year-old law is still on the books that bans abortion in just about every case I started thinking about weird laws that are still on the books in California. As an aside, it was decided that the Arizona abortion law is enforceable and, according to […]
Vendors and non-profit organizations that want to take part in the Hometown Country Fair, hosted by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, are invited to fill out an application for space reservation. Applications can be found on the chamber website www.crescentavalleychamber.org. Click on the flyer on the website to be taken to applications. The Hometown […]
CVTC General Meeting The next monthly meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. Among the agenda items are presentations by local civic organizations and the election of a president as the seat is vacant. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education welcomed two newly elected members and said goodbye to two longtime board members Nayiri Nahabedian and Jennifer Freemon. On the evening of April 4 there was time set aside for those in the district and parents and community members to say goodbye […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY A farewell reception was held on the afternoon of April 4 in the community room of the Glendale Police Dept. for outgoing councilmember and former mayor Paula Devine. Devine, who did not seek re-election, was lauded for her years of service to the City of Glendale. Emceeing the event was city […]
On Saturday, April 20, Prom Plus is having a bingo fundraiser at Verdugo Hills Memorial Hall, American Legion Post 288, at 4011 La Crescenta Ave. The 30-year-old non-profit organization began after the 1991 death of a Crescenta Valley High School senior at an unsupervised after-prom party. Berlyn Cosman was attending an after-prom party at an […]
By Michelle GANIAN On April 13, Glendale Library Arts and Culture (GLAC) organized its second annual Armenian History Celebration event as part of Armenian History Month at Pacific Community Center and Park in Glendale. The theme of the event was armat, which means “root” in Armenian. As a result, GLAC chose the pomegranate tree as […]