The League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles (Glendale/Burbank unit) will host a series of candidate forums on Oct. 12 for the upcoming Nov. 8 general election. All the forums will be held in Glendale City Council Chambers, 613 E. Broadway in Glendale. The public is invited to stream the forum live on the […]
The Perils of Getting Here I don’t know if I have shared with you that the Goldsworthy family is growing … again. Son Matthew, who lives in North Carolina, is expecting a little girl in the next few days (our third granddaughter – girls 3, boys 0) with his gal. Naturally, being the eager grandma […]
Parents come together to create a new mural and refurbished garden. By Ruth SOWBY On Tuesday, Dunsmore Elementary School in La Crescenta unveiled a new mural painted by artist-parents Christin Briggs and Alique Pempejian. Fusako Ogasawara, grandmother to some of the children who attend the school, is the calligraphy artist. The three artists participated in an […]
By Ruth SOWBY State Senator Anthony Portantino was the man of the hour at the Sept. 27 meeting of the Glendale City Council. The Senator, City of Glendale Mayor Ardy Kassakhian and councilmembers posed for photos with a giant replica check for $23 million, made out to the “3 Cities Housing Trust” for affordable housing. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis is retiring after over three decades of serving the City of Glendale. He will leave the department on Friday. Povilaitis has spent most of his life as a Glendale police officer, so when asked how he plans to go from being connected 24/7 to having some real […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In this space I write a lot about doom and gloom because, quite frankly, when talking about climate change it’s mostly gloom. We are now living in the world science fiction writers have been warning us about for generations, and most of us do not like being hearing “I told you so;” […]
Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be weeding the demonstration garden and removing invasive plants the pose a fire danger to the Preserve. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, Sept. 25, the Glendale Police Dept. sponsored a Touch A Truck event that raised money for the American Cancer Society. Over 1,000 people walked through the parking lot at the Elks Lodge on Colorado Street in Glendale. Kids, and adults, got to not only touch but also sit in and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Bailey Center is in desperate need of donations of food. “We are out of canned goods,” said Loretta Cole, volunteer at the Bailey Center. It is completely out of canned goods and has a limited number of non-perishable foods. For years the Bailey Center food bank, a service of the United […]
Thousands of folks poured onto Honolulu Avenue on Saturday for the annual Oktoberfest. There was something for everyone – traditional German food and beer, costume contests, live music, snacks, and fun and games. “In years past it’s been estimated to be 15,000-20,000 people on the avenue, but it sounds like there was more attending this […]