Contest Proves Salad isn’t just for Rabbits

Contest Proves Salad isn’t just for Rabbits

By Justin HAGER  On Tuesday morning, Feb. 1, the Chop Shop in Glendale was home to an event previously unseen anywhere in the world. A 27-year-old woman from Walnut named Raina Huang set a new world record in a category that didn’t even exist prior to last week. The groundbreaking event was the world’s first […]

Correction

In the Feb. 3 article titled “Council Advises Not to Move Forward with Eagle Canyon Project” Ted Yu voted in place of Frida Baghdassarian who was present online but was not present in person as required by the council to vote on the motion.

Unwelcome Visitor on Local Campuses

On Tuesday principals at La Crescenta Elementary School and Crescenta Valley High School shared messages with their school families concerning two related disturbances at the schools. At La Crescenta Elementary an after school coach was a victim of an unprovoked altercation with an unknown female who has no association to the school. This happened outside […]

Unrelated Fires in the Crescenta Valley

Unrelated Fires in the Crescenta Valley

A series of fires swept through the Crescenta Valley over the last nine days. The first occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 2 when Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a house fire in the 2900 block of Alabama Street in La Crescenta. The fire appears to have started with the water heater then spread to […]

Natural Gas Prices Soar as SoCalGas Faces Fines

By Justin HAGER  Many SoCalGas customers discovered a disheartening surprise recently when they found their natural gas bill had exploded by as much as 200% from one year ago. Voicing their concerns over social media applications like Facebook and Nextdoor, local residents described how massive rate hikes in December and January were unexpected when compared […]

LA County Fire Dept. responded to a garage fire in the 3000 block of Prospect Avenue around 7 p.m. on Saturday evening. Traffic between Cloud Avenue and Ramsdell Avenue was diverted.   No injuries were reported.

Fire Departments Respond to Local Fire

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Fire Dept., with support from LA County Fire and Pasadena Fire departments, responded to a call that came in at 10:51 a.m. of a structure fire in the 3300 block of Encinal Avenue. Upon arriving firefighters found a garage full involved. They were able to completely knock it down by approximately […]

Jazz Night Under the Stars Planned at CVHS

Jazz Night Under the Stars Planned at CVHS

After a COVID hiatus, the annual night of jazz dancing moves from the café to the quad at Crescenta Valley High School. By Bethany BROWN Crescenta Valley High School’s Instrumental Music department (CVIM) will feature its “world famous” jazz band on Friday, Feb. 11 at a special Jazz Night Under the Stars from 7 p.m. […]

Community Support Sought by Glendale Teachers Association

Community Support Sought by Glendale Teachers Association

By Bethany BROWN Members of the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) stood in solidarity at all Glendale campuses on Thursday, Jan. 27 to bring awareness to the community of GTA’s newest contract proposal before the GTA bargaining team returned to the negotiating table later that same day. Educators wore red clothing, stood outside of their schools […]

Council Moves Forward with Housing Element Report

By Julie BUTCHER Based on discussions last week, Glendale staff presented a detailed and updated housing element report to the Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. The report, which will be submitted to the State of California, reflected comments from the public, experts and advocates. “Even though we’ve made adjustments … we’re still able to […]