At the April 20 meeting of the Glendale City Council, the Council voted 3-2 in favor to select Glendale Arts as the entity with which to start negotiations for continued management of the Alex Theatre for a 10-year term. According to Glendale Arts, following a national search only two other proposals were submitted; Mayor Paula […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council spent most of its lengthy meeting reviewing a project proposed at 534 and 538 North Kenwood Street in the area just north of downtown. Councilmember Dan Brotman recused himself from the discussion, noting that he had publicly opposed the project before the city’s Design Review […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For most getting from point A to point B is simply following the straightest line, or using GPS guidance to determine the quickest route. But for others it is the space between the starting and ending points that is the most fascinating; that is the way historian Craig Durst looks at his […]
Note to Glendale City Council: Our Show Will Go On The April 27 meeting of the Glendale City Council was disappointing, to say the least. On that week’s docket was discussion regarding offering support to the Crescenta Valley for its annual fireworks show. The pandemic scrapped the 2020 July 4th fireworks show, which has been […]
“I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there’s a snowstorm or drought we know our fate is tied to the world around us.” ~ Alice Hoffman, American novelist It’s time to open the local […]
Glendale police responded to a call concerning the theft of a custom car cover that had been stolen from a subterranean parking garage at a complex in the 2500 block of Honolulu Avenue. The cover was for a 1970 Corvette Stingray, has “California Car Cover” imprinted on the front cover as well as the license […]
By Justin HAGER State Senator Anthony Portantino will have a big voice this week in the legislative battles over housing development and the future of largely single-family housing communities in California, which include La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale, Sunland-Tujunga and La Cañada Flintridge. Portantino chairs the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, which will hear this week two […]
On March 30, the Glendale City Council moved to form a Blue Ribbon Pension Review Committee. This Committee will be tasked with gaining an understanding of the overall pension system structure, discovering future anticipated costs and ultimately advising the City Council on options and priorities for addressing pension costs and reducing the unfunded actuarial liability. […]
Off-ramp Cleanup The monthly cleanup of the La Crescenta Avenue 210 freeway off-ramp is Saturday, May 8. Volunteers meet at the 2700 block of Altura Avenue at 8:10 a.m. for instructions, safety vests and tools. Food Drive CV robotics will host a drive through food drive on Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday at about 2 p.m. Glendale police responded to the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard regarding a male who was involved in a fight. When officers arrived witnesses pointed to a man, 47, from La Crescenta who was walking westbound on the north sidewalk of Foothill Boulevard. The witnesses said the […]