Along for the Ride On Saturday night I had the chance to be the navigator in the car that took our Halloween judges around the Crescenta Valley. They were tasked with checking out the more than 40 places that submitted their addresses for the Fun and Frights in the Foothills Halloween self-driving tour. They then […]
“Peering from some high window; at the gold of November sunset (and feeling that if day has to become night this is a beautiful way).” ~e.e. cummings Autumn has its sunsets as the sunlight cuts through the atmosphere at day’s end. Living in Southern California, it’s one of the few signs of autumn we are […]
Mini-Grants Offered to Teachers The Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is offering grants of up to $500 to public school teachers to be used to purchase teaching resources, equipment, classroom projects or conference attendance. The mission of Delta Kappa Gamma is to promote professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Warm temperatures and live music greeted those who gathered on Sunday evening in the courtyard of Christ Armenian Church, which shares a campus with Community Life Church, in La Crescenta. Nearly 100 people, mostly Armenian, joined together to take part in a candlelight vigil to pray for the troops fighting for Artsakh […]
Community Life/First Baptist Church at 4441 La Crescenta Ave. is hosting a free E-Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enter the parking lot from Mary Street or from Community Avenue. The Arion Global Inc. (323) 418-2266 is accepting: battery backups, cable TV converter equipment, CB radio equipment, CD/DVD […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 3 at approximately 4 a.m., a patrol officer was driving eastbound on Bel Aire Drive approaching Raymond Avenue when s/he observed a subject rummaging through the trunk of a parked vehicle. The officer contacted the subject and noticed a male, later identified as 42-year-old Vigen Mushigian of North Hollywood, seated in the […]
On Monday, Nov. 2 around 1 a.m., a patrol officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving straight through the intersection of Western Avenue and Lake Street from a left turn lane and for not having a driver’s side view mirror. The officer contacted the driver, identified as 28-year-old Hamza Shaikh of Northridge, […]
Oct. 31 4500 block of Briggs Avenue in La Crescenta, the wall at the CV Sheriff’s Station was vandalized with graffiti between 8 p.m. and 8:53 p.m. Oct. 29 4800 block of Hampton Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident reported the interior of two of his unlocked vehicles was ransacked. Surveillance footage revealed a […]
By Julie BUTCHER Assemblymember Laura Friedman organized a town hall on Oct. 29, hosted by local attorney and co-chair of the Soroptimists of Glendale Diane Lambillotte, featuring Tara Peterson, YMCA of Glendale CEO and an expert on the effects and impacts of domestic violence. “This has been a challenging year for all of us. For […]
After more than 34 years of professional service to the Glendale community, Steve Zurn has announced his retirement, which will be effective Dec. 31. Zurn served the majority of his career with the City of Glendale in the Public Works Dept. where he held a variety of administrative positions such as budget officer, project manager, […]