By Mary O’KEEFE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested two women originally from Iran in a Tujunga neighborhood. In a statement from ICE/Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), “On April 3, ICE officers in Los Angeles arrested Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and Sarinasadat Hosseiny, the niece and grandniece of Qasem Soleimani, the late head of […]
Honolulu Avenue will be filled with beer connoisseurs when the beer fest returns to Montrose. By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, April 12, the Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce (MVCC) will sponsor the Montrose Craft Beer Fest from noon to 4 p.m. in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue. The event, formally known as the […]
By Julie BUTCHER At an afternoon and an evening meeting on Tuesday, the Glendale City Council tackled a plethora of matters, large and small. After a fair amount of debate, the Council voted 3-2 to bring back a moratorium of delivery robots currently operating in the city, mostly in the downtown area, primarily delivering food […]
By Julie BUTCHER “We couldn’t not be here,” a Sparr Heights couple explained why they were attending Saturday’s No Kings rally in front of Glendale City Hall. “No one in the world is safe if the United States stops being a democracy.” Organizers estimate a crowd of 4,000 at the Glendale protest, one of 41 […]
Fun – But Exhausting On Thursday Steve and I headed to Temecula to see a favorite band of ours: Train. Now, you might only remember Train for its hit “Drops of Jupiter” but it’s so much more. “Hey, Soul Sister” and “Meet Virginia” are two more of its hits. In addition to playing the songs […]
By Mary O’KEEFE LA Climate Week is from April 8 to 15; however, it is really a year round “community-powered movement.” “We envision a Los Angeles region where climate action is visible, culturally embedded and shaped by the people who live here – where neighbors, institutions and industries see themselves as part of building a […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The annual Baker2Vegas Challenge Cup Relay race was held this past weekend. This year marked the 40th year of the event, which originally was an LAPD-only relay race. It has since grown to a global race that features more than 280 teams. For the first time in more than a decade the […]
Easter Bunny at MSP The Easter Bunny will be at the Montrose Shopping Park on Saturday, April 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Easter Bunny will be at the corner of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard. All are invited to this free family event. Hosted by the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. Repair […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was shocking news for all team members and support staff to learn of the death of San Dimas deputy Levi Vargas. Vargas, 30, was participating in the Baker to Vegas relay race when he suddenly collapsed and died from undisclosed causes. On Sunday afternoon, friends gathered at the mortuary in Las […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Salem Lutheran Church in Glendale recently held its third annual MobilePack event. Around 800 volunteers joined one of nine sessions that were spread across three days, helping to pack as many meals as they could for families in need across the globe. This year, more churches and students participated with volunteers coming […]