Correction below in bold By Julie BUTCHER The chambers were packed on Tuesday night as the Glendale City Council welcomed consuls general from the six nations with which Glendale boasts 11 sister city relationships. “These partnerships are more than ceremonial,” Mayor Ara Najarian said of the program. “They represent real connections between people, with students, artists, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A density bonus planning hearing on the proposed development on the north side of Foothill Boulevard at New York Avenue and the 3400 block of Foothill Boulevard is set for March 18 at 9:30 a.m. in hearing room 105 at 633 E. Broadway in Glendale. A design review hearing for the project […]
By Mary O’KEEFE March is Irish American Month and Women’s History Month, so I thought I would combine both. In the 2020 census, 38.6 million people identified as being of Irish heritage only or in combination (meaning some portion of their heritage is Irish). Those identifying as Irish-only was 10.9 million. That is behind those […]
Surprise … for Me! On Sunday I attended my first-ever governor’s visit of the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha (California-Nevada-Hawaii). It was held at the Glendale Elks Lodge where we meet weekly. As most know, I am an active member of the Kiwanis. I was first introduced to the club by my friend Toni when I was president […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School Falkon 589 robotic team recently visited the Los Angeles Breakfast Club. “For the 101st anniversary of the start of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club we [are] focused on our future. Bringing in the Falkon robotics team 589 was one way to give the atmosphere a futuristic feeling […]
Rosemont Preserve Special Days The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and cleaning up the trails for upcoming field trips. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable clothes and garden gloves […]
By Eliza PARTIKA For the third consecutive year, Salem Lutheran Church will host its MobilePack event to pack meals for families across the globe that are in need. This year, it is partnering with Bethel Lutheran Church – Encino, along with Minnesota-based Feed My Starving Children, to distribute as many as 132,000 meals on the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community is invited to a conversation/presentation about recognition, prevention and awareness of drug use at the Crescenta Valley Meher and Satig Der Ohanessian Armenian Youth Center, 2633 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose on March 18 at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will be given by Victoria DaSalla Malone, founder of CV Cares and […]
March 6 4600 block of Oak Grove Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported she had parked her vehicle and went to work, leaving her vehicle unlocked. When she returned she found that her purse containing numerous items was stolen. The theft occurred between 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard […]
Caltrans has scheduled an extended weekend closure on southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) between Cohasset Street and Empire Avenue/San Fernando Boulevard in the city of Burbank in Los Angeles County for pavement rehabilitation work. This is the fifth of a series of extended weekend closures on I-5 between Empire Avenue and Cohasset Street for this project. […]