Moratorium Passes – But Not Happily

By Brian CHERNICK The Glendale City Council on Tuesday night successfully passed an extension of a moratorium on downtown area residential development, but not without city councilmembers butting heads on exceptions – or carve-outs – and the implementation of affordable housing requirements. After a narrow passage of a 45-day moratorium, the 10 months and 15-day […]

May is Bicycle Safety Month

With the California weather warming up, the Glendale Police Dept. and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) are highlighting how bicycling is a great way to stay in shape, save money on gas, reduce pollution and, when visiting recreational areas, a great way to see the sights. These benefits are nothing new to cyclists […]

CRIME BLOTTER

May 5 1500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, two large umbrellas were stolen from an outdoor patio area of a business at 5:24 a.m. Angeles Crest Highway, mile marker 58.07, Angeles National Forest. A day pass, CD ROM and phone charger were stolen, the interior was ransacked and the passenger side window was […]

InSight Mission Seeks to Bring Insight to Inside of Mars

By Charly SHELTON With NASA missions to Mars stemming back to the 1960s, there has been a lot of data collected on the Red Planet. From fly-bys to orbiters to landers to rovers, there have been missions to study the topography, geology, atmosphere, soil composition, life readings, ice deposition – the list goes on and […]

MSPA Welcomes New Glendale City Manager

By Nicole MOORE On May 3, the Montrose Shopping Park Association began the open forum discussion of its monthly meeting by welcoming the newly appointed Glendale City Manager Yasim Beers. Her role as city manager is significant because she is the first woman to hold the position in Glendale’s 112 years. “This is important [because] […]

Girls on the Run Donates to Commons’ Upkeep

Girls on the Run Donates to Commons’ Upkeep

By Mary O’KEEFE Monte Vista Elementary School’s Girls on the Run program donated $400 to the Crescenta Commons last week, which will be just enough to cover the watering of the Commons for about a year. “Girls on the Run is a non-profit that supports empowering girls,” said the organization’s mentor/teacher Kristin Pardo. The girls […]

Roubik Golanian Appointed to Assistant City Manager

On May 1, the Glendale City Council confirmed the appointment of Roubik Golanian as the assistant city manager. Golanian has served the Glendale community for the past 18 years through the positions of senior civil engineer, city engineer, deputy director of public works/city engineer and, most recently, director of public works. He has been serving […]

IN Brief

Monthly Off-Ramp Clean Up The monthly clean up of the La Crescenta Avenue off-ramp of the 210 Freeway is this Saturday, May 12. Volunteers meet at 8:30 a.m. at the 2600 block of Altura Avenue. All are welcome!   Tickets Available for Prayer Breakfast The 7th Annual Prayer breakfast is Saturday, May 12 at 9 […]

Hundreds Turn Out for Relay for Life of the Foothills

By Mary O’KEEFE Sixteen teams gathered for Relay for Life of the Foothills this past weekend and walked the track at Clark Magnet High School for 24 hours despite the high temperatures. The opening ceremony began with everyone welcomed by Relay chair Molly Shelton. “[Relay] has made an impact on my life,” she told participants […]

Weather in the Foothills

“The year’s at the spring, And day’s at the morn; Morning’s at seven; The hill-side’s dew-pearled; The lark’s on the wing; The snail’s on the thorn; God’s in his Heaven – All’s right with the world!” ~ Robert Browning, The Year’s at the Spring   “The sparrow is in the nest; There’s little time to […]