By McKenna MIDDLETON On Saturday, the 2015 Special Olympics World Games began. The Opening Ceremonies drew thousands of spectators to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti illuminated how fitting a city Los Angeles is to host the World Games; a city that celebrates diversity and acceptance is now further able to […]
“The dance of the palm trees, the oceans calling, the first rays of sun and heaven is here.”~ Mike Dolan Almost certainly over the years these words or similar ones were used to describe the memories and blessings of Crescenta Valley living. Thousands of years ago, the area’s indigenous people – the Tongva – gazed […]
By Charly SHELTON On Wednesday, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, in partnership with Huntington Hospital Blood Donor Center, held a blood drive. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. donors assembled in the parking lot of the CV Sheriff’s Station to make a donation in the Huntington Hospital mobile donation vehicle. As of 3 p.m., 13 […]
By Molly SHELTON This Saturday at 7 p.m., Heather Rivers’ Little Stars Performing Arts Academy will be hosting a dance benefit concert at Bellarmine Jefferson High School in Burbank to raise money for Camp del Corazon. Camp del Corazon is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide year-round opportunities for children with heart disease. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There was a time when residents living in American towns knew all their neighbors, they never locked their doors and everyone knew the “cop on the beat.” As little towns grew into cities and small suburbs began to expand, crime increased as well. There is more crime now than in the past; […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Today, Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Glendale Police Department’s Community Room, 512 E. Wilson Ave., officers will hold a fundraiser luncheon for one of their own. Jorge Acevedo has been with the GPD for 10 years, both as a volunteer and as a staff employee. He is a […]
‘Happiest Time of the Year’ Hard to believe that summer is well underway when school begins in just over a week! That’s right – the summer ends for local public school students on Aug. 10 when the bell rings announcing the start of a brand new school year. I remember growing up when school always […]
From the River to the Sky On Saturday, Aug. 8 there will be the monthly Riverwalk workday at the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk (on the Los Angeles River) from 8 a.m. until noon. All are invited for a morning of weed removal in the landscaped areas along the trail. Meet at 300 Paula Ave. in Glendale. […]
By Jason KUROSU After two years of renovation, College View School is nearly ready to open the doors to its new facilities with a ribbon cutting ceremony due next week. The new two-story building, one of numerous Measure S funded projects reaching completion within the Glendale Unified School District, will feature nine new classrooms, a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Detectives from Los Angeles Police Dept. continue the investigation concerning a stand-off that occurred on Friday on Helendale Avenue in Tujunga. The incident began at about 7:30 a.m. when a man, whose name has not yet been released by LAPD, apparently walked out to the front of his home and began firing […]