By Ted AYALA After a bitterly contentious meeting last week, the Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday 3-2 to approve steep electricity rate hikes for Glendale Water & Power (GWP) customers that supporters urged were necessary to maintain the agency’s infrastructure and quality of service. The two dissenting votes from Councilmembers Frank Quintero and Zareh […]
Bursting with Pride Parents, you know how you swell with pride when your kids do something really cool? When they surprise you either with their enthusiasm or an ability that you were unaware they had? Well, I had that experience on Saturday night and it was shared with over 50 people! On Saturday, Prom Plus […]
“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco” ~ often credited to Mark Twain Saturday afternoon found us in Humboldt County, northern California dropping our son off for his senior (and final!) year at Humboldt State University. While mixing the business of back-to-school with pleasure, we discovered Fern Canyon located up […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU It’s an invasion of the yummy kind in Sunland-Tujunga. Every Wednesday since 2012, Food Truck Night in this neighborhood west of La Crescenta has hosted gourmet food trucks from all over southern California. The licensed trucks set up shop along Foothill Boulevard in Sunland between Oro Vista and McVine avenues, offering […]
History of Paramount Studios Topic of Meeting The next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley is on Monday, Aug. 19 and will explore the history of Paramount Pictures. For over 100 years, Paramount Pictures has been captivating movie and television audiences worldwide with its alluring imagery and compelling stories. Arising from the […]
Aug. 1 5500 block of Vista Cañada Place in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported she had found an electronic tracking device dangling from a piece of loose tape under the carriage of her vehicle. She reportedly told deputies she suspected her husband had attached the device. The couple is currently going through a divorce. […]
By Jason KUROSU The Tuesday meeting of the Crescenta Valley Water District touched upon a few new projects to CVWD facilities, including a study to increase the local water supply and adding a retaining wall between a CVWD reservoir and a residential area. The project, known as the Verdugo Basin Stormwater Recharge Facility Study, is […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Homenetmen Western Region Educational Committee held its Teen Substance & Alcohol Abuse Workshop on Tuesday, bringing a panel of experts to St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in Glendale. The bilingual lecture and interactive forum aimed to educate parents and open the lines of communication on the topic of substance abuse among […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The vision and perspective of photographer Tommy Ewasko has produced a number of the most iconic images of Glendale’s Alex Theatre in recent memory to the benefit of the venue and the entire community. On Friday at Montrose’s Wine Cave, his contribution to the preservation of local arts will spread across the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is a new north area commander for the far north area of Glendale. Lt. Lola Abrahamian is introducing herself to local organizations and getting used to her new role. Abrahamian took an unusual path to police work. For 14 years she had worked as a reproductive biologist. “I worked as an […]