By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council meeting of March 22 got under way with Mayor Ara Najarian’s declaration of March 2011 as Cesar Chavez Month in the city of Glendale. “Cesar Chavez was a figure that conveyed hope and determination, especially to minorities in their struggle with prejudice, injustice, and hardship, inspired an entire […]
By Sue KILPATRICK The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. – Henry Van Dyke, American author and Clergyman No “super moon” visible here, but spring’s ferocious beginning on Sunday certainly made up for it. The torrential […]
By Mary O’KEEFE One might think that 26.2 miles was enough of a challenge for runners but Mother Nature decided to throw a little more at athletes this past Sunday. Rain, winds and cold temperatures added to the challenge that was the L.A. Marathon. “It was a difficult experience but it made me even happier […]
On April 5 voters who live within the Glendale Unified School District area will be asked to choose two candidates out of the eight vying for a seat on the district’s school board. The school board members are elected by voters to establish the educational policies of the district. In addition to guiding policy decisions […]
By Jason KUROSU The state’s financial problems and its effects on education have become a recurring theme in the Glendale Unified School District’s Board of Education meetings. As with the recession, California’s budget cuts have engendered much talk of worst case scenarios in order to prepare those involved for ominous possibilities. However, these concerns were […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Town Council Land Use Committee and various other members of the community convened at the La Crescenta Public Library on March 10 to discuss one issue: the felling of an oak tree which occurred over a year ago. At that time, newlyweds Paul and Mariam Barnes hired a tree […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It’s been a month-long tour of appearances across Glendale and La Crecenta for candidates in the April 5 elections, so what was another forum to speak last week? Five candidates running for the Glendale Unified District school board spoke to the audience at the CV Town Council March 17 inside the La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The six candidates running for the two seats on the Glendale City Council once again went into the political forum fray on Monday night. All appeared to have changed a little since their first debate about four weeks ago at the Dunsmore Community Center. The tone was more restrained by some, campaign […]
On Monday night, the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce held our Glendale City Council candidates forum at the Sparr Heights Community Center and it was a great success. All six city council candidates – Incumbents John Drayman and Dave Weaver, Rafi Manoukian, Mike Mohill, Garen Mailyan and Chahe Keuroghelian – were there and answered all […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After miles and miles of training, 10 Rosemont Middle School students will finally realize their pay-off of months of sore feet and aching knees: the Los Angeles Marathon this Sunday. Twenty-two students began their quest for marathon gold at the beginning of the school year. They began with short runs and worked […]