Dreamworks’ ‘Adventure to Santa’ Opens at Glendale Galleria

Dreamworks’ ‘Adventure to Santa’ Opens at Glendale Galleria

By Isiah REYES Glendale Galleria and DreamWorks have partnered to bring “Adventure to Santa,” an interactive magical journey for kids to search for Santa at the North Pole. Located in the JCPenney Court at the mall, Santa’s cottage is a 2,000 square foot attraction that includes 15,000 LED lights and 300 watts of concert stereo […]

Traffic, Job Retention Brought to Assemblymember Gatto

By Mary O’KEEFE It was coffee and conversation on Monday when Assemblymember Mike Gatto visited Montrose Bakery to speak to the community on issues of concern. Residents from downtown Glendale and Burbank to Crescenta Valley asked questions on a variety of issues ranging from taxes to medical marijuana. Gatto holds periodic community meetings throughout his […]

Holiday Shopping at Prom Plus Boutique

By Joyce LEE Prom Plus will be hosting its annual holiday boutique fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The community event will be held at the St. Luke’s of the Mountains Church on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue in La Crescenta. Prom Plus was founded after a […]

Walk … and Win a Car

By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, kids who are currently enrolled in grades nine through 12 have a chance to walk with their friends and fellow students, learn about what their community organizations offer and get a chance to win a car. The Second Annual YMCA of the Foothills Life Walk will be held at Rosemont […]

Mountview Retirement Community Honors Resident Veterans

By Samantha SLAYBACK Each year on Veterans’ Day,  many people take time to remember and celebrate those who have fought for their country. At Mountview Retirement Community, veterans were celebrated with a special ceremony to unveil a new veterans wall. Many friends, family, and fellow Mountview residents joined in honoring those who have served this […]

A Place to Call Home for Local Vets

A Place to Call Home for Local Vets

By Isiah REYES Glendale’s newest affordable housing project reserved for lower income seniors, Cypress Senior Living, has given new life to six lucky veterans. One of the six veterans at Cypress Senior Living is Thomas O’Shaughnessy, who had previously lived in Burbank for about 14 years. Being disabled and requiring a wheelchair to move around, […]

Crescenta Commons Ribbon Cut

By Mary O’KEEFE “A place for the community for now and for always,” was how Dr. Armina Gharpetian of the Glendale Unified School District described the Crescenta Commons at its ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. Crescenta Commons is a pocket park on the corner of Rosemont and Orange avenues, just east of Monte Vista Elementary […]

UC Tuition Increase

By Jason KUROSU The University of California Board of Regents will vote next week on a proposed tuition increase which would raise tuition fees by as much as 5% over the next five years for both graduate and undergraduate students. The proposal would raise tuition from $12,192 to $12,804 next fall, even with an expected […]

Historic Comet Landing

Historic Comet Landing

After more than a decade traveling through space, a robotic lander built by the European Space Agency made the first-ever soft landing of a spacecraft on a comet. In actuality the spacecraft may have landed twice. Once on the surface, then bounced around and back onto the surface. Mission controllers at ESA’s mission operations center […]

Crime blotter

Nov. 9 Flanders Road in La Cañada Flintridge, several rooms in a home were ransacked. Deputies responded to a call concerning pool water overflowing. When they arrived, they noticed the sliding glass door was smashed and left ajar. It was not determined what or if anything was missing. It is not known when the incident […]