Bone Marrow Registry Walk The Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) will be holding its annual Walk of Life walk-a-thon on Saturday, May 3. Registration will begin at 9 a.m.; opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m.; and the walk will begin at 10 a.m. The 5K walk will begin and end at Glendale Memorial Hospital (on […]
One Down, Another on the Calendar I don’t know why it is, but springtime in the foothills means busy time in the foothills. For example, last Saturday was the CV Chamber of Commerce’s Hometown Country Fair. I sit on the chamber board and was in charge of getting the volunteers to help fill the many […]
“… See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.” ~ Mother Teresa Sunday morning, the weather was in a state of transition. Upon waking, I could hear the trees being […]
Pie Eating Contest Eli Locke Performs
At approximately 9:45 am today Glendale Police Officers responded to a traffic accident involving a pedestrian on the 1000 block of North Glendale Ave. The preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian was illegally crossing Glendale Ave near Verdugo Road. The pedestrian attempted to cross five lanes of traffic while pulling a cart of groceries. The 24-year old […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This morning, April 7, in L.A. Superior Court, Dept. 102, former City of Glendale councilman and mayor John Drayman was sentenced to jail time and five years probation in addition to paying restitution after pleading guilty on March 12 to embezzlement, giving false statement to the California State Franchise and perjury. Judge […]
UPDATE: The investigation is concluding. GPD is reopening Montrose Ave. GPD received reports of a man on a balcony with a possible BB Gun and shots fired. The man was asked to come out of his apartment, and he is being cooperative, said Sgt. Tom Lorenz of the GPD. The 3100 block of Montrose […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The past economy woes have hit most people and businesses hard, and small “mom and pop” businesses seem to take the hardest hit when the economy dips. The small shops had already faced competition from big box stores and the Internet prior to the recent downturn. But in Montrose and Crescenta Valley, […]
The Glendale Police Dept. Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI (driving under the influence)/driver’s license checkpoint on April 5 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and […]
By Ted AYALA The four-year plan that the City of Glendale adopted in 2012 to shore up Glendale Water & Power finances is being taken back to the drawing board. Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to award a contract for $103,000 to Bartle Wells Associates of Berkeley to devise a new water rate structure […]