By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose shopping park area is known for its small town, Norman Rockwell-type charm. Honolulu Avenue weaves back and forth through the tree-lined streets, people actually wave and smile at each other. It is easy to think this is a town that has stepped back in time if not, of course, for […]
By Ted AYALA The struggle for the Chamlian School’s gymnasium project in La Crescenta spilled over into the Glendale City Council on Tuesday. Chamlian’s project has inspired pointed debate between the school’s students and parents and local residents bordering the school. The project, a 9,345 square foot, 35-foot tall gymnasium that would be built on […]
“Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of eternity.” - Jerome K. Jerome, 1859-1927 English writer and humorist Wednesday was Feb. 29, an unusual day as it happens only every four years. The given name Leap Year doesn’t quite seem fitting, because a day is added not skipped over. Be it […]
March’s Calendar: Roaring In It has been a rough couple of weeks. The community continues to react to the suicide over at the high school in February. In response, the family is in the process of creating a foundation in their son’s name. A fundraiser is planned on Sunday for Drew’s Voice over at Leo’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop That is the philosophy the Ferraro family hopes all will take from attending a fundraiser this Sunday. “We are looking to educate people…on the acts of kindness, compassion, and the power of their words,” wrote Deana Ferraro, mother of 15-year-old Drew […]
Dreier Announces Plans to Leave Congress Representative David Dreier (R-CA) took the floor of Congress on Wednesday to announce his decision not to run for re-election in November. He noted successes in bi-partisan progress over his tenure and outlined areas in which he feels improvement is necessary. To read his entire speech, visit http://dreier.house.gov/releases/pr022912.shtml. Stephen […]
By Jason KUROSU Meeting held to discuss Rosemont Preserve, potential land purchase. At the peak of Rosemont Avenue sits eight acres of land purchased in 2005 by Terry Villanueva and her son Justin Whalin in the hopes of opening a private school on the land. However, concerns of nearby neighbors led them to try to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 3200 block of Altura Avenue was shut down briefly on Wednesday morning by Glendale police as they conducted a search for a 23-year-old man who fled during a probation compliance check. The Glendale man, Bradley Shaw, was on active felony probation for drug possession when police entered his home during a […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY At the Feb. 16 meeting of the CV Town Council, member Frank Beyt introduced a new tutoring program that the town council, in conjunction with Crescenta Valley High School, is sponsoring. The program will initially work with students at La Crescenta Elementary School and Beyt urged council audience members to consider helping […]
The Second Annual Community Forum on Public Education will be held Saturday, March 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pacific Community Center, 501 South Pacific Ave. in Glendale. The forum, sponsored by the Council PTAs of the 5 Star Coalition including Glendale, Burbank, La Cañada, South Pasadena and Pasadena, will feature guest speaker […]