By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has tried to build or remodel their house in the City of Glendale knows it is anything but easy. Few know this as well as Jodi Deranja who experienced the trials and tribulations of remodeling her Glendale residence. Glendale has a design review board that, according to the city website, […]
By Leonard COUTIN and Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Sunday, the streets of Los Angeles were filled with some of the world’s most renowned and elite runners. The LA Marathon, celebrating its 34th year, began at historic Dodger Stadium and ended 26.2 miles later at the Santa Monica Pier. This year’s marathon saw a variety of […]
The Glendale Police Dept. arrested two suspects involved in an organized retail theft ring. In February 2019, GPD Downtown Policing Unit conducted an investigation relating to a shoplifting case at The Americana at Brand. As a result of the extensive investigation, officers identified Carlos Rivera of Los Angeles and Monica Paredes of Van Nuys as […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A water service leak at a house in the 2500 block of Whittier Drive temporarily closed the street to traffic. A section of the street near the home is now open to single lane vehicular traffic. Water will be shut off to just the one house affected by the leak. According to […]
Rosés are springing up – along with chardonnay, cabernet and more – at the Spring Wine Walk hosted by the MSPA. By Charly SHELTON Spring is in the air and hors d’oeuvres, wine and the chance to know Montrose and its merchants have arrived. It’s all part of the Spring Wine Walk. “We have 29 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Nationally in 2018, 16.7 million people in the U.S. alone were victims of identity fraud,” said Assemblymember Laura Friedman. “Thirty percent of U.S. consumers were a part of the data breach of companies in 2018.” Friedman presented these statistics during a Scam Stopper Town Hall meeting last week held at the community […]
The County of Los Angeles is closing the La Cañada Flintridge Library, 4545 N. Oakwood Drive, for maintenance beginning April 1. The last day of service will be Saturday, March 30. All books, even those in the storage shed, will be stored and shelves removed and new carpet and ceiling tiles installed. Closure will last […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There have been recent concerns about tree trimming in the foothill communities by Southern California Edison. Some residents in areas like Altadena have shared concerns that their trees had been trimmed in an extreme method leaving the branches bare. “We have always done vegetation management,” said David Guzman, manager with the Vegetation […]
The annual Smart-A-Thon was held on Wednesday, March 13, hosting a room of delighted quizzers at the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Mary Pinola, of the Mary Pinola Education Fund, crafted a head-scratching collection of over 75 trivia questions with a local spin for the players to answer. The top 15 teams received prizes of chocolate […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova from Russia became the first woman in space. She spent about three days orbiting the Earth, completing 48 circuits. This was during the “space race” when Russia and the United States were in daily competition for space dominance. Even though the race of “firsts” was intense, the […]