By Julie BUTCHER After consecutive weeks of council meetings dealing with controversial topics that often ran late into the night, the Glendale City Council took care of business in short order at its meeting on Tuesday. The Council accepted $300K in workforce development funding from the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB). Verdugo Workforce Development Board […]
Teams are needed to raise awareness of the fight against cancer at the annual Relay for Life of the Foothills. By Julie BUTCHER “With each lap we are coming closer to a cure.” That’s how event chair Molly Shelton kicked off last year’s Relay for Life of the Foothills event. This year the Relay For […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In the wake of the announcement by the Dept. of Justice that 50 people are being charged in connection with a nationwide college admission scam, the conversation of how the system works for the haves and have-nots has become a common topic. On Tuesday, the DOJ held a press conference that laid […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tonight, Thursday night, is Rosemont Middle School’s open house and this year the event will have a different twist. In addition to open classrooms, visitors can take part in a fundraiser with some very impressive silent auction items. “When we met with Principal Scott Anderle at the beginning of the year we […]
The Women of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team By Mary O’KEEFE In 1970 women were employed as deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. but they were not yet allowed to go on patrol. That changed two years later when a pilot program began that trained women to be patrol deputies. In the […]
Scam Stopper Meeting Assemblymember Laura Friedman is hosting a town hall meeting in partnership with the Glendale Police Dept., the California Contractors State License Board and the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse on fraud prevention. It will be held today, Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the Glendale Police Dept., 131 N. […]
By Charly SHELTON Clark Magnet High has done it again. The Lexus Eco Challenge offers high school students a chance to get environmentally involved and find practical ways of researching and improving the environment to make a better tomorrow. And, once again, the environmental geographic information system class at Clark Magnet High School entered and […]
Passing Through This past Saturday we had an unexpected visit from former neighbors who lived next-door to us for a number of years. These were the early years when my kids were young and their daughter would sit for them. Seeing them brought to mind wonderful memories that made me (again) grateful for the […]
“Water is the moving force of all nature.” ~ Leonardo Di Vinci Is California Free from Drought After Wet Winter? As the wet winter flows into spring, the 2018-19 rainy season is expected to continue changing California’s drought map. Yes, the prolonged rain flooded many areas that not so long ago were left barren from […]
St. Patrick’s Day celebrants are invited to stroll and dance through the historic salons aboard the Queen Mary at its all-new St. Patrick’s Day Eve Pub Stroll on Saturday, March 16. For one night only, ticketholders can experience authentic Irish food, drinks, dancing and music on the eve of the Irish holiday. Artists include […]