My Cheers & Jeers Of late, things have really begun to heat up in the local, state and national scenes. Typically, news is pretty quiet at the end of the year; people are gearing up for the holidays or are taking time off to be with family. Sometimes it takes a little time to […]
“Beauty is a form of genius – is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.” ~ Oscar Wilde To ring in the New Year, the world […]
CVCA Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will meet tonight, Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in the community room at the La Crescenta Library. The meeting will be preceded by the annual Far North Glendale Homeowners group (open to all residents including renters) meeting at 6:30 p.m. Those who live north of Honolulu […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “We are going to burn long before we drown.” This was a quote given just a few weeks before the Station Fire. And although it was in reference to the depletion of the ozone layer, the rising temperatures, drought and the overall challenges of climate change, it was oddly prophetic and wise, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Citibank building at 2350 Honolulu Ave. is in escrow. Once escrow is complete, Glendale Community College will bring classes to the location. “What we envision is a third campus for our students,” said Drew Sugars, director of Communication and Community Relations for GCC. The campus will be similar to the Garfield […]
By Julie BUTCHER Thousands of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the Women’s March LA. According to the Women’s March LA Foundation, the goal of the march was to announce the collective vision that, by using the power of the vote, a government can be created that supports and represents the intersecting […]
By Brandon HENSLEY During its Jan. 18 meeting, the Crescenta Valley Town Council had LA County Assessor’s Office special assistant David Gevorkyan speak to councilmembers and the audience about ways homeowners can take advantage of tax exemptions. Residents can file a “Claim for Homeowners Property Tax Exemption,” which can take off $7,000 from the assessed […]
By Charly SHELTON The local library has always been known as a place to find a good read, get on the Internet or even rent a movie, but now Glendale libraries also offer another service: social service. Mary Leasure is a social worker and the social services liaison for Glendale libraries, based out of the […]
By Charly SHELTON It begins in the last weeks of the year, and can last for several months: flu season. Almost every year, the flu virus reaches epidemic levels, meaning it exceeds the expectations of growth in number of cases, and the 2017-18 flu season is no different. But this season is especially impactful to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The bus strike that has affected Glendale Unified School District continues with no end in sight, according to GUSD and the First Student bus company. The bus drivers for First Student walked off the job a week ago today. The strike caught GUSD off guard. “We knew they were in negotiations,” said […]