By Charly SHELTON The day after Thanksgiving is known as Black Friday, the official start of the holiday shopping season. Stores across America open early on Black Friday, and some on Thanksgiving afternoon, with door buster deals and heavy discounts on almost everything. It’s the day that businesses stop being in the red and get […]
City of Glendale Receiving Prop H Funding By Mary O’KEEFE Proposition H was approved by Los Angeles County voters. The measure that was offered by the LA County Board of Supervisors is expected to bring $355 million a year to homeless services by raising sales tax a quarter of a percent. The tax is set […]
Hometown Heroes I don’t know if you caught it in last week’s paper, but the Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts of America announced their honorees for this year’s Hometown Heroes. Those being honored are Mickey DePalo, Michele Gonzalez and David Worley. And me. So, how did I get on such an esteemed list […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale Police Dept. has been witnessing a significant drop in identity theft reports filed since February with October achieving a nearly 50% reduction, year-over-year, bringing 2017 on pace to be one of the city’s lowest in a decade. According to the department’s Monthly Crime Statistics and Activity Reports, incidents of identity theft […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Christopher Shahinian would like to thank all who came out, donated and volunteered at the recent “Thank*A*Soldier” event. The program involves the entire community and was hosted in Burbank, Glendale and La Cañada by Keller Williams Real Estate. They had asked for donated items, including lip balm, lotions, deodorant and foot powder, […]
Christmas Parade The Montrose Christmas Parade takes place on Saturday, Dec. 2. The 2200-2700 blocks of Honolulu Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 3 p.m.; the parade begins at 6:15 p.m. The parade grand marshal is Ken Landreaux, a member of the 1981 world championship Dodgers team. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Afternoon […]
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The weather may not agree, but today is Thanksgiving Day. For those who are dining out or purchased a pre-cooked turkey, you made […]
Count Your Blessings There is a song that I remember from my youth that the Ray Conniff Singers did – “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep.” The lyrics, in part, are, “And when we’re worried/And we can’t sleep/We’ll count our blessings/Instead of sheep.” I’ve always loved that song not only because of how well […]
Visitors to downtown Glendale will find a trolley that travels along Brand Boulevard to pick up passengers for holiday shopping and downtown dining. Riding the trolley is free of charge. The trolley will run through Jan. 15, Monday – Friday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE If anyone thinks that the holidays have become too commercial and cold, all they have to do is attend a very special party that, for 44 years, has brought the real meaning of Christmas to so many. This year’s Christmas party is being held at Healy Hall at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church […]