By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Shopping Park is looking more like a California-friendly garden thanks to the City of Glendale Community Services and Parks. At the July 2 meeting the Montrose Shopping Park Association, members voiced their concern about the barren look of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard. Community Services and Parks had taken out […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last weekend over 400 people enjoyed outdoor movie experiences at the Montrose Sixth Annual Film Festival. The outdoor movies were shown in the parking lot of Andersen’s Pet Shop in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue, a throwback to Montrose’s past. The Montrose Theater burned down in the 1987; the charred utility […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The National Charity League, Glendale Chapter has begun plans to return the Twelve Oaks property to an assisted living facility. “Twelve Oaks Foundation has moved in a resident caretaker to oversee the property,” said Paris Cohen, chair of the Twelve Oaks Defense Committee. “The Foundation also has begun assessment and evaluation of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Over 100 kids filled the drama room at Rosemont Middle School on Tuesday at lunchtime. They were in the seats and on the floor. They were getting out their lunch and eating the free cookies that were handed out as they walked in. Normally middle school lunchtime is a study in social […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Kobessi Property is hosting a very special fundraiser on Saturday for local high school students. The fundraiser will benefit the Community Scholarship Foundation, a 50-year-old organization that helps students in need from public and private high schools including La Cañada and Crescenta Valley high schools. Sandy Kobessi got involved in the organization […]
As the hospital prepares for its 110th birthday, administrators reflect on the innovative ideas of its founder. By Mary O’KEEFE One-hundred-and-ten years ago penicillin had yet to be discovered. Wearing gloves and masks was just beginning to be discussed as a requirement for doctors and nurses. Treating the entire person was not something most hospitals […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Kindergarten is one of those times everyone remembers. If you’re a kid you remember that first big step into the world of academia. If you’re a parent you remember your little one walking into that great big school and holding your breath they won’t run back to you in tears. The first […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park is gearing up for the Sixth Annual Montrose Film Festival taking place on Friday and Saturday. The idea of a film festival came from a conversation between Tony Smith and Steve Pierce, two longtime Crescenta Valley residents. Both remembered the Montrose Movie Theater that once stood where the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday local business the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization partnered with Solar City and organized a beach clean up day at Dockweiler Beach in Playa del Rey. “Recently we launched our oceans campaign,” said Diane Wagenbrenner, senior vice president of Operations of Earth Organization. The organization, which recently opened an office in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The investigation continues into the murder of Arthur Palmer, 73, in the 3000 block of Frances Avenue. Palmer’s body was discovered at about 1:30 p.m. on July 24 in the attached garage of his home. The cause of death was “multiple blunt force traumatic injuries,” according to Lt. Kelly Yagerliner, Los Angeles […]