Glendale attorney Sarkis Jacob Babachanian has assumed office as the 70th president of the Glendale Bar Association, succeeding Arbella Azizian, Esq. Babachanian was sworn in by Burbank Superior Court Judge William D. Stewart at the Association’s Jan. 10 installation dinner at the Oakmont Country Club. Also installed were attorneys Arpa Stepanian as vice president, Michael […]
By Susan JAMES An exciting exhibition of costuming creativity is now on display through April 7 at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles. Free to the public, the exhibition features 125 costumes from 25 films that represent outstanding artistry, including four of the five Oscar nominees for Best Costume Design […]
By Charly SHELTON If you can’t get away to a hotel by the sea on Valentine’s Day, you have to bring the sea home for yourself. One of my favorite Valentine’s Day memories was with this girl I had been dating for a couple of years and we didn’t have time to do anything substantial […]
By Charly SHELTON Valentine’s Day is on a Wednesday this year. That’s poor timing. It’s tough to have a romantic getaway when you have to be back at work the next morning. So the bay fog of San Francisco is out and the desert sunsets of Sedona are a no-go; where can you go? Why […]
LCVRWF TO HOST GOVERNOR CANDIDATE JOHN COX At its Feb. 8 meeting (today), the La Crescenta Valley Republican Women Federated will host gubernatorial candidate John Cox. The luncheon begins at 11 a.m. with social time followed by the meeting, lunch and speaker beginning at 11:30 a.m. The luncheon is held at the Oakmont Country Club. […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. for Transfiguration Sunday when Pastor Scott Peterson continues the Epiphany Series. This week, Pastor Peterson leads with a sermon entitled “Figure It Out.” Stay for a time of fellowship with coffee, donut, juice, and a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Irish music and church have gone hand-in-hand for centuries. The sound of an Irish tenor’s voice resonating off the acoustics of a church chapel has been equated to heaven itself. So what better way to enjoy the voice of Irish tenor Emmet Cahill than in Pasadena’s Presbyterian Church? […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Sixty years ago, on Jan. 31, the United States officially entered the Space Race with the successful launch of the Explorer I satellite and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory became a player on the world space stage. JPL held a celebration of the success of Explorer 1 on Jan. 31 and looked not […]
Two small asteroids, recently discovered by astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) near Tucson, Arizona, are safely passing by Earth within one lunar distance this week. The first of this week’s close-approaching asteroids – discovered by CSS on Feb. 4 – is designated asteroid 2018 CC. Its close approach to Earth came Tuesday […]
It’s Smart Mixer Time The pre-smart mixer hosted by Bob Smith Toyota is an event that somewhat disrupts the normalcy of the company but it does come with some tasty food. Not smart food, just tasty food. There will be no answers floating around for the upcoming Smart-a-thon; however, feel free to purchase a […]