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Happy New Year! Well, fiscal New Year anyway… Unlike our other New Year (the fun one), the actions and decisions that accompany each new fiscal year are not a series of singular events, but rather an exhaustive and ongoing evolution in the pursuit of the Glendale City Council’s priorities. We have goalsetting sessions with the […]

Alex Finds ‘Lost World’

“The Lost World” was a marvel of stop-motion special effects when it premiered in 1925. Based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this film followed the intrepid explorers who go deep into the jungles of South America to rescue a fellow Englishman who has been trapped on a […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: We’ve been friends with another couple for over 25 years. To help me explain, I’ll call them Jane and Joe. We’ve done everything together, including vacations with our kids when they were growing up, cruises, road trips and holidays. Four years ago, Jane passed away very unexpectedly from a heart attack and Joe has […]

Sexual Battery Suspect Arrested

The Glendale Police Dept. arrested a man- on Tuesday who is suspected of sexually assaulting under-aged high school students from Glendale High School. Detectives are investigating two reported incidents on July 12 and July 15, both occurring just before 8 a.m. The same suspect was captured on surveillance footage grabbing the buttocks of female students. […]

Accident Closes 2 Freeway Off-ramp

By Mary O’KEEFE California Highway Patrol responded to a traffic collision on Tuesday night at about 9:11 p.m. at the northbound Glendale (2) Freeway off-ramp. The accident involved a 2008 Nissan sedan and a 2005 Ford sedan. One person complained of pain afterward. The driver of the Nissan initially walked away from the scene and […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Knowing Your Limits These past weeks have been heart wrenching and terrifying. Forty-nine people killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando for reasons that are still unclear. Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, shot by police in Baton Rouge in the early morning hours of July 5. In response, three police officers were shot and […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis! Open House Theft Dear Phyllis, Three years ago, our home was on the market but because we listed a bit high it didn’t sell.  During the first open house, my Rolex was stolen. I didn’t leave it out in plain sight – it was in my dresser drawer.  When I told my Realtor® […]

Ararat-2 Takes Championship in Navasartian Games

Ararat-2 Takes Championship in Navasartian Games

The Homenetmen USA Western Region held its 41st annual Navasartian games and festival at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys over the July 4th weekend. Homenetmen is a pan-Armenian organization devoted to sports and scouting with a mission that includes preparing exemplary citizens with the highest of intellectual and spiritual values, among other principles. The […]

Movie Night Coming to Two Strike Park

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley and the Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation are hosting a free movie night on Saturday, July 30 at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave. in La Crescenta. As he has in the past, local resident Joe Rinaudo will bring his original 1909 […]

Environmental Advocacy Topic of NCSA Meeting

By Pat KRAMER On July 9, the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance invited all of the neighborhood councils in the City of Los Angeles to an open meeting to share concerns about environmental issues in their specific area. The Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council was a part of that discussion, represented by Region 1. When the attendees were […]