April is Armenian Heritage Month and Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month. By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday the City of Glendale hosted the Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration event at the Alex Theatre. The Glendale City Council opened the event with a video recognizing the importance of the night’s commemoration. It was followed by a chamber choir presentation, […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) announced the successful completion and interconnection of the GWP Perkins Building Rooftop Solar Project, a major milestone in the city’s ongoing efforts to expand its clean energy portfolio. This solar photovoltaic system, with a capacity of 184 kW, is expected to generate approximately 300,000 kWh of clean solar energy annually […]
Work continues on the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project. According to information from the City of Glendale, during the construction period intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: La Crescenta Avenue between North Verdugo Road and Downing Avenue: Northbound travel lanes may be closed intermittently between April 28 thru May […]
When Old People Marry Tomorrow, April 25, is my wedding anniversary. Steve and I married back in 1981 (we were super young) so 2025 marks 44 blissful years. That year Easter came late – April 19. I remember because we were married in the Catholic Church (by both my priest and his minister) and before […]
By Mary O’KEEFE I hope you all had a Happy Earth Day on April 22 and did good things to support Mother Nature. While growing up in Iowa I saw the evolution of tornado warnings. Back then it seemed we were more of “being one with the Earth.” But if a tornado warning was issued […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Good Friday, bells could be heard across the country to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the ride of Paul Revere and the beginning of the American Revolution. Congregations across the country came together in a symbolic act titled “Ringing the freedom bells for democracy.” St. Luke’s of the Mountain Episcopal Church […]
CVCA to Meet Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for Foothill area residents to bring their own concerns. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. All are […]
By Mikaela STONE Historically, a government cannot withstand the peaceful resistance of just 3.5% of its population, states research by Erica Chenoweth, academic dean for Faculty Development and the Frank Stanton professor of the First Amendment at Harvard Kennedy School. The Indivisible movement seeks to mobilize this 3.5% against the Donald Trump Administration in both […]
The USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other federal wild land fire agencies will conduct annual training for personnel of Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) at Channel Islands Air National Guard (ANG) Station in Port Hueneme from now until April 26. The training will include personnel from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On May 3 the community is invited to the Glendale Community College (GCC) open house. The first time GCC opened its doors for an open house was four years ago toward the end of the pandemic. The pandemic had affected GCC, like many colleges across the country, resulting in lower enrollment. It […]