By Ted AYALA The Pasadena Symphony Orchestra (PSO), which has provided many memorable concerts in the past season and has admirably retained its superior quality despite a recent squabble with their former music director, announced their schedule for the 2011-2012 season. Among the notable musicians in this upcoming PSO season are violinist James Ehnes, cellist […]
BONE MARROW DRIVE AT GLENDALE MEMORIAL Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center in conjunction with the Armenian Bone Marrow Registry will be hosting a bone marrow drive on Thursday, March 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the hospital auditorium. The Drive is being held to help find a donor for 26-year-old Steve Bodozian […]
Spiritual Growth at St. Bede St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church has created opportunities for spiritual growth and reflection for the Lenten season for all residents of the La Cañada Flintridge community beginning with daily mass in the main church Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and Saturday morning at 8:00 […]
Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti, pastor of St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church in La Cañada Flintridge, is shown blessing the St. Joseph table at the annual celebration held each year by the Italian Catholic Federation branch at the parish. Each year on the celebration of the feast day of St. Joseph (the foster father of […]
Did you know that Rocky Cola, our beloved ’50s themed diner, is celebrating its 23rd year in the Montrose Shopping Park? I spoke with owner and general manager Lucy Di Mino to get the latest updates on food, fun and patrons. Let’s start with the food that “keeps ‘em comin’ back.” The latest specialty at […]
The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual HomeTown Country Fair is coming your way! We have it all. Arts, crafts, exhibitors, games, entertainment, food, car show, carnival, parade, pie eating contest and a lot of fun. For those who like animals, though there are no pig races there are plenty of adoptable animals on hand […]
Have you ever thought about running a marathon? Did you do it or do you still think about it? Well I know of 10 amazing kids from Rosemont Middle School that actually did. Here is their story as told by one of the parents, Rik D. Middleton: “In September 40 Rosemont students began a journey […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The rains came in the early hours of Saturday morning, and although clouds covered the rest of the day, it could not dampen the spirit of those who turned out for Crescenta Valley’s annual Arbor Day ceremony. Held at Two Strike Memorial Park from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the County of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again Southern California will be dealing with rain. The first in the series of storms hit La Crescenta late Wednesday afternoon. The storm was predicted to bring a half an inch of rain with snow levels to 3,500 feet. There was little time to dry out before the next storm hits […]
By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council meeting of March 22 got under way with Mayor Ara Najarian’s declaration of March 2011 as Cesar Chavez Month in the city of Glendale. “Cesar Chavez was a figure that conveyed hope and determination, especially to minorities in their struggle with prejudice, injustice, and hardship, inspired an entire […]