The staff and board of directors of La Cañada Presbyterian Church Parent Education announced their annual spring fundraiser “Opa, A Night Out in Old Town Benefitting Parent Education.” This fundraising event will be held on Friday, March 25 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Café Santorini’s Rococco Room situated in Old Town Pasadena. Those who […]
On Monday night, the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce held our Glendale City Council candidates forum at the Sparr Heights Community Center and it was a great success. All six city council candidates – Incumbents John Drayman and Dave Weaver, Rafi Manoukian, Mike Mohill, Garen Mailyan and Chahe Keuroghelian – were there and answered all […]
The following businesses and people have made the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce very happy, as they have been very helpful in sponsoring our 6th Annual HomeTown Country Fair to be held on Saturday, April 16. Thank you to these very special people and businesses: Allied Waste Services, Allstate Auto Repair, American Softub, Bob Smith […]
If you ever want to hear some good stories about what Montrose was like “back in the day,” Jack Roscher is the one to talk to. Jack, who owns the Montrose Barber Shop, has been barbering for 51½ years, the last 43 of them right here! I had to ask, “Are there any clients you […]
The YWCA of Glendale is hosting the 14th Annual Legacy Luncheon on Thursday, May 31. Held at The Castaway Restaurant at 1250 Harvard Road in Burbank, the luncheon will honor recipients of Heart & Excellence Awards including Silva Hameline, Lori Hartwell, Ann M. Herrmann, Elizabeth Manasserian and Ellyn Semler. The keynote speaker is Christine Avaness, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After miles and miles of training, 10 Rosemont Middle School students will finally realize their pay-off of months of sore feet and aching knees: the Los Angeles Marathon this Sunday. Twenty-two students began their quest for marathon gold at the beginning of the school year. They began with short runs and worked […]
By Jason KUROSU On April 5 the city of Glendale will hold its municipal election to determine, among other things, whether or not Glendale citizens want to approve Measure S, a new bond resolution intended to provide continuing funds for schools in the district. Parents, students and educators have enthusiastically supported the measure, as they […]
By Ted AYALA The full Glendale City Council convened on Tuesday evening in its first meeting since daylight savings. City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian invoked the words of French novelist Marcel Proust – famous for his monumental, multi-volume literary epic “In Search of Lost Time” – before the council meeting commenced. “The hour of death cannot […]
As most of you know, I bragged that a couple of weeks ago I bought a new car – well, new to me anyway. It’s a 2000 convertible Toyota Solara and I lost no time in putting the top down, tying on my scarf and putting on my sunglasses (gifts from Mary O’Keefe and her […]
Another winter is slowly coming to an end. The passing of seasons may be marked on a calendar, but nature and weather set their own time for change. Last year as summer turned to fall, I began to watch one certain liquid amber tree in our neighbor’s yard. As Christmas came and went, Santa Ana […]