By Ani GASPARYAN A local resident was found on television on Friday night, battling wits on Jeopardy! while friends and family gathered to watch at a viewing party in La Cañada. Brenda Gant, an office manager and bookkeeper, was one of three contestants vying for thousands in prize money. Her path to the game show […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Shopping Park celebrated Valentine’s Day early on Saturday by handing roses to shoppers as they strolled down Honolulu Avenue. Sponsored by the Montrose Shopping Park Association, there was a large rose cart at the southeast corner of Ocean View Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue, along with a special photo opportunity. Handing out […]
Ask Phyllis! Probate: Is 10% Deposit Mandatory Dear Phyllis, Several months ago, my wife and I made an offer on a probate. The asking price was $925,000 and because we weren’t the only offer, we offered $940,000. We received a counter requesting that we make a 10% earnest deposit, increasing our escrow deposit […]
Members of the Glendale Moose Lodge #641 met with members of the Montrose Search and Rescue team on Wednesday night, Feb. 5, to deliver funds in support of the team’s work. Along with other units of Moose International, the Loyal Order of Moose supports the operation of Mooseheart Child City and School, a 1,000-acre community […]
Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Jerico Gonzales from Glendale poses for a photo after being promoted to second class petty officer at Naval Support Activity West Hampton Roads. Gonzales is a 2013 Hoover High School graduate and has been serving in the Navy for six years. Gonzales is following in his father’s footsteps who served in […]
The Lanterman House will sponsor an author talk by Lyra Kilston on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Library. The talk, titled “Built for Health,” will explore how early 20th Century ideas about health impacted the evolution of architecture in sun-drenched California. Kilston’s talk will describe how sunlight was considered […]
Corey Loevinger and Sophie Champ, both from La Cañada Flintridge, earned a place on the dean’s list at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) in fall 2019. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. For more than 150 years, […]
By Susan JAMES The Los Angeles Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising celebrates the Oscars with its 28th annual exhibition of Oscar-nominated costume designs running through March 21. Free to the public, the exhibition features over 100 costumes from 30 outstanding 2019 films including the five Oscar nominees. The biggest issue the exhibition raises is […]
The Yi sisters – Addie, 4, Gemma, 11 and Regan, 9 – will be going to Circus Vargas (with their parents) after Addie’s coloring of the Circus Vargas clown in the CV Weekly earned tickets to the popular show under the big top.
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY A tree that stood as a longtime sentinel in front of the Sunland-Tujunga Library was celebrated on Jan. 13 as plans were made for its removal. It was determined by a certified arborist that the tree, a Coast live oak, was dying and had already suffered severe structural decline. It is estimated that […]