The ladies of Las Candelas held their final meeting of the 2021-22 year at Oakmont Country Club on May 26. The meeting involved the celebration of the success of their recent biennial fundraiser, “Love Has No Limits,” which yielded almost $100,000 that will be used for the group’s philanthropic projects in the coming two years. […]
Join Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and the City of Glendale in One Book, One Glendale, a community book read-along and discussion of “The Personal Librarian” by authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. “The Personal Librarian” tells the unsung story of Belle da Costa Greene, a young woman who is hired by the influential American financier […]
Andrew Odom of Glendale earned a spot on the Bucknell University dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 21-2022 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean’s list recognition. Founded in 1846 and located along the […]
On the afternoon of Saturday, May 21 longtime Sunland resident Richard Stewart emceed the ceremonies for the Sunland-Tujunga Mission of the Church of Scientology, 9913 Commerce Ave. in Tujunga. The expansion of earlier facilities includes a bookstore and sits at a highly traveled intersection of Foothill Boulevard. All Mission services are open to the public […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club (LCWC) awarded $3,000 to 2022 scholarship winners at its May meeting. The six scholarships of $500 each were awarded to exemplary students in the area. The Dick Huntwork engineering scholarship was awarded to Teleya Blunt of Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS). The Roberta Kurtz Award, in remembrance of the club’s […]
David Schwartz of Glendale, who majored in electrical and computer engineering, was bestowed a bachelor’s degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 153rd commencement. Nearly 1,200 undergraduate degrees were awarded during the ceremony. This undergraduate ceremony marked the first time the entire class and their family and friends were able to gather together for an in-person ceremony […]
On Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m., flutist Paul Fried will lead a chamber group in the third concert in the 2022 Brand Associates Music Series. The musicians include violinist Alexander Fried, violist Victor de Almeida, cellist Dennis Karmazyn, and pianist Bryan Pezzone. The program will consist of music by Schumann, Beethoven, Mozart, Roussel and […]
Memorial Day was recognized throughout the area with ceremonies at Two Strike Park and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Montrose. In Montrose, representatives from Glendale City Council, including Mayor Ardy Kassakhian, Congressman Adam Schiff, State Senator Anthony Portantino and Assemblymember Laura Friedman, all spoke at the event that honored those who paid the ultimate sacrifice […]
Local resident, actor and author Paul Carafotes donated copies from his storybook series, “The Adventures of Charlie Bubbles” to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s Labor and Delivery Dept. This donation was made possible through the Charlie Bubbles Cares For Kids non-profit foundation. The series was inspired by the birth of his son Charlie. Carafotes wants to […]