Members of the Glendale Police Dept. are growing beards for the month of July as part of a fundraiser to help a Glendale Police Dept. employee. In 1999, Jorge Acevedo was on the road to becoming a police officer, but that dream came to an end the day after Christmas. Acevedo was on his way […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale residents will be able to water their lawns one more day a week as Glendale Water and Power relaxes from Phase III to Phase II in water conservation. The Glendale City Council voted to relax the mandatory conservation to allow residents to increase exterior watering from two days a week to […]
Upcoming Events in Glendale On Saturday, July 16 the City of Glendale, the Downtown Glendale Association and the Glendale Economic Development Department will host the 23rd Annual Cruise Night Event on Brand Boulevard between Broadway and Milford streets from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. This event is free for all ages! There will be lots […]
The Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic, a community-based organization encompassing the Glendale, Burbank, La Cañada, La Crescenta, Sunland and Tujunga areas, awarded scholarships recently. Among them were three Mary Ellen Gilstrap Memorial Scholarship awards. Recipients for 2016 were Amber Graves, Selena Zhang, and Chelsea Johnson. Additional 2016 college sorority member scholarships were awarded to La Cañada […]
Glendale Adventist Medical Center received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Hospitals must achieve 85% […]
Assistance League of Glendale has been giving scholarships to Glendale Community College and GUSD schools since 1962. Each recipient received a $1,000 scholarship upon proof of college registration. President Mary Lo Follett and scholarship chair Danette Erickson congratulated this year’s recipients at the June League luncheon. From left are President Mary Lo Follett, Becky Im […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale residents have been taking water conservation seriously, keeping their usage well within California state guidelines despite increased construction of multi-unit family residences. Single family homes decreased water usage by 3000 acre feet of water in 2013 and 2500 acre feet in the 2014-15 fiscal year. “The most drastic reduction is irrigation,” […]
By Charly SHELTON Tuesday night, after much discussion, Glendale Unified School District Board of Education approved a motion to adopt new books. At the biweekly school board meeting, the last meeting of this school year, there was much debate and discussion over a consent calendar item proposing adoption of seven books for GUSD schools. Six […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At Tuesday night’s special Glendale City Council meeting the discussion concerned expanding the RFP (Request for Proposal) description for the property Rockhaven Sanitarium at 2713 Honolulu Ave. The most recent RFP, prior to the motion made on Tuesday, limited the development to a medical/mental-health related facility and/or boutique lifestyle commercial center. Councilmember […]
By Dylan SYLVESTER The Glendale Police Dept. opened its doors to offer the community an introduction to the people behind the shields at its second annual open house on June 4. Officers shared stories of their work with Glendale and Crescenta Valley residents while flipping hot dogs. “It’s our way of opening our doors to […]