By Mary O’KEEFE The public is invited and encouraged to attend the Glendale Police Explorers’ fundraiser on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Glendale Police Dept. Community Room. The Explorers are middle and high school aged kids, some who are interested in a career in law enforcement and some who are not. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The general public typically has a love/hate relationship with law enforcement. Trying to get to work on time and having to go just a little faster (honestly just a little) than the posted speed limit and then seeing the red and blue lights appear in the rearview mirror – that is when […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council commended a local student Tuesday night for her winning entry in the city’s “I Love My Neighborhood” poster competition. Alexandra Schwalbach, a fifth grade student of Mountain View Elementary School, was chosen as the winner of the citywide competition. Running annually since 1993, the event was developed to encourage […]
As part of the Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force, the Glendale, Burbank and San Marino police departments will be conducting DUI roving saturation patrols. A DUI/driver’s license checkpoint will also be conducted with Burbank, Pasadena, San Marino, Los Angeles police departments and the California Highway Patrol at an undisclosed location within the Glendale city […]
By Jason KUROSU Glendale is holding a special election this June in order to fill a vacancy on the Glendale City Council. When former city council member Rafi Manoukian left the council after being elected City of Glendale treasurer in early 2013, a seat was left open. Five candidates are seeking to fill Manoukian’s seat. […]
By Ted AYALA If the Glendale Pops’ performance at the Alex Theatre last Saturday night proved anything, it was that you can’t keep a good band down. The ensemble’s fans may find themselves regretting that due to renovations done on the Alex in the past few months, that the Pops was forced to trim its […]
By Ted AYALA There are youth orchestras and there are youth orchestras. The Glendale Youth Orchestra (GYO), which closes out its season this Sunday at the Alex Theatre, is decidedly, emphatically an example of the latter. It would be tempting to lay much of the organization’s success on Brad Keimach, the GYO’s charismatic music director. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In 2008, the Glendale City Council purchased Rockhaven Sanitarium from Ararat Home of Los Angeles, Inc. for $8.25 million. At the time it was thought the property would be used as the new site for the Montrose Library. Once vacated, Glendale Fire Station 29 would then expand to the library location that […]
Glendale Police Dept. Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Saturday at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved […]
By Isiah REYES The Glendale Unified School District board of education meeting acknowledged students who won in various competitions as well as recognizing classified employees and retirees on Tuesday. The Sagebrush issue also was raised. The 2014 Glendale High School dance team made history at the USA Nationals by taking first place in all five […]