By Jason KUROSU In March 2009, Glendale entered into a Sister City agreement with Goseong-City, South Korea. As a way of building on this agreement, Glendale Community College has allowed for around 20 high school students from Goseong-City to enroll at GCC each semester. This education-focused portion of the agreement was finalized in a welcome […]
By Bruce GIBSON Thanks to a break in the weather, sponsorship from local businesses and the largest turnout of volunteers in its history, the 17th annual Foothill Community Cleanup Day on Oct. 23 turned out to be an overwhelming success. Over 300 participants from throughout the community – some even from as far as San […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue team members responded on Sunday night to a call concerning a missing hiker in the Angeles National Forest. Scott Gossard, 45, of Anaheim left Friday at 8 a.m. to hike to Triplet Rocks, one of the least accessible peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains. He was found safe […]
By Jason KUROSU With a plethora of booths, college representatives and prospective students in attendance, the 18th Annual College Career Fair was in full swing at the Glendale Civic Auditorium on Wednesday night, Oct. 27. Colleges ranged from public to private, two-year to four-year, vocational to military to almost anything imaginable were present to provide […]
The CV Town Council is conducting a survey to see if current residential building codes are satisfactory for the unincorporated area of La Crescenta. The following are six questions found on the CVTC website asking for a simple Yes or No response. Respondents can make additional comments. 1. Do you currently reside in a single-family […]
By Ted AYALA Last Tuesday night the council room of the Glendale City Council was filled to capacity and then some. The seats and aisles were swarming with people clad in red; their faces laden with anxiety and worry. At the heart of the their concerns was a proposal from the city treasurer’s office to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Tuesday’s election results will bring about change to Washington and a return to past leadership in California. The laid-back attitude of California voters was more of a myth than a reality during several hotly contested races from the U.S. Senate to the governor’s office. Jerry Brown, at 72, was elected for his […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An early morning car crash got an entire neighborhood out of bed and into the street on Monday morning. According to Glendale police, about 2:30 a.m. a call came into the station about a car accident in the 4800 block of Maryland Avenue. “Apparently this Mercedes was [traveling] at a high rate […]
By Jason KUROSU This Saturday, Nov. 6 marks the election for Crescenta Valley Town Council members. An open forum hosted by the CV Community Assn. was held at Dunsmore Park on Oct. 27, in which any and all could attend and hear the candidates speak. The background of the candidates is diverse, ranging from lawyers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Drivers along Honolulu Avenue will be slowing down as they drive through Montrose after new stop signs were installed this week. “We were planning on installing the [three] way signs as part of the Trader Joe’s [plan] at Honolulu and Orangedale (avenues),” said Steve Zurn, director of Glendale Public Works. Trader Joe’s […]