By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Chief Carl Povilaitis is retiring after over three decades of serving the City of Glendale. He will leave the department on Friday. Povilaitis has spent most of his life as a Glendale police officer, so when asked how he plans to go from being connected 24/7 to having some real […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In this space I write a lot about doom and gloom because, quite frankly, when talking about climate change it’s mostly gloom. We are now living in the world science fiction writers have been warning us about for generations, and most of us do not like being hearing “I told you so;” […]
Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be weeding the demonstration garden and removing invasive plants the pose a fire danger to the Preserve. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday, Sept. 25, the Glendale Police Dept. sponsored a Touch A Truck event that raised money for the American Cancer Society. Over 1,000 people walked through the parking lot at the Elks Lodge on Colorado Street in Glendale. Kids, and adults, got to not only touch but also sit in and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Bailey Center is in desperate need of donations of food. “We are out of canned goods,” said Loretta Cole, volunteer at the Bailey Center. It is completely out of canned goods and has a limited number of non-perishable foods. For years the Bailey Center food bank, a service of the United […]
Thousands of folks poured onto Honolulu Avenue on Saturday for the annual Oktoberfest. There was something for everyone – traditional German food and beer, costume contests, live music, snacks, and fun and games. “In years past it’s been estimated to be 15,000-20,000 people on the avenue, but it sounds like there was more attending this […]
The Crescenta Cañada Lions Club continues to receive backpacks, school supplies and toiletries as part of its Kases for Kids project. The Lions Club collected the backpacks on Sept. 24 at the Ralph’s Market parking lot but for those unable to donate on Sept. 24 Lions Club members have continued to accept donations. Over 70 […]
Senate Bill 1116, a measure introduced by Senator Anthony J. Portantino that seeks to create a payroll fund to support small nonprofit performing arts venues (SNPAOs) was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 29. The effort comes at a time when small community theatres are struggling in the aftermath of the pandemic. […]
Sept. 30 900 Town Center Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported that she had been shopping at several stores in the area then was traveling to work when she received a notice that her credit card had been used without her authority. She then realized that several of her credit cards had been […]
Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Tuesday honored the Republic of Artsakh’s Foreign Minister David Babayan by presenting a scroll at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting to commemorate the alliance and solidarity between Los Angeles County and Artsakh. The commemoration took place on the two-year anniversary of Azerbaijan and Turkey’s six-week war on Artsakh. Supervisor Barger shared […]