By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale’s Office of Sustainability has recently launched a series of community workshops for the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP). A CAAP is a comprehensive strategy developed to address the challenges posed by climate change, such as extreme weather events like heat waves and wildfires. It consists of a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Azerbaijan sent troops into Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) on Tuesday. Azerbaijan is calling its military measures in Nagorno-Karabakh an “anti-terror” operation and stated it will not stop until the Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians surrender, according to BBC. On Wednesday morning, ethnic Armenian forces in Nargorno-Karakakh said they had agreed to a Russian proposal for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Fifty-seven years ago, Disney released the first animated film of “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.” All my kids loved Winnie the Pooh but my middle child was obsessed. She would cuddle with her stuffed Pooh toy and bring him to her many, many tea parties that she hosted for friends […]
To Purge … and How … or Not to Purge Many of you might have heard of “fall cleaning.” Like spring cleaning, fall cleaning is the chance to do a deep dive into cleaning. According to Homes & Gardens, these might include dusting shelves, furniture and décor; cleaning floors and rugs; cleaning ceiling fans and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “It is important. It is very important because six million Jews were murdered. They can’t talk. We are the few survivors [who] are left. We have to talk for them,” said Joseph Alexander of why he travels the world to share his story of survival at the hands of Nazi Germany during […]
CVTC General Meeting The public is invited to the general meeting of the CV Town Council tonight, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library. Among the items on the agenda is a presentation by the Los Angeles County Tax Collector on short term rental regulations. The La Crescenta […]
By Lynn SHER The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) had its monthly public board of education meeting on Sept. 12. After completing preliminary tasks, like introducing board members, performing roll call and reciting the pledge of allegiance, presentations began with Dr. Narineh Khemichian, GUSD’s student wellness director. September is recognized as Suicide Prevention Month and […]
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasón announced on Wednesday that charges have been filed in the murder of LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer. Kevin Cataneo Salazar, 29, was arrested on Monday. He is being accused of allegedly ambushing and shooting Clinkunbroomer, 30, on Saturday as the deputy waited at a red light in […]
Sept. 16 4400 block of Encinas Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, the glass window of a house was broken and several items were stolen between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. 200 block of Berkshire Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to the location concerning a male adult with no shirt who was wearing […]
Horace Mann Elementary has been recognized as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Dept. of Education. The National Blue Ribbon is a widely recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning. The program affirms the hard work of educators, families and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging […]