Parts of ANF Closed due to Possible Health Risks

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and U.S. Forestry Service officials have closed the Broken Blade, Twisted Arrow, and Pima Loops of the Table Mountain Campgrounds in the Angeles National Forest after tests confirmed that one ground squirrel trapped on July 16, 2013 during routine surveillance activities tested positive on July 23, 2013 for […]

John Barrowman Visits Once Upon A Time

John Barrowman Visits Once Upon A Time

By Charly SHELTON He has traveled through space and time, fought superheroes and was even a lead tenor as a singing/dancing Nazi for “Springtime for Hitler.” And now he has come to Montrose. TV superstar John Barrowman of CW’s “Arrow,” BBC’s “Torchwood,” Doctor Who and the film version of “The Producers” can add yet another […]

Back To Business is Goal of Program

Back To Business is Goal of Program

By Michael YEGHIAYAN The City of Glendale and DreamWorks Animation introduced a partnership on Monday designed to expedite private industries’ ability to conduct business after an earthquake or natural disaster. The Back to Business Program will allow for authorized private engineers to serve as deputized structural evaluators with the power to inspect and reopen buildings […]

Cars and More Found on the Boulevard

Cars and More Found on the Boulevard

By Jason KUROSU For 20 years, Glendale has hosted the annual Cruise Night, a showcase of Southern California’s classic cars. Despite all the car lovers and enthusiasts present for Saturday night’s five block event, Brand Boulevard was reduced to walking traffic from Milford Street to Broadway, as around 250 pre-1979 cars lined the median and […]

Meatball Gets Top Billing for 2014 Rose Float

Meatball Gets Top Billing for 2014 Rose Float

By Ted AYALA From the garbage cans of Glendale neighborhoods to becoming a nationwide celebrity, the saga of Meatball the Bear has been a winding and improbable one. Now a new twist is being added to his journey – as inspiration for a Rose Parade float. Meatball, whose culinary habits caught the attention of the […]

Forum to Discuss Relocation of Glendale P.O.

By Michael YEGHIAYAN A public meeting is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, July 25 regarding the proposed relocation of the Glendale Post Office located at 313 E. Broadway. The forum, to be held at the city council chambers at Glendale City Hall at 6 p.m., is designed to receive public input on the potential move and […]

Volunteers Turn Out at Deukmejian

Volunteers Turn Out at Deukmejian

By Simone DUPUY On the third Saturday of every month during the spring and summer seasons, the Glendale Parks and Open Space Foundation along with members of the community and the City of Glendale Community Services and Parks Dept. come together to rebuild Deukmejian Park’s natural ecology after it was devastated by the 2009 Station […]

from the desk of the publisher

Finding the Best Deals In – and Out – of Town The other day I had my nails done at Amy’s Nail Place on Foothill over by Crescenta Valley Flower Mart. Like me, Amy is a small businesswoman looking to provide a service to the Crescenta Valley. We’ve lamented over the years how difficult it […]

Bumping Out Curbs for Safe Routes

By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in Crescenta Valley, especially those who live and travel in the far north Glendale area, have noticed quite a bit of construction around local schools. The curbs close to Dunsmore and Lincoln elementary schools are part of the Safe Routes to School Improvements Project Phases 2 and 4. “We are going […]

Weather in the Foothills

“And I leave the children the long, long days (of Summer) to be merry in a thousand ways, And the Night, and the Moon and the trail of the Milky Way to wonder at … ~ Williston Fish, “A Last Will,” 1898   Last week, I shared my childhood memories of summer in the foothills. […]