By Ted AYALA Plans to bring a touch of greenery to downtown Glendale got a boost. Keep America Beautiful recently issued a grant for the Brand Parklet project, according to City Manager Scott Ochoa. The Brand Parklet is part of a larger project to make parkland more accessible to residents, businesses, and visitors. The parklet […]
June 10 3700 block of N. Verdugo Road in Glendale, the front glass door at the Verizon Wireless store was shattered apparently after someone threw a large rock at the door. The cash register had been open and cash was missing. A Samsung 7.7 tablet had been ripped from the display area and stolen. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man and women entered a local store on June 6 at about 5 p.m. in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue and, after looking around the store, got the attention of the lone employee. The employee walked away from the front counter where the cash register was located. Another man and […]
By Natalie MAIER Every two seconds someone needs a blood transfusion in the United States. Every day, more than 44,000 blood donations are needed for patients, according to the American Red Cross. Two local blood drives are being held this week to help fill that need, one on June 18 at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU On a small, seemingly barren plot of land next to the Foothill (210) Freeway in Sunland, at the intersection of Fenwick Street and Sunland Boulevard, a group of local residents gathered on Saturday morning to inaugurate the town’s first Sunland Welcome Nature Garden. Located on the northwest corner of the intersection […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Congressman Adam Schiff hosted a field hearing at the Autry Center on Monday to discuss the issue of helicopter noise in Los Angeles. The hearing was held in response to a recently released report by the Federal Aviation Administration that studied the Los Angeles airspace and corresponding noise. The Los Angeles Residential […]
By Jason KUROSU The Friends of the Rosemont Preserve was formed last year when a group of community volunteers sought to prevent the development of 7.75 acres of land and turn the open space into a sanctuary dedicated to nature preservation and education. Thus, the one-year anniversary of the land’s purchase was a cause for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two principal candidates have been announced for Monte Vista Elementary and Crescenta Valley High schools. Dr. Linda Gubler Junge has been announced as the candidate for the principal’s position at Crescenta Valley High. Junge has been the principal for Muir Elementary in Glendale. Prior to that, she served as GUSD’s director […]
Ryan J. Bache, a 6th Grade teacher at Crestview Preparatory School, has been awarded a fellowship by the Earthwatch Institute. Mr. Bache will travel internationally on scholarship in July 2013 to study Climate Change and Caterpillars in Ecuador, and his fellowship will require that he join Earthwatch in a time-critical mission to assist with conservation and research. Earthwatch […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man and women entered a local store at about 5 p.m. in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue and, after looking around the store, got the attention of the lone employee. The employee walked away from the front counter where the cash register was located. Another man and woman then […]