By Ted Ayala Glendale’s hard-fought 2013 election finally came to a close Thursday afternoon when the City Clerk’s office announced the final results. City staff began the morning by canvassing over 3,400 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots before the count began at 2:00 p.m. With only very thin margins of votes separating many contenders […]
UPDATE 4:50 p.m. The mountain lion that had been resting in a backyard in the 3300 block of Thelma Street for a few hours is finally on his way to the Angeles National Forest. Calls began coming into the Glendale Police Department of mountain lion sightings as early as 6 a.m., said Lt. Bruce Fox. […]
3:38 The mountain lion was tranquilized and is now moving along the 3300 block of Fairmount Avenue. Officers are waiting for the drug to take effect. 3:08 Neighbors reported seeing the animal as early as 6 a.m. this morning. They are being asked to remain in their homes until the animal is tranquilized and transported into […]
The largest crowd ever showed up at Crescenta Valley Park for a day packed with fun. By Mary O’KEEFE Great weather, a variety of entertainment and over 100 vendors in colorful booths made this year’s Hometown Country Fair a huge success. “This was the biggest ever,” said Julia Rabago, executive director of the Crescenta Valley […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Prominent publisher and Glendale icon John Krikorian passed away on Saturday, April 6 after succumbing to heart failure. He was 80 years old. Since moving to Glendale in 1989, Krikorian immersed himself in the community through both his work and various charitable endeavors. He founded “Business Life Magazine” in 1990 as well […]
By Tyler BIDDLE With the grills running hot and the bands playing loud, it’s not going to be your typical lunchtime in the CVHS quad. Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music will host its fourth annual Korean Barbecue this Saturday featuring good food, raffle prizes and the CV Jazz Band. The event is organized and run by […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club will host an open house on April 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the club’s meeting place at CitiBank on Honolulu Avenue. Art Rinaman, club president, said he simply wants people to know the Lions Club exists and that it is active in the community. “The […]
By Jason KUROSU The gun control debate has sparked anew, developing renewed nationwide interest following incidents of gun violence such as the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. The Obama administration has pushed for more in-depth firearm legislation and similar debate continues in California, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. At […]
By Ted AYALA Election Day in Glendale was over a week ago, but some candidates aren’t quite ready to uncork the victory champagne or concede defeat just yet. Holding the balance of a number of key races are nearly 3,500 ballots that could not be counted on Election Day for various reasons. The processing of […]
By Ted AYALA Strong winds swept through Southern California starting Monday, continuing into Tuesday evening, leaving rattled nerves and broken branches strewn about streets. Though these powerful windstorms tend to be associated with Santa Ana winds, Stuart Seto, weather specialist with the National Weather Service (NWS), said that this system was different. “These are northwesterly […]