With elections just weeks away, candidates attend local forums to address community concerns. By Jason KUROSU Candidates for Glendale City Council and the Glendale Unified School District are making their rounds on the debate circuit in preparation for the April 7 election. City council candidates appeared at two local forums, one at the La Crescenta […]
By Jason KUROSU Montrose’s Once Upon a Time bookstore is no stranger to special appearances from authors and, after winning Roaring Brook Press’ national window display contest for their tribute to “Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads,” the book’s author Bob Shea and illustrator Lane Smith visited the store Saturday morning. “I couldn’t believe it,” […]
By Jason KUROSU “Spread the word,” said Tom McCoy of McCoy/Rigby Entertainment before a packed Alex Theatre audience. “Musical theater is coming back to the Alex in a big way.” McCoy/Rigby Entertainment’s production of “Billy Elliot the Musical” took the stage at the Alex Theatre from Feb 20 to Feb 22, the second live theater […]
By Jason KUROSU Founders Day was planned for last Sunday, a testament to Montrose’s 102 years of existence, an admirable milestone by any measure. However, longtime local resident Mary Ayling had Montrose beat, as Sunday was also her 106th birthday. Though Ayling now lives at the Mountview Retirement Community, many of her neighbors from Rockdell […]
By Jason KUROSU The crowning of the King and Queen of Hearts has become a tradition at Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center. The goals of the annual event are to promote heart health to help those suffering from cardiac disease as well as providing knowledge of prevention and resources to the community. […]
By Jason KUROSU On Tuesday, the Glendale City Council held the afternoon session of its regular meeting at the Grayson Power Plant, the first of a series of “workboot” meetings in which the members of the council receive a firsthand look at how various departments operate, an effort city officials hope will generate more informed […]
By Jason KUROSU Residents packed the Crescenta Valley Town Council Thursday night meeting, as opposing sides of the state’s high speed rail project delivered their takes on an issue which could have major ramifications on the Angeles National Forest. The proposed Palmdale to Burbank portion of the project consists of two corridors, one along the […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club hosted a presentation from Save Angeles Forest for Everyone – S.A.V.E. – a group which is rallying opposition to the state’s 800-mile high speed rail project, specifically a part of which could involve tunneling through portions of the Angeles National Forest. Dave DePinto of S.A.F.E. and the […]
By Jason KUROSU The school districts of Glendale and La Cañada continue to debate the terms of transfer of the Sagebrush territory and have agreed to meet on Feb. 25 to discuss the proposal GUSD offered last November. At a November board meeting, the GUSD Board of Education approved a proposal which would have LCUSD […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District discussed the increase in K-12 spending as dictated by Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal, which will see school districts receive an influx of Proposition 98 funds. Though education spending has been down, members of the board wanted to temper their excitement over the new funds, which […]