By Jason KUROSU As Barack Obama’s second term winds down, supporters for the prospective 45th President of the United States have begun campaigning for their candidates, including recent support in Glendale for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. The local chapter of Sanders’s campaign effort, Glendale for Bernie, set up shop outside the Glendale Community College campus […]
By Jason KUROSU After pledging to raise $100,000 over a 10-year period to help fund the construction of a new children’s orthopedic center, members of the La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild announced Tuesday that they were only $17,000 short of their goal in far shorter time than expected. The Guild held its annual Book & […]
By Jason KUROSU Clark Magnet High School recently celebrated women’s accomplishments in STEM with an assembly on Ada Lovelace Day, founded in 2009 in recognition of women in the fields of science, engineering, math and technology. The Ada Lovelace Day event was organized by Clark teacher Fred Blattner, who teaches math, computer programming and tech […]
By Jason KUROSU A psychiatry group interested in establishing a mental health facility on the grounds of the former Rockhaven Sanitarium discussed their vision with the Crescenta Valley community Thursday night, a concept that elicited some favorable opinions, while others soundly rejected the notion of developing the property. San Marino based psychiatrist Timothy Pylko said […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale City Council voted to delay increased drought rates for Glendale Water & Power customers for at least six months, after conservation efforts by Glendale residents and the city’s curtailing of imported water purchases prevented the need to raise rates. At the city council’s Tuesday night meeting, GWP General Manager Steven […]
By Jason KUROSU In honor of those who have endured and overcome cancer, Glendale Memorial Hospital hosted the aptly named Celebration of Life, an annual event in recognition of the struggles as well as the triumphs of local cancer survivors. The event was held Friday in front of Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Marcia Ray Breast Center, […]
By Jason KUROSU Wednesday marked the kickoff and launch of the International Red Ribbon Movement, a re-branding of the 30-year Red Ribbon campaign to prevent substance abuse in youths. The CV Alliance hosted the launch Wednesday morning, Oct. 14 at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, though that was only the California kickoff event, as speakers from […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale City Council held its latest “workboot” meeting at the Glendale Fire Regional Training Center, overlooking the Scholl Canyon Landfill that is being considered for expansion. As part of Glendale’s series of on-the-ground council sessions, city council members learned the ins and outs of the landfill’s daily operation and of potential […]
By Jason KUROSU Family owned Electronics Beyond has established itself as one of the community’s up and coming local stores, providing onsite electronics sales and repairs to area customers for the past three years. Artur Kasabyan runs the store along with his brothers Edgar and Greg, all of who are Crescenta Valley High graduates. Artur […]
Looking for ghosts and goblins? Much more will be found at this year’s Haunted Jail. By Jason KUROSU This Halloween, the select few intrepid enough to brave the annual Haunted Jail at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will find more than bedsheet ghosts and tissue paper bats lurking in the darkness. This year’s theme will […]