By Jason KUROSU There will be a departure from the usual Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition meeting on Monday, April 2 as the Coalition hosts an underage drinking seminar. The seminar, entitled Underage Drinking: From Preschool to High School, What Every Parent Should Know, will address the topic of underage drinking with a […]
by Jason KUROSU ThePublicStore.com is a one-stop shop for those looking to sell their belongings or buy used items without the hassles generally involved with Internet shopping or the limited selection available at most consignment stores. Started by good friends Ralph Vartanian and John Abdoian in early 2011, ThePublicStore.com is both a response to the […]
By Jason KUROSU The Montrose Shopping Park Association held a merchants’ meeting at the Sparr Heights Community Center Monday night, attended not only by Montrose merchants but also by Glendale city officials. While the MSPA holds regular monthly meetings, this occasion brought together merchants who may have not attended the intimate meetings held at Ocean […]
By Jason KUROSU Meeting held to discuss Rosemont Preserve, potential land purchase. At the peak of Rosemont Avenue sits eight acres of land purchased in 2005 by Terry Villanueva and her son Justin Whalin in the hopes of opening a private school on the land. However, concerns of nearby neighbors led them to try to […]
By Jason KUROSU Clark Magnet High held an open house and expo on campus last Saturday, showcasing what Clark has to offer and educating parents and students about what kind of learning experience a prospective student can expect. Clark’s auditorium was filled to near capacity as Principal Doug Dall hosted the open house. Behind him […]
By Jason KUROSU This Sunday’s Montrose Shopping Park Harvest Market will feature a few alterations, primarily a change to the Thieves’ Market, now to be called the Montrose Harvest Marketplace. According to Montrose Shopping Park Association president Ken Grayson, the name change was made to stray away from what was perceived as a negative image […]
By Jason KUROSU The top spellers from each elementary school in the Glendale Unified School District assembled Monday night, Feb. 6, for the 36th annual Elementary School District-wide Spelling Bee Finals. Twenty students, one for every elementary school in the district, displayed why they were chosen amongst all of their peers in front of a […]
By Jason KUROSU The Verdugo Hills Golf Course hosted a Frisbee golf tournament on the evening of Feb. 3 in what will be one of perhaps a series of such tournaments at Verdugo Hills in the foreseeable future. With about 50 people in attendance, a doubles tournament which Frisbee golf organizer Gary Sandoval called a […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Town Council and Crescenta Valley High School are teaming up to form a tutoring program, which they hope will utilize members of the community to tutor elementary school age children. Frank Beyt, a member of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and one of the chief organizers of the tutoring […]
By Jason KUROSU Clark Magnet High School was the beneficiary of yet another Lexus Eco Challenge win last week as a team of eight students, the self-proclaimed Carbonators, won a $10,000 prize for their research on the negative effects of ozone smog in Los Angeles County. Clark Magnet students previously won the Lexus Eco Challenge, […]