By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council commended a local student Tuesday night for her winning entry in the city’s “I Love My Neighborhood” poster competition. Alexandra Schwalbach, a fifth grade student of Mountain View Elementary School, was chosen as the winner of the citywide competition. Running annually since 1993, the event was developed to encourage […]
By Ted AYALA If the Glendale Pops’ performance at the Alex Theatre last Saturday night proved anything, it was that you can’t keep a good band down. The ensemble’s fans may find themselves regretting that due to renovations done on the Alex in the past few months, that the Pops was forced to trim its […]
By Ted AYALA There are youth orchestras and there are youth orchestras. The Glendale Youth Orchestra (GYO), which closes out its season this Sunday at the Alex Theatre, is decidedly, emphatically an example of the latter. It would be tempting to lay much of the organization’s success on Brad Keimach, the GYO’s charismatic music director. […]
By Ted Ayala he California State Assembly voted Thursday, May 8 to formally recognize the sovereignty of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The region, also known by its traditional Armenian name Artsakh, is a landlocked region that lies between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the area has been the source of a […]
By Ted AYALA A water rate increase plan that would have augmented Glendale Water & Power’s (GWP) revenue by as much as 26.3% over the next five years was snuffed out by Glendale City Council on Tuesday night. Instead, they set the cap at 20.4% over four years. The decision comes after the uncovering late […]
By Ted AYALA Lovers of the rare and exotic, watch out! A “Gnarwhallaby” sighting is set to take place tonight at the Neighborhood Church in Pasadena. Before you reach for your rifle and supply of tranquilizer darts, just what exactly is a “Gnarwhallaby?” Well, for starters, it isn’t an “it,” but rather a “them.” As […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council on Tuesday night urged Councilmember Dave Weaver to enroll in sexual harassment training after allegations came to light accusing him of inappropriate behavior, including groping a woman in Montrose last year. The allegations were brought to public attention last month. A former friend of Weaver’s, Lolita Gonzalves, claimed that […]
By Ted AYALA A bill that would see the Golden State become the next in a handful of states that recognize the sovereignty of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic came one step closer to reality Monday afternoon. The California State Assembly Rules Committee (CSARC) voted 9-1 in favor of the resolution. The bill, which is known as […]
By Ted AYALA Over 1,000 people crowded into Glendale’s Alex Theatre on Thursday night to reflect on the 99th anniversary of the Metz Yeghern – the “Great Crime.” Nearly a century ago, the Ottoman Empire began its persecution of its Armenian minority — years of long institutionalized massacre that would come to be known as […]
By Ted AYALA Following a letter directed to Glendale accusing the city of gender discrimination, the council voted in favor of opening up a series of self-defense courses provided by the city to both men and women. Previously, the courses had been women-only. Council’s decision was a reluctant one, though, with Councilmember Frank Quintero calling […]