Glendale News Press

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Armenian Cultural Foundation site is welcomed by a large, eager crowd after a long wait for its opening.

By Veronica Rocha

Last Updated
Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:23PM PDT

CENTRAL GLENDALE — Hundreds of community members packed the Armenian Cultural Foundation’s Glendale Youth Center during its grand opening Sunday, an event that was nearly five years in the making.

News

Community bids chief farewell

By Veronica Rocha

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:20PM PDT

LOS ANGELES — More than 300 friends and colleagues gathered Friday at the Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles to bid retiring Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams farewell as he prepared to start a new job as head of the Bell Police Department.

Power plant in line for face-lift

By Melanie Hicken

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:28PM PDT

CITY HALL — A $60-million overhaul of the city’s aging power plant is beginning to pick up steam, according to an update to the Glendale Water & Power Commission earlier this week.

Four arrested in heroin bust

By Mary O’Keefe

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:20PM PDT

MONTROSE — Two adults and two teens were arrested Thursday night after Glendale police reportedly confiscated 36 balloons of heroin following a two-week investigation into what officials say is becoming a growing addiction among local youth.

Politics

Paul Krekorian announces he'll run for L.A. city council

By Jason Wells

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:28PM PDT

Democratic Assemblyman Paul Krekorian publicly announced his candidacy for Los Angeles City Council at a midday news conference Friday.

Education

Construction workers press on at CV High

By Mary O’Keefe

Last Updated
Thursday, July 9, 2009 9:28PM PDT

LA CRESCENTA — The drone of construction at Crescenta Valley High School gave way to crews moving on-site temporary classrooms as work on repairing another water-damaged building began.

Business

‘We won’t change a thing’

By Melanie Hicken

Last Updated
Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:39AM PDT

CENTRAL GLENDALE — Don’t worry: The eggs aren’t going anywhere, the new owner of Virgil’s Hardware Home Center said Friday.

Public Safety

Big-rig driver’s bail undecided

By Mary O’Keefe

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:11PM PDT

PASADENA — No decision was made during a bail hearing Friday for Marcos Costa, the big-rig driver involved in a crash on Angeles Crest Highway and Foothill Boulevard that killed a 12-year-old girl and her father and injured several others on April 1.

Sports

Vaquero advances

By Gabriel Rizk

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 9:15PM PDT

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — Even though the Vaquero All-Stars were shut out over the final four frames of Friday evening’s District 16 9-10 Baseball All-Star Tournament semifinal, Vaquero Coach Juan Piedra insisted the pressure was concentrated on their opponent, the Crescenta Valley All-Stars.

CV routs Foothill, 12-0

By Charles Rich

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 9:15PM PDT

MONTROSE — With sound pitching and a power-hitting lineup, the Crescenta Valley Major Baseball All-Star team liked its chances to reach the championship contest.

Columns

SMALL WONDERS:
Finally getting in on an epidemic

By Patrick Caneday

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:24PM PDT

Whether instructed by my wife or my president, I do as I’m told. So when President Obama told me to stay home from work if I wasn’t feeling well in order to prevent the spread of swine flu, I did my patriotic duty.

Entertainment

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

By Yasmin Nouh

Last Updated
Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:39AM PDT

“One, two step, one, two step, now turn,” instructed dance teacher Francisco Martinez of the Dance Family Studio in Pasadena. He and his wife, Stacey Martinez, gave beginner-friendly dance lessons Thursday evening at the AMC Walkway in Downtown Burbank before the nine-piece band Phat Cat Swinger took the stage under a clear, summer evening sky.

Opinion

MAILBAG: Lancers eatery deserves more credit

Last Updated
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:11PM PDT

My husband and I patronize Lancers in Burbank and Foxy’s in Glendale; we like both restaurants. The article in the July 4 Leader by Donna H. Evans, “Diners put up their dukes,” did not do justice to Lancers with her one-time experience there.

MAILBAG: Living in America is a true blessing

Last Updated
Thursday, July 9, 2009 10:12PM PDT

What the Fourth of July means to me: It is a day to remember the patriotism of people in 1776, who gave up their land, cash and even families to fight in the Revolutionary War. Such patriotism is exemplified by those who signed the Declaration of Independence, whereby the British hunted down their assets and took them because of their stand for the colonists.

COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:
Could our gadflies please buzz off?

By Michael Teahan

I never thought that ignoring them would make them go away, but I did hope they would shut up for a while. Am I the only one who has grown tired of the same, continuous rants of Mike Mohill and Herbert Molano? Isn’t there someone in this community with a nice story about cats to submit to the Glendale News-Press? I am certain it would be more illuminating and, unfortunately for us, a greater public service.