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La Cañada baseball continues turnaround season with playoff win

By Andrew Shortall, andrew.shortall@latimes.com — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:27:00 PDT

Spartans hold back California, 4-2, for CIF first-round baseball victory.

LA CAÑADA — Daniel del Valle and Clayton Herrmann haven't feared the big moment all season long and that continued, thankfully for the La Cañada High baseball team, in the team's CIF Southern Section Division IV opener.

Glendale's real estate market strengthens

By Daniel Siegal, daniel.siegal@latimes.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:45:00 PDT

Many buyers, few homes continue to drive prices upward.

The real estate market in Glendale ticked upward again last month after a brief stall in March, reflecting an ongoing limited number of homes for sale and a multitude of potential buyers, according to the latest real estate report.

Crime reporting to go digital in Glendale

By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:39:00 PDT

Plan will provide an option, Glendale Police say, not a reinvention.

Reporting a crime in Glendale could soon be just as easy as the press of a button.

A young couple gone too soon

By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:24:00 PDT

Pair killed in car crash in Armenia are remembered in Glendale.

Beneath a starry sky, Sosé Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo.

News-Press Editorial: Tending the flame of genocide's victims

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:15:00 PDT

Those tending the flame of those who perished in the Armenian Genocide had a bit of a mixed bag this week. In happy news, Glendale Unified and its teachers' union agreed to make April 24 — the day that commemorates the horror — an official day off.

A Word, Please: Of adjectives and noun phrases

By June Casagrande — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:47:00 PDT

It's a billboard custom-tailored to grammar buffs. "Every day we help people get back to their everyday," proclaims the ad for Keck Medical Center of USC. In that single sentence, the copy writer does more to help people with grammar than I probably will in this whole column. But I'll give it a long-winded shot anyway.

Leader Editorial: Colony show's success is a boon for the city

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:00 PDT

With the Colony Theatre teetering on the edge of insolvency, many feared its latest production, "Falling For Make Believe," might very well be its last.

Ron Kaye: It's time for Burbank to think twice

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:00 PDT

Here we go again — at the first sign of recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression, government officials are gearing up to line their pockets with taxpayer money.

Small Wonders: Where more than wild things are

By Patrick Caneday — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:15:00 PDT

Don't venture under the bed lightly. More than wild things await you there.

Schiff to announce student art contest winners at Descanso Gardens

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:39:00 PDT

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) will announce the winners of an annual student art competition this Sunday at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge.