Community & Neighborhood
Addressing the Impact of Eliminating Redevelopment Agencies on the historic Alex Theatre
By Glendale Arts at January 31, 2012 | 10:18 pm | 0 Comment
Assembly Bill 26 was passed in January of 2011 and calls for the elimination of Redevelopment agencies across the State of California. In December, the California Supreme Court upheld the state’s dissolution of local redevelopment agencies, requiring cities to liquidate their redevelopment assets. In Glendale, one of these assets is the historic Alex Theatre. We
Importance of SB659 – Write Your Representatives Today!
By Glendale Arts at January 19, 2012 | 9:43 pm | 0 Comment
LEGISLATURE MUST PASS SB 659 QUICKLY TO POSTPONE SCHEDULED DISSOLUTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ON FEBRUARY 1, 2012 Temporarily Postponing February 1 Deadline for Dissolution of Agencies Will Ensure the State and Education Receive the Funding Intended by the Legislature, and allow Time to Develop a New Job Creation and Neighborhood Renewal Program Background: On
How redevelopment has benefited Glendale
By Glendale Arts at January 19, 2012 | 9:32 pm | 0 Comment
What is redevelopment? California law allows cities to form redevelopment agencies to revitalize blighted or deteriorated areas. The primary financial tool is property tax increment. Redevelopment agencies keep the revenue generated by the incremental growth in assessed property values from the base year when the project area is formed. Those incremental taxes are used
GLENDALE’S MAGNIFICENT WINNER OF LA MUSIC AWARDS
By at November 12, 2011 | 6:38 pm | 0 Comment
Steampunk culture giant in Victorian era fashion, recording artist Jon Magnificent was awarded “Rock Artist of the Year” by the 21st annual Los Angeles Music Awards (LAMA), held Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood. LAMA looks for talent, a good song, a good recording and great publicity; Glendale resident Magnificent has all four. He got his talent
BEST OF SHOW ARTIST ANNOUNCED BY GAA
By at October 24, 2011 | 8:43 am | 0 Comment
GLENDALE, CA On October 8, 2011 at the Artists Reception, winners of the juried Glendale Art Association Fall Salon were announced. “Best of Show” went to Burbank resident Bruce Trentham. The works of 69 artists, including the winning works in each category, will hang in White’s Framing and Art Restoration Gallery at 2414 Honolulu Ave in Montrose through October 30,
2nd Round of Auditions Announced for the Glendale Pops Youth Chorus.
By Elissa Glickman at October 5, 2011 | 6:00 pm | 0 Comment
This all student / all City Choir will perform, under the direction of conductor Matt Catingub, at the December 9th HolidayPOP! performance at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale. Audition Information: Location: Carlson Fellowship Center at Glendale’s 1st United Methodist Church (130 North Kenwood). Located between Wilson and Broadway. Parking is on the
Jewel City Scene – Glendale’s Moving Memorial Day Service by Diana Funaro
By Diana Funaro at June 2, 2011 | 9:27 am | 0 Comment
Memorial Day Services in Glendale, CA The City of Glendale held it's annual Memorial Day Service Monday outside City Hall that included the reading of 51 new Glendale service members who perished in World War I, World War II, Korea and more recent conflicts. These names were read by Councilman Adam Shiff and County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, himself a veteran. These
Montrose Arts & Crafts Festival is Only 15 Days Away ♥
By Patty Oh at May 20, 2011 | 9:44 am | 0 Comment
The ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL is only 15 days away!!! All 3 blocks of Honolulu Ave. will be full of artists, crafters, live bands, and great food. PLUS all of the great stores of The Montrose Shopping Park. Whoopee!!! Get Ready! The 28th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival is Coming! | Crescenta Valley
Creative Word: Fun in the Sun (and mostly FREE!)
By Katie Love at April 14, 2011 | 2:57 pm | 0 Comment
Creative Word: Fun in the Sun (and mostly FREE!) By: Katie Love What’s the use of having a Facebook page, if you don’t have any exciting events to post? What’s the point of self-tanning if you don’t have a place to show off that sparkly-bronzed skin of yours? Put down the comfort food, rise from your easy chair and head on out into the wide blue yonder of Los
Master Teacher Sings Doris Day’s “Que Sera Sera” by Diana Funaro
By Diana Funaro at March 17, 2011 | 10:49 am | 0 Comment
JEWEL CITY SCENE -- Master Teacher Sings Doris Day’s “Que Sera Sera” By Diana Funaro Marina Adamian loves pop music and has it blaring as her adult ESL (English as a Second Language) students enter her class at Glendale College, Garfield Campus. While her students have mainly come from Armenia, she’s gotten more Iraqi refuge students this session than
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