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Judee Kendall For the past seven years, the Foothill Leader, along with its sister newspapers the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader, has been owned by the Times Mirror Co. All three of these community newspapers are part of Times Community News, which became a division of The Los Angeles Times just a year ago. During this time, we have formed a close business partnership with The Times and have found ways of working...

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Times Community News - which includes the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Cañada Valley Sun and Pasadena Sun - received a record 23 finalist nominations in this year's California Newspaper Publishers Assn. contest. Every section of the newspapers - from news, to photography to design, to sports, to entertainment - received a nomination. Among the nominations, the Pasadena Sun received a general excellence nod. The finalist nominations mean the newspapers will receive either first or second place in those categories, with the winners announced on April 24. Pasadena Sun General Excellence (Staff)

Josh Kleinbaum Times Community News, a division of the Los Angeles Times, promoted its 2003 journalist of the year to managing editor of the Glendale News-Press, the Foothill Leader and Burbank Leader. Danette Goulet, 31, will oversee the newsroom operations of the three newspapers beginning on Jan. 3, managing a staff of 21 reporters, editors and photographers. "I love a new challenge, and I look forward to helping the Glendale News-Press, the Foothill Leader and the Burbank Leader be the strongest community papers in Southern California," Goulet said.

Tim Willert DOWNTOWN -- The Glendale News-Press and its sister papers, the Burbank Leader and the Foothill Leader, captured nine first- and second-place awards at the 2000 Better Newspapers Contest sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers Assn. The awards were handed out Saturday in Monterey by a blue-ribbon panel of newspaper judges from outside California. "I think it's a real credit to the editorial staff of the newspapers," said Tom Johnson, Times Community News general manager.

On the eve of a complete redesign of the websites for the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press, I had the benefit of attending South by Southwest Interactive. Perhaps more known for the music festival, the interactive portion of SXSW in Austin, Texas, mid-March hosted some 12,000 people for exhibitions, discussions, panels, parties and, for the most part, all things tech. As the web editor for the Burbank Leader and the Glendale News-Press, I was in heaven talking Twitter, Web Hooks and live streaming — even though I didn’t get an invite from Ashton Kutcher for the VIP Foursquare party.

THIS WEEK Already a three-time champion, Jeff Tully is high stepping his way to a fourth crown this season, which will make it two in a row for the long-time sports editor of the Burbank Leader. Tully went 12-3 last week to improve to 64-26, which is three games ahead of Charles Rich, who has stumbled into second place. The others -- Hamlet Nalbandyan, Ken Biermann, Erik Boal and Edgar Melik-Stepanyan -- continue their lousy ways and are already thinking of next season.

Glendale News-Press Editor Dan Evans is scheduled to appear live on "The Larry Zarian Show" to discuss the latest in the developing story of Advanced Development & Investment Inc., the affordable housing company accused of fraud that also allegedly funneled thousands in campaign contributions to City Council members. Evans will also likely discuss the ongoing quest by the Burbank Leader, a sister paper of the News-Press, to obtain detailed city employee bonus payment data, and more definitive answers from Glendale Community College on why its police chief and lead captain were reportedly placed on administrative leave.

GLENDALE -- Terrence Thomas Donnelly, the publisher of the the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader from 1973 to 1975, has died. He was 74. on Dec. 29, 1999, at his home in Glendale. He was 74. Donnelly died at his home in Glendale on Dec. 29. He made the newspaper business his life's work, family members said. He began his career in the 1950s at the Monrovia Daily News and went on to purchase the La Verne Leader and the San Dimas Press. He was the publisher of both papers until the early 1960s.

On Tuesday evening, I had the chance to speak to a class at Glendale Community College run by the school's police chief, Gary Montecuollo. I have spoken to this class before, which focuses on law enforcement's interactions with the larger community, and enjoyed it each time. Why? Partly because I get to talk about journalism at length to a captive audience. However, it's also a chance to seek what issues students are interested in and concerned about. Interestingly, much of the discussion revolved around online comments, both on the newspaper's websites and elsewhere.

Times Community News - which includes the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Cañada Valley Sun and Pasadena Sun - received a record 23 finalist nominations in this year's California Newspaper Publishers Assn. contest. Every section of the newspapers - from news, to photography to design, to sports, to entertainment - received a nomination. Among the nominations, the Pasadena Sun received a general excellence nod. The finalist nominations mean the newspapers will receive either first or second place in those categories, with the winners announced on April 24. Pasadena Sun General Excellence (Staff)

The Los Angeles chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists this week announced that it will honor Dan Evans - editor of four Times Community News Division titles, including the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader - for his leadership, under which two major public records battles were won. In announcing the distinguished journalist award, the organization cited Evans' leadership of the News-Press, Leader and La Cañada Valley Sun, while...

In my nearly four years in the editor's chair, I've used this space on occasion to talk about our joys, our pains or to announce changes. This column has a bit of all three. Though I risk repeating myself, I want to make sure everyone is aware of two significant changes to our online editions. First, all of our websites now use a Facebook-based commenting system. Why? Because I got sick of the trolls - an Internet term for people who insult others or make outrageous statements for the sheer sport of it. In particular, I got tired of the bigotry and hatred in comments made by faceless cowards, often directed at people of Armenian descent.

Beginning next month, the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Cañada Valley Sun and Pasadena Sun will be undergoing some changes. Here's a preview of what to expect. To start, we will be launching a News-Press app for iPhone, iPad and Android users on Nov. 1. This is part of our ongoing evolution to ensure our readers can get their news in a variety of ways - be it print or online, through Facebook posts and tweets, or on their mobile devices. Apps for our other publications are also being looked into.

I'm trying to avoid controversial subjects right now. After a few weeks tackling hot-button issues - religion, politics, slumber parties - and fielding the fiery feedback, I need a breather. But with 38 days left before election day, it's going to be difficult. Good thing I'm too busy working two jobs so I can pay 30% of my income in taxes, save pennies for a rainy day, afford food, utilities and rent - because even with multiple incomes we can't afford a mortgage in Burbank - or I'd feel like one of those “victims” dependent on government handouts.

Burbank City Manager Mike Flad announced on Monday plans to leave media city and take the top post at the city of South Gate, stunning city officials who expected him to retire in the city where he had spent more than two-decades building his career. Flad became the second-youngest city manager in Burbank's history when he assumed the top job in 2008 and has worked for the city for nearly 23 years. “It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me on the face of it,” said Councilman David Gordon on Tuesday.

Good morning, readers. Today is Thursday, July 19, 2012. In the mood for some Shakespeare? What about a zombie parody of one of the Bard's plays? The Antaeus Company, which often puts on quality double-cast productions, is bringing "Macbeth" to North Hollywood . Down the street, Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre is competing with their own deranged version of the play. L.A. Weekly A few blocks over from the NoHo Arts District, a teenage boy was killed in an apparent gang-related incident.

I'm doing this old school. I'm sitting in a hotel bar, typing out this column, madly trying to make deadline and keep my award-winning copy and design desks happy. All I'm lacking is a cigar and a green eyeshade. The news: I am proud to announce that Times Community News has won a total of 22 first- and second-place awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Assn. The CNPA honored work done in 2011 by scores of daily and weekly California newspapers Saturday, and our little publications took home quite the haul.