NEWS
By Brittany Levine, brittany.levine@latimes.com | November 10, 2013
Several Glendale and Burbank streets will be closed on Monday as 100 mules make their way from Brand Park to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, the last leg of a roughly three-week trek along the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The mule parade, known as “100 Mules Walking the Los Angeles Aqueduct,” is a mobile art project by Los Angeles-based Metabolic Studio in honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the aqueduct. The mules' journey began in Lone Pine, Calif., on Oct. 18. The following streets in Glendale will be closed for 30-minute intervals from 8:15 to 11:30 a.m. as the mules plod along: Intersections along the Western Avenue route from Mountain Street to Riverside Drive Intersections along the Riverside Drive route from Western Avenue to Main Street The following streets in Glendale will temporarily restrict parking: Western Avenue from Mountain Street to West Glenoaks Boulevard (southbound side only)
NEWS
August 16, 2013
I was most disheartened by my fellow drivers on a recent day. As I drove south on Cañada Boulevard, I noticed a pedestrian at the southeast corner of El Rito Avenue waiting for traffic to stop so she could cross to the west side of Cañada. I stopped. The woman tried to wave me on as she saw other vehicles coming that were about a block away. I thought the drivers coming up behind me might realize I was stopped for a pedestrian. I counted no less than 12 other vehicles whiz by me or go around me, never even slowing down.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com | June 6, 2013
Recent mountain lion sightings in the hillside neighborhoods of Glendale prompted city officials on Thursday to release a new website that will allow residents to report wildlife sightings and check out other sightings logged in the area. The site, created by city tech staffers, was designed to track public sightings of mountain lions, bears, bobcats, coyotes and deer, but is not a substitute for reporting an emergency. “We still expect you to pick up the phone and call 911 if you feel you are in danger,” said city spokesman Tom Lorenz.
NEWS
May 1, 2013
A motorcyclist was seriously injured Sunday after he reportedly led police on a high-speed pursuit that ended when he lost control of the bike and crashed into a BMW, officials said. Adrian Sandoval Perez, 21, of Arleta suffered broken bones and internal injuries as a result of the crash that occurred about 1:04 p.m. in the 2700 block of Verdugo Road, according to authorities. [Note: This story has been corrected, please see note below.] California Highway Patrol officers spotted Perez riding with a group of motorcyclists on the Glendale (2)
THE818NOW
October 10, 2012
The City Council unanimously approved making a northwest neighborhood of 179 homes featuring architectural styles popular in the 1920s and 1940s into a historic district on Tuesday. The final, second vote was all but assured last week when the council expressed unanimous support for the North Cumberland Heights district application. North Cumberland Heights, the city's fifth historical district, is bounded by Grandview Avenue on the west, Mountain Street to the north, Ben Lomond Drive on the east and Cumberland Road to the south.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha, veronica.rocha@latimes.com | July 20, 2012
Fire crews extinguished a two-acre brush fire Friday off the northbound Glendale (2) Freeway, near Mountain Street. The blaze began burning shortly after noon on a hillside off the freeway, and was put out approximately an hour later due a large response, including two water-dropping helicopters, two Los Angeles City Fire hand crews and 20 engines from Los Angeles and Glendale, authorities said. Glendale Fire Capt. Cody Smith said the fire was close to homes, but firefighters were stationed near the residential neighborhoods and no structures were damaged.
NEWS
July 18, 2012
I live near the intersection of Royal Boulevard and Mountain Street. Several times a week at 4:30 a.m., somewhere nearby a truck backs up repeatedly, with the corresponding beeping back-up warning. The acoustics of the canyon make it seem extremely loud and also make it very difficult to figure out where the beeping is coming from - my best guesses are the Civic Auditorium or Glendale Community College. Does anyone have any idea where this could be coming from? I'm sick of being awakened at 4:30 and don't want to wear earplugs to bed every night, so even knowing the trucks' schedule would be helpful.
NEWS
By Veronica Rocha | February 2, 2010
GLENDALE — The black hen near Glendale Community College that became an international story has found itself a new home, at a chicken coop in Simi Valley. On Sunday, Berna Arnold did what animal control officers could not — she caught the chicken on the busy street corner and gave it a home on her ¾-acre rural lot in Simi Valley. She named the hen Lucky. “She is lucky that she didn’t get hit by a car and lucky to have a great new home to go to,” Berna Arnold said.
LOCAL
By Veronica Rocha | November 7, 2009
NORTHWEST GLENDALE — Crime tips from residents led to the arrest Friday of a 16-year-old boy and two men on suspicion of actual or attempted burglary of a vehicle and homes, police said. The arrests came days after residents in northwest Glendale reported 16 burglaries in one day. Residents along Royal Boulevard, Idlewood Road and Prospect Avenue noticed the boy, 30-year-old Highland Park resident Francisco Moncada and 30-year-old Eagle Rock resident Julian Gayona acting suspicious and immediately called police, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.