818 Roundup: Signs of life at new location of Museum of Neon Art
Lisa Schulte’s “Memories of Rotating Emotions, 1, 2, 3” can be seen now at the Museum of Neon Art (MONA) across from the Americana at Brand on Brand Blvd in Glendale on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.
Good morning, 818. Today is Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 69 and a low of 49, according to the National Weather Service.
Here are your local headlines:
After several years of waiting and preparation, the Museum of Neon Art on Brand Boulevard is hosting sneak peeks of a lobby display later this week with hopes of a grand opening later this month.
In an effort to maintain local control as state authorization of medical marijuana use widens, the La Cañada Flintridge Planning Commission recommended Monday the City Council continue to prohibit marijuana dispensaries, while banning cultivation and delivery inside city limits.
Hoping to help residents stay informed about ongoing efforts to build a 14-gate replacement terminal at Bob Hope Airport, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority has launched a new website dedicated to the issue —BURreplacementterminal.com.
Owners of massage parlors will have to take an extra step and obtain a permit if they want to operate in Glendale in the future. The Planning Commission voted 4-0 Wednesday to require all new and existing massage establishments to apply for a conditional-use permit — a process that entails a background check.
Glendale school officials launched into new discussions this week over establishing five new voting districts, an action that is required following the terms of a lawsuit settlement forcing them to abandon their current at-large voting system.
Residents and La Cañada Unified school officials celebrated a deeply connected district Tuesday, as board members bid a fond farewell to outgoing President Andrew Blumenfeld and welcomed two newly appointed members.
Join staff members and residents next Thursday, Dec. 10 to welcome John Canalis, the new editor of the Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press and La Cañada Valley Sun, and to bid farewell to Dan Evans, who is set to leave the position on Dec. 11.
- A grand-opening ceremony was held recently for Modera, an apartment complex located at 600 N. Central Ave., Glendale.
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Ryan Fonseca, ryan.fonseca@latimes.com
Twitter: @RyFons
