818 Roundup: After 67 years, Billy’s Deli in Glendale shuts its doors; Class of 2015 graduates
A pedestrian walks by Billy’s Deli. After 67 years, the restaurant closed its doors Thursday, June 4, 2015.
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Good morning, 818! Today is Friday, June 5, 2015. Temperatures for today are forecasted to reach a high of 74 and a low of 57 with a chance of drizzling rain, according to the National Weather Service.
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One of downtown Glendale’s oldest restaurants has served up its last ball of matzo ball soup. Open since 1948, Billy’s Deli closed its doors Thursday.
Across Glendale and La Crescenta, graduates in the collective Class of 2015 took time to reflect on their past few years, the challenges they’ve overcome and the relationships they’ve developed during their respective commencement ceremonies.
Hopes that a new noise ordinance would resolve an ongoing neighbor dispute over a high-decibel hobby were dashed Monday when the City Council instead suggested mediation.
In the face of a lawsuit over the legitimacy of an annual transfer of funds from the city’s utility, the City Council on Tuesday once again agreed to shift millions of dollars from Glendale Water & Power to the General Fund.
An 18-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested late Wednesday night after he allegedly entered a stranger’s home and sexually assaulted her, police said.
A 34-year-old Sun Valley driver was arrested Wednesday night after officers reportedly caught him racing with another vehicle, at one point clocking 103 mph on Glenoaks Boulevard, police said.
For the second year, free concerts will be presented at 7 p.m. every Friday from June through August at the Brand Library and Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St.
- A group of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy students will host an arts festival in Memorial Park Friday afternoon to raise funds and awareness for a local conservancy’s effort to preserve Cottonwood Canyon off Linda Vista Avenue in Pasadena as a wildlife habitat.