Funeral arrangements have been made public for Allen Yekikian and his wife, Sosé Thomassian-Yekikian, who tragically perished in a car accident on May 10 in Georgia, the late couple’s families announced Tuesday.

The Glendale Unified School District Board on May 16 announced that beginning in 2014, all schools will be closed on April 24 “out of respect for the large Armenian community in Glendale and La Crescenta.

Major changes have occurred at the ANCA-Western Region headquarters over the past 10 days with the appointment of Elen Asatryan as Executive Director, the addition of Haig Baghdassarian as Legislative Affairs Director, and the promotion of Tereza Yerimyan to Government Relations Director.

The Armenian American communities of the West San Fernando Valley and Hollywood hosted a joint fundraising event for Los Angeles City Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti raising approximately $50,000.

On the weekend of April 27 and 28, twelve high school students participated in the last Model United Nations conference of the year.

Chamlian Armenian School realizes that for many parents, helping their child(ren) with Armenian homework when necessary can be quite a challenge, especially if they have not attended an Armenian school.

The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region announced Wednesday the opening of the application period for the ANCA Western Region 2013 Summer Internship Program.

The Armenian National Committee of America—Hollywood announced its endorsement of John Choi for the District 13 Los Angeles City Council. The ANCA-Hollywood encourages the large and influential Armenian American community in District 13 to vote for John Choi on Election Day, May 21.

Attendees marveled as Armenian culture came alive during the Armenian Relief Society of Western USA’s 12th Annual Cultural & Food Festival held at the Glendale Civic Auditorium from May 4 to 5.

How often do we get to celebrate being an achiever? The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) does so every year.

On Tuesday, May 7 the Los Angeles City Council voted 10-0 to approve a motion directing the appropriate City Departments to negotiate a long term lease of surplus City property to the Armenian Cultural Foundation.

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 9 tennis legend Andre Agassi visited the newly built St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church of Las Vegas.

The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that the District Attorney is investigating charges that the Mitch O’Farrell campaign for the LA CIty Council District 13 is engaging in systemic and widespread voter fraud.

On April 21 the Armenian community of Orange County commemorated the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, remembered the victims of this tragedy as well as the heroes that fought against the Ottoman forces and saved thousands, and renewed its commitment to continue the struggle for justice for the Armenian people.