By Mary O’KEEFE Today at 4:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library a special speaker series for seniors will be held through the support of ASTER (Assisting Seniors Through Enhanced Resources). ASTER is a non-profit organization with a mission to serve the foothill community of older adults and their families by advocating for issues pertaining […]
Former councilman returns to airwaves showcasing local people, places. Program kicks off on Aug. 1. By Charly SHELTON Get ready to come “Face to Face” with local people of interest on Charter Cable’s new weeknight anchor program on channel 3 beginning Aug. 1. Former Glendale City Councilman John Drayman, who will host the program, said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 19-year-old La Cañada Flintridge man was reportedly robbed at gunpoint while walking on Castle Road on Tuesday at about 10:40 p.m. The victim reported that two suspects, who were also walking, approached him. One suspect pointed a handgun at the victim’s head and the second suspect grabbed a tennis racket the […]
Several community members took advantage of the e-waste drop off center set up by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. Electronic waste of all sorts, from old televisions to computers, was dropped off at the Chamber’s parking lot. The chamber sponsors the e-waste drop off event twice a year. Items were packaged, packed […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works held a special ceremony at Big Tujunga Dam on July 21 to celebrate the completion of the dam being seismically retrofitted. The retrofit project cost $100 million and took three years to build. It included building a new dam in front of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Depending on how you ride the ‘Crest this will be a very good weekend, or one of those times when you knew you should have had slowed down but … California Highway Patrol from the Altadena area office will conduct a special enforcement campaign on Saturday on Angeles Crest Highway. “We will […]
July 26 1300 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a 2002 Toyota Sequoia as it was parked in a city owned parking lot between 8 a.m. and noon. 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a catalytic converter was stolen from a 2004 Toyota Tacoma that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An armed man entered the T-Mobile store in the 3700 block of Foothill Boulevard, ordered employees and customers on the ground and then left. Glendale police responded to a call of a man with a gun at the mobile phone store on Monday at about 6 p.m. When they arrived the man […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Jessy SHELTON The Angeles National Forest is coming back to life after the devastating Station Fire of almost two years ago. Some areas are carpeted with beautiful purple flowers that pose as a perfect bouquet just waiting to be picked for the dinner table. But don’t let those petals fool you […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents are watching the progress of the new Trader Joe’s at 2448 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. The building’s design harkens back to the early 20th Century and complements the style of the Montrose Shopping Park. The development is on a lot about 1.1 acres. The land is owned by the […]