Painfully Honest or Just Painful

Announcements from newly installed governor make good on budget cutting promises. By Jason KUROSU Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his budget plan Monday, a budget rife with cuts and plans to increase taxes in order to combat a ballooning deficit. The billions in cuts might have come as a shock to some if not for Brown’s […]

Local Reaction to Tucson Shooting

“When there is talk of violence let us up stand up and talk against it. In the face of death let us honor life.” President Bill Clinton’s speech after the Oklahoma bombing. “In this trial we have been reminded and the world has seen that our fellow Americans are generous and kind resourceful and brave.” […]

New Gym Proposed at Chamlian School

By Mary O’KEEFE A 9,400 square foot gymnasium has been proposed for the Chamlian School at 4444 Lowell Ave. Students attend the school from kindergarten to eighth grade. The gymnasium is to be built within the existing location. “There are a number of buildings at the school,” said Tim Foy, assistant director of planning for […]

La Crescenta Post Office Burglarized on Sunday

By Mary O’KEEFE A man jumped a counter at the La Crescenta Post Office at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9 and stole a box of mail. Anyone who mailed items at the La Crescenta Post Office between the hours of 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 p.m. on Sunday is advised to submit […]

Local Resident Makes A Deal

The classic game show “Let’s Make A Deal” is back with a new take on the iconic favorite.  La Crescenta resident Karen Gentry will be a contestant on the show. She will appear on Jan. 19. Will she take home something from the fabulous Big Deal of the Day or maybe the dreaded “Zonk.” “Let’s […]

Carbon Monoxide Warning: Don’t Let Your Home Kill You

Over the New Year’s weekend, two women in Willowbrook were fatally poisoned by carbon monoxide after deciding to use their gas home oven to keep warm, and three others in the City of Inglewood nearly lost their lives using a faulty gas wall heater. Los Angeles County firefighters are urging residents to use their home […]

Pasta Preziosa, an Italian Café with a View!

The Montrose Shopping Park has been getting quite a reputation for our Italian restaurants. Each one has something special to offer and I look forward to writing about all of them. I have very fond memories of when Dale and I first discovered Pasta Preziosa. It was back in 2000 when we were first opening […]

Gearing Up for the Battle of His Life

By Eli LOCKE A young La Cañada boy is fighting leukemia, but he’s not alone. Friends of the young man, “Michael,” have rallied around him, arranging bone marrow drives in search for a life-saving match. The next drive is scheduled for this Sunday, Jan. 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Bede’s Church […]

La Crescenta Post Office Burglarized on Sunday

The video surveillance is available for viewing here: Entrance Exit By Mary O’KEEFE A man jumped a counter at the La Crescenta Post Office at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9 and stole a box of mail. Anyone who mailed items at the La Crescenta Post Office between the hours of 5 p.m. on […]

Solar power leader PHAT Energy and the CV Chamber have joined to help local residents dispose their e-waste in a safe and convenient way.

Free E-Waste Recycling Flyer To visit the PHAT Energy website, click here. By Mary O’KEEFE This Saturday is the day to gather those old computers, television sets, printers and other electronic waste and take them to the CV Chamber office at 3131 Foothill Blvd. from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “We did this last year […]