On Thursday Feb. 2, Valley View celebrated the Lunar New Year and welcomed the Year of the Rooster with a performance by Korean musicians playing four traditional instruments known as samul nori. This type of music is known as a Korean contemporary percussion band, which was played by a group called “Shi Na We” from […]
Foothill Municipal Water District (Foothill MWD) is conducting its 6th annual K-12 student art contest with the theme of competition adhering to the phrase: “Water Is Life.” Organizers say this is a fun, educational project that serves to inspire student creativity and the stewardship of precious water resources. The contest is open to all K-12 […]
By Brandon HENSLEY After watching enough high school basketball over the years, there’s really no way to deny it: some nights lend themselves to an exciting atmosphere, and some don’t. And on those more apathetic evenings, like Tuesday at Crescenta Valley High School, when players run out to a gym showing rows of empty spaces […]
Crescenta Valley High’s Tyler Hill and Brandon Beardt were selected to the All-CIF team for the 2016 football season. Selections were announced on Monday. Both Hill and Beardt are seniors, and both contributed heavily to a Falcon team that captured its second Pacific League title in three years. CV went 9-1 during the regular […]
The LA Dream team won the Boys 13U/7th Grade Gold Division Championship, West Coast Elite-25 hosted by Open Gym Premier in Newbury Park on Jan. 22. LA Dream team is located in Glendale and is affiliated with the Homenetmen Ararat Chapter. The team has participated in various tournaments and has won numerous championships to include […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents of the Crescenta Valley, including La Cañada, were warned in 2015 that the construction on the Foothill (210) Freeway would be ever increasing; however, it does not appear that anyone was prepared for the explosion of traffic that the construction has caused not only on the freeway but spilling onto Foothill […]
By Brian CHERNICK The Glendale City Council unanimously voted to install an interim urgency ordinance after listening to comments from residents and receiving advice from the city’s Principal Planner for Community Development Laura Stotler regarding the establishment of standards and ministerial process for approving Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). The interim ordinance would limit ADUs to […]
Feb. 3 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a woman reported that she was shopping and had placed her purse in the shopping cart. When she went to pay for her items she realized her wallet had been stolen at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2 1900 block of Waltonia Drive in Montrose, a vehicle […]
By Pat KRAMER Valentine’s Day is a holiday that most people observe due to its popularity in American culture. But where did it begin and why do we set aside the date of Feb. 14 each year for this observance? Historical references of a Valentine’s Day-like holiday during February go back to Ancient Greece, which […]
On Jan. 20, the Glendale Police Dept.’s Homicide Unit arrested a suspect in the murder of a 41-year-old male victim who was brutally stabbed to death over 23 years ago. In the late evening hours of Oct. 12, 1993 a friend of Avery Carlton Howard called the Glendale Police Dept. to check on the […]