By Vincent PAGE Crescenta Valley High School’s Theatre Arts Program presents “You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me,” a guest directed show written and directed by Garry Kluger. The show is a collection of seven independent scenes, each opening with an actor stating in disbelief, “You’ve got to be kidding me.” Each scene examines conflicts – […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The La Crescenta 2nd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting was a rousing success with hot chocolate, beautiful music, cookies, performances by our local schools and great friends. Community events like this one have always been supported by Supervisor Antonovich and it was quite the treat to have him read a holiday […]
Save Our Summers – A Final Call to Action Last year 2,500 people petitioned the school board to put August and more weeks back into our summers. Teachers and parents were encouraged to vote in subsequent surveys and community meetings. Their opinions reflected this same imperative community request. But the GUSD board has chosen […]
The Former Car Dealerships of CV – Part 1 I get quite a few great suggestions for stories from readers. Last year Ed Fortier suggested a story on the car dealerships of the valley, and he gave me several leads. I’ll start with the dealers whose auto showrooms still exist, now housing other businesses. I’m […]
By Leonard COUTIN Ending the state competitions, the 38th annual Foot Locker Cross-Country Championships regional races provided CVHS distance runner Colin FitzGerald an opportunity to finish his season on a high note on Saturday. Competition was held at Mount San Antonio College (Mt. SAC), which has been well documented as one of the finest cross-country […]
This week Sen. Anthony J. Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) joined other newly elected senators in the 40-member upper house of the state legislature. With his daughter Sofia by his side, Portantino was sworn in as the state senator for the 25th District. “I’m honored to join the California State Senate and appreciate the many friends […]
On Nov. 30, state officials released a public review draft report on implementation of long-term water conservation requirements in California. The proposed regulatory framework outlined in the report intends to meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s May 9 Executive Order B-37-16, which tasked state agencies to establish future water conservation measures. Among the many actions described in […]
Glendale Water & Power has issued a warning regarding impersonators calling their customers and using fear and intimidation tactics to force customers to immediately make a payment using a credit card or a prepaid money card. They threaten that water and power services will be disconnected otherwise. They may use “spoofing software” that displays the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A driver who was traveling southbound in the 3300 block of Verdugo Road on the afternoon of Dec. 1 apparently lost control of her car. She hit a parked car on the shoulder on the west side of the street. The impact pushed the parked vehicle into another vehicle, which in […]
By Charly SHELTON Montrose Shopping Park is home to many new and popular businesses like Starbucks, Arthur Murray Dance Studio and Montrose Candy Company, but there are also legacy businesses that have enjoyed decades in Montrose, servicing the area and getting to know their customers as they grow the business and become more than just […]