The National Charity League Chapter in Glendale announced that it raised over $11,000 for 12 Oaks Retirement Lodge and for scholarship distribution. The huge “hybrid” special event, named Sellebration, was held on Oct. 2. Over 600 adults and children took advantage of the many unique items for sale. An estimated $14,200 of merchandise was sold. […]
In the recently renovated Indian Spring Plaza on Verdugo Blvd. and Vahili Street is a new day spa named Le Venus Spa. Le Venus recently opening its doors for business revealing an upscale and spacious facility. Within its 1,900 square feet is a well-designed spa that offers a full line of services to soothe and […]
Holy Redeemer middle school and St. James elementary students sang karaoke, but not before donating a canned food item for a school-wide community service project. On Friday night, Oct. 1, the school hosted its third annual Karaoke Family Fun Night that benefited the pantry at Friends In Deed in Pasadena. Friends In Deed serves supplemental […]
Then » In this photo from the ‘40s the town center of Verdugo City is a thriving business district. The beautiful brick Roger’s Pharmacy building takes center stage, and there are dentist and doctors’ offices above. Located here as well are a grocery store, gas station, auto repair and post office. This is the view […]
By Brian ROXAS On Friday, Oct. 8, citizens of La Crescenta looked towards the sky at not a bird, nor a plane, but a multitude of eggs. This was, of course, in celebration of the 30th annual Lincoln Elementary School egg drop. In this event, students attending Lincoln Elementary School were asked to construct some […]
By Charly SHELTON Every year all the theme parks across Southern California as well as across the nation, maybe the world, host an annual Halloween celebration. This celebration usually consists of haunted houses, haunted ride-throughs, and Halloween-themed merchandise. Disneyland, being the hub of family-friendly entertainment, cannot do scary themed attractions. The majority of the Disneyland […]
Crescenta Valley High School students came by limo, party bus or their own transportation to dance the night away last Saturday at the annual homecoming dance held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. A DJ kept the music playing from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. as kids swayed, jumped and freaked the evening on the dance […]
By Susan JAMES From the opening scenes of ‘Life As We Know It,’ director Greg Berlanti’s new romantic comedy, we know where it’s going. There are no surprises about the destination but the film manages to make the journey enjoyable. Part of a growing genre of coming of age stories about boy-men and the women […]
URGES TESTING PARTICIPATION In April 2009 Crescenta Valley High School implemented a voluntary drug-testing program. I would like to encourage every CVHS family to participate in this program. Drug use and abuse is in every community and our small corner of the world is no exception. Some parents may believe their kids are not participating […]
I can’t tell you exactly when I started wearing glasses, but it was sometime during my Monte Vista Elementary school years, I’m sure. I remember always taking them off whenever it was time for the annual official school photo. Once, the photographer’s assistant sat me on the stool in front of the backdrop and before […]