By Mary DAWSON Do you want some adventure in your life, something new? Walk down to the 2400 block of Honolulu Avenue. There are new things going on. The Black Cow is in the 2200 block, my store is in the 2300 block, The Wine Cave is in the 2400 block. So often I have […]
By Ted Ayala Just when I was about to get to writing my column this week, I was startled with the news of the 8.8 earthquake in Chile. I have a vested interest in this event—my family is from Chile. Fortunately they’re all fine. Chile is the second most active seismic zone in the world […]
By Julie Rabago Hopefully you are not too busy to join us at Walgreens this Saturday, March 6 at 11 a.m. for their grand opening and ribbon cutting. They are located at 3001 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta and they have some fun surprises planned for this celebration. Everyone is welcome. It is a great […]
By Charly SHELTON Well, we made it. Oscar weekend. The big night is this Sunday, March 7. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin co-host the Oscars on ABC, starting at 5 p.m. Some nominees may seem like obvious choices for who the winner may be, others are a complete toss-up. For instance, Disney’s Animated “Up” would […]
T he annual American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event takes place May 15-16 on the Clark Magnet High School campus. This is the tenth year of the 24-hour foothills event, a major fundraising campaign for the American Cancer Society. Local business J’s Maid Service is launching a special offer to customers who donate to […]
Auto enthusiasts are invited to attend the Glendale Elks Annual Charity Car Show being held on Sunday, March 21 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The annual event, now in its fifteenth consecutive year, draws car buffs from throughout Southern California. There is no admission charge for the public. Prizes will be awarded to autos […]
By Brandon HENSLEY For football fans, the bowl season may be over. Now it’s academia’s turn. The National Science Bowl held its regional competition at JPL on Saturday, with Crescenta Valley High School among its participants in a field of 24 high schools from the L.A., Orange and Riverside counties. “It’s a great opportunity for […]
letters to the editor Appreciates the call to action Jim Chase’s articles are always on-point and much appreciated. His column of Feb. 11 (“A storm of accusations”) was quite compelling with the “call to take responsibility” much needed. Thank you, Jim, for taking time to write each week, whether it’s humorous or serious. Your use […]
By Jim Chase I may have been overexposed to the Winter Olympics. As thrilling and fun to watch as these Vancouver games were, as I watched the NBC credit crawl at the end of the closing ceremonies I was left with acute post-event let down (similar to the melancholy I feel waking up every Dec. […]
By Mike Lawler Our history is punctuated by disaster – fire and flood, followed by bigger fires and bigger floods. The cobbles and boulders we dig up in our gardens were deposited there by debris flows that have crossed the Crescenta Valley in the past, and the undulations in our roads are channels and levees […]