By Mikaela STONE On Wednesday, Jan. 8, a line of hundreds of exhausted people stood outside the Pasadena Humane Society with pet carriers, surrendering cats and dogs not welcome in their evacuation centers or hotels. When staff member Kevin McManus arrived on Thursday to the sight of an even longer line, he feared the Eaton […]
CVTC Agenda The general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council will be tonight, Thursday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. On the agenda is the swearing in of council members by Supervisor Kathryn Barger. Power Problems Persist Power is sporadic in parts of […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) board of education held a special meeting on Jan. 13 to approve an emergency order. The order, which was unanimously approved by the board, will allow GUSD to move ahead with attending to emergency needs that would normally be slowed by a competitive bidding process. Companies […]
Authorities said nearly 100 fire-related arrests have been made – including two additional arson arrests – since the start of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7. According to Fox 11 News, two more people were behind bars Wednesday for allegedly setting small fires in Los Angeles amid high fire-danger conditions. Since […]
Jan. 10 2200 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, the resident reported that he witnessed via the his surveillance camera an unknown suspect attempting to open his garage door. When he saw this he called 9-1-1 and made his way back to his home where he found his master bedroom had been ransacked and a […]
By Ruth SOWBY It was 65 years ago that Carol Burnett made her Broadway debut starring as Princess Winnifred in the musical “Once Upon a Mattress.” On Saturday, she dropped in on the matinee of the same show at the Music Center in downtown LA. Burnett slipped into the theatre under heavy cover just after intermission. Although […]
Crispy Accordion Cut Tofu The other day I talked with my friend, Lol, and told him about a new recipe for grilled tofu. “How do you grill tofu?” he asked. “Doesn’t it slip through the grill onto the flames?” “Ah,” I replied. “I have a secret to grilling tofu.” “Do tell,” he said. “The secret […]
As the YMCA of the Foothills continues to monitor the effects of the Eaton Fire on the community, it has launched an emergency response initiative, FOOTHILLS STRONG, to help provide basic needs and emergency assistance to those affected by the fire. This past weekend, the Y held a donation drive where countless volunteers, supporters and […]
Gabrielle Xena Stanton of Sunland, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering, was named a presidential scholar for the fall 2024 semester at Clarkson University. Presidential scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours. Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York is a proven leader in technological education, research, innovation […]
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts has named Marybeth Rehman-Dittu as the Benefit chair for the 60th Pasadena Showcase House of Design, one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most successful home and garden tours in the country. Rehman-Dittu said she was thrilled to be taking on such a significant role this year. “The […]