DESCANSO TO HOST GIFTS AND GREENS Descanso Gardens is hosting Gifts and Greens on Dec. 4-5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase beautiful botanical décor and greenery to decorate for the holidays, and handcrafted gift items made by Descanso’s talented volunteers. Two wreath-making classes, priced separately and for Descanso members only, will be at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School dance has completed auditions and this year’s CV’s “Got Talent” is in rehearsals. The show’s dance class expanded its winter performance a few years ago to include the talented students of CVHS. “When we get everything done it will be an amazing show. We have so much talent […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A new theatre company is preparing to take the stage in La Crescenta with a new play by veteran writer Sam Bobrick. “Two Dukes and a Duchess Theatre Company” is comprised of three 20-something college friends Chris Higgins, Allie Olson and Charly Shelton. The three met when they were cast in Bobrick’s […]
By Ted AYALA Though still about a month away, it seems that winter has finally arrived in Los Angeles. Grey, and briskly cool; there is something about those days that makes one want to wrap themselves in all things warm comforting, and familiar. So it was a pleasant surprise to discover that the Santa Cecilia […]
By Bruce GIBSON On most days, La Crescenta resident Joe Rinaudo can be found tinkering in his vintage lighting shop, Rinaudo’s Reproductions, in the small industrial area just east of Montrose. On other days, however, Joe can be found dressed in his antique top hat, tails and spats, flexing his muscles as the power behind […]
By Leonard COUTIN CIF cross country finals were held last Saturday, Nov. 20 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. It was not a typical sunny SoCal morning that greeted finalists. Instead rain throughout the night unveiled a morning that was cloudy, cold and drizzling. Not only was the course soaked, muddy, and unsafe, but […]
By Eli LOCKE The Crescenta Valley Falcons came into Wednesday night’s Nov. 17 game ranked first in the division, facing the number 3 ranked Pasadena Poly Panthers for the third time this season. In recent years, the Panthers and Falcons have met many times in the playoffs, with the Falcons coming out on top in […]
The Pasadena Independent School Foundation (PISF) received the Outstanding Private Foundation award at the National Philanthropy Day luncheon sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Nov. 8. PISF promotes philanthropic work among students from 11 area schools. Attending the ceremony on behalf of the 15 students from Flintridge Sacred […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS First Steps Preschool in La Crescenta held its annual Pioneer Living event on Friday, Nov. 19. The children were divided into the various groups determined by age: the Pink Group, consisted of 2 year olds, the 3 year olds were the Red Group and the 4 year olds the Blue Group. Pioneer […]
Delphi Academy of Los Angeles, which for over 25 years has been educating children from kindergarten through high school, celebrated the official opening of its new preschool with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 10. The celebration took place on the school’s campus at in Lake View Terrace. The event was attended by the entire […]