…Bring May Flowers The last of the April showers have been ushered out of the Foothills by south- and northwest winds. We have been left with gardens blooming with May flowers, mountains covered with emerging patches of green velvet, and the scent of roses, jasmine and citrus blossoms in the air. While Southern California receives […]
By Robin Goldsworthy I know that lately we have been spotlighting the drug issues that are facing our community. I firmly believe that this type of reporting is not only a necessity, but the responsibility of a community newspaper. Unfortunately the seriousness of the story can eclipse the positive things that are happening in the […]
THE HISTORY OF TRADER JOE’S MARKET Trader Joe’s market has been a fixture in La Crescenta since the late ‘60s when Joe Coulumbe launched the second Trader Joe’s here in La Crescenta, still in the same location today. Trader Joe’s markets are a home-grown American success story and are expanding across the U.S. Hear the […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Students and event coordinators gathered in the Glendale High School auditorium on Wednesday, April 21 for the ninth annual commemoration of the Armenian genocide. In the audience were officials from the school district who attended to watch students from district schools perform. The program, “We are all Survivors,” is an event that […]
CITY wrap Two homes returned for redesign The city’s design review board #2 sent back two local home projects for redesign last week. One, 3803 Pennsylvania, is classified as a new home because of the amount of construction, though it is in fact a renovation of an existing home which dates back to 1961. The […]
By Seth AMITIN For the second year in a row, Crescenta Valley High will host 150 Special Olympians in track and field and bocce ball for the CV CAN Games, a Special Olympics event in the Tri-Valley region, this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the campus. Both times the event was organized […]
In the April 8 issue of Between Friends, the article From the Ashes should have read that the bowls were made, glazed and fired at Glendale Community College under the direction of Mark Poore.
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District administrators invited parents and community members to a meeting at Crescenta Valley High School on Monday, April 26 to discuss their “wish list” for a new principal. Long time principal Linda Evans announced her retirement as of the end of the school year. Evans will actually be at […]
April 25 4900 block of El Sereno in La Crescenta, a purse was stolen and the front passenger window was smashed on a vehicle while it was parked in front of a home overnight. April 23 4700 block of Hayman Avenue in La Cañada, the front driver’s window was smashed and nothing was reported stolen […]
obituary Narlene “Skip” Boss Born Nov. 19, 1928, completed her life here on March 19, 2010. Narlene Wallace Barr was born in Fayetteville, Ark. to Harold and Faye Dearing Barr. The family later made their home in Baton Rouge, La. While attending LSU Skip was a member of the PHI MU sorority, served on the […]