By Charles COOPER Superior Court Judge David Yaffee has ruled for the city in its decision to uphold Glendale’s decision to revoke permits previously granted to the Montrose Collection Restaurant and Banquet Hall. The ruling by Yaffe upheld the City Council’s 2009 decision to revoke the establishment’s Parking Reduction Permit and Zoning Use Certificate. Owners […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Saturday was an awesome day and a busy one for us in the Crescenta Valley. It started out with the annual Arbor Day celebration at Two Strike Park. Well over one hundred people were in attendance despite the wind. Pop-up tents dotted the basketball court, home to exhibits and information on local […]
By Mary O’KEEFE During the February rains, when it seemed as if the entire hillside was sliding down, firefighters found immediate refuge in the Selemis’ Ocean View Boulevard home for those displaced. On Monday, firefighters got a chance to say thank you to the family for opening their home to their neighbors and to the […]
By Charles COOPER Glendale city bargaining units will be asked for as much as $3 million in salary and benefit concessions to help balance the city budget for the coming year. Council members were told Tuesday that the city faces about an $8 million deficit for the coming year, as revenues continue to flatline. City […]
By Erna TAYLOR-STARK Early on Saturday morning at the corner of Verdugo and Honolulu, about two dozen adults, teens and a few kids, including Ryan Waldheim son of longtime Relay for Life coordinator Chris, painted graffiti on the windows of several stores…right in broad daylight. Sharon Martin, former town counsel member and cancer survivor who […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Operation Hope, a partnering of about 15 different Crescenta Valley High School clubs, held a waterless car wash on Saturday to benefit the Joo Lee family. Held at the overflow parking lot on Ramsdell Avenue, south of Office Depot, the car wash had been rescheduled twice due to inclement weather. Joo Lee […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Last Wednesday a grim scene was on display on Ramdsdell Avenue, adjacent to Crescenta Valley High School, as students came across the bodies of their classmates mangled and motionless after a gruesome car wreck; onlookers shared mixed feelings as some laughed and others looked on silently during the Every 15 Minutes program. […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN A car heading westbound in the 1900 block of Waltonia Drive flipped over after hitting a parked car at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, March 24. The fire department, California Highway Patrol and Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call when an elderly man smashed his Acura sedan into a parked […]
Photo by Leonard COUTIN
By Julia RABAGO Thank you to those people of the Crescenta Valley wholighten the load of others by donating their time, their energy and their money, making the Crescenta Valley such a special place. We had two great events this past week where many people convened to raise money for great charities and foundations. The […]