By Mary O’KEEFE On April 22 the Glendale Police Department received a check for $575,513.91 from the Internal Revenue Service. The money came from Asset Seizure proceeds resulting from a 2004 investigation. At that time, a Wells Fargo Bank representative contacted Glendale Det. Esperanza Fernandez, financial crimes division, asking for assistance in what appeared to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE What does it take to crawl over the edge of a bridge, grab a rope and repel down the side for the first time? It of course takes courage, a little bit of daredevil and most importantly trust. That is what kids from Crescenta Valley High School Bridge’s program found out last […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Crescenta Valley Water District customers can expect both a little more and a little less in terms of water usage with the board’s new plan. In Tuesday’s board meeting, general manager Dennis Erdman discussed a new plan that will allow customers to water three days a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. […]
…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.