A marriage made in Montrose

By Mike LAWLER One of the many things I love about the Montrose Shopping Park is watching young love bloom. Montrose is a great date destination – safe, friendly, quiet enough for good conversation, yet with enough interesting sights to fill awkward silences. It’s common to see couples at dinner or strolling hand-in-hand, and I […]

BREAKING NEWS: Local homes to be evacuated

The County of Los Angeles announced on Tuesday evening that 223 La Crescenta addresses will be under mandatory evacuation as of 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, Wednesday, Jan. 20 in preparation for the worst wave of storms yet expected to hit the foothills area. Below is a list of La Crescenta addresses; for a complete list […]

Wet day and more to come

By Mary O’KEEFE A flash flood watch continues to be in affect until 3 a.m. Tuesday morning as a series of storms move through Crescenta Valley. “You will be seeing rain pretty much through Sunday. The chance of rain will drop to 20% on Sunday,” said Bill Hoffer, spokesman for the National Weather Service in […]

BREAKING NEWS – Evacuations begin

According to a CV sheriffs spokesperson, mandatory evacuations north of 5524 Ocean View Boulevard began shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon. This is the Paradise Valley area of Ocean View Boulevard. Roger Young of the Fire Safe Council said that Starfall residents have reported that the small Starfall basin is almost full. Starfall residents […]

Superintendent steps down

By Mary O’KEEFE After six and a half years as Glendale Unified School District Superintendent Michael Escalante is saying goodbye. “I need to start making up for all the time I spent away from my family,” Escalante said. Before coming to Glendale Escalante was superintendent of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District and had […]

Meet Ivy Hopper

Ivy Hopper is a teen columnist who talks with authors and fans of books that are currently being read by today’s youth. Hey Girls! You are not going to believe what happened to me this week. I met a strange girl name Anna Sokolov from Russia. I know what you are thinking: What is strange […]

Glendale Bears readies for 2010 season

The Glendale Bears Youth Football and Cheerleading organization is now accepting applications for those who would like to join the 2010 season. All returning staff members are asked to complete an application for the new season in order for organizers to find who is interested in what position. Options include board member, football head coach, […]

Two Scout projects to beautify and inform the community

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Park has been given a face-lift thanks to a Girl Scout working on her Gold Award and a Boy Scout working on his Eagle project. Girl Scout Nancy Au from troop 290 has taken on the task of creating a country garden at the entrance of the community building […]

A sacred start for Sacred Heart

By Walsh CARVALHO The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy soccer team is already off to another good start this season, finishing its preseason tournament play and tying its league opener against Harvard-Westlake 1-1. The line-up is predominately of freshman and sophomores and led by co-head coaches Frank Pace and Kathy Desmond (Desmond’s 16th season). The Flintridge […]

Sacred Heart basketball starts season with a positive feeling

By Walsh CARVALHO Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy is a small school of about 400 students nestled in the hills near La Cañada Flintridge. The school boasts academic excellence and competes athletically in one of the toughest leagues in the San Gabriel Valley, the Mission league. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy varsity basketball program is a work […]