It was bound to happen. The often-joked-about, yet creepily consistent fabled four seasons of Southern California (Fire, Flood, Earthquake and Drought) are proving true once again. Granted, this week’s impressive Pacific rainstorm activity is the earliest and strongest of the past four decades for this time of year, according to the weather wizards on the […]
Later this month, I will have the privilege of attending the opening of the La Cañada Flintridge-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s new Flight Projects Center. The opening of this groundbreaking facility is more than just a point of local pride. It will serve as an engine of innovation that will spur new growth in our economy […]
My good friend Art Cobery is about to shout a big fat “I told you so!” For over a decade, Art, like a geology-themed Paul Revere, has been riding the streets of Crescenta Valley crying, “The debris flows are coming! The debris flows are coming!” Cobery is CV’s “Flood Expert,” using a backdrop of the […]
STILL TIME TO RUN FOR TOWN COUNCIL Do you live in the unincorporated area of La Crescenta, basically between Briggs and Pennsylvania? If so, your Town Council needs you to step up and represent your town. Anyone can run as long as you’re a registered voter in our town for at least one year. You […]
DATE CORRECTION HALLOWEEN MOVIE TIME Everyone is invited to bring chairs and blankets to Dunsmore Park to join Glendale Parks and Recreation and the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley for Movie in the Park at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. The classic Don Knotts film, “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” fits in with the […]
By Shana LiVIGNI Verdugo Park was host to Glendale K-9s in the Park this past Saturday afternoon, attracting hundreds of people of all ages, and their dogs. There were colorful booths set up throughout the park, including sponsors from The National Police Dog Foundation, The Pet Emergency Foundation, ABC-7, the ASG, Michael Novak, MD, Swain’s, […]
Oct. 12 3900 block of Community Avenue in Glendale, a man reported that after being gone for only a few hours he had returned to find every room in his home ransacked, several items missing and the front door, which had been locked, standing open. Police found a pillow case that contained a small jewelry […]
By Chris BLUME Last Wednesday, the Glendale Fire Department and the Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club presented the annual Fire Department Awards Luncheon at the Glendale Hilton. A multitude of fire fighters, paramedics, Rotary Club members, community sponsors and supporters were on hand. After a full dress flag ceremony and an invocation to commemorate fallen fire […]
By Mary O’KEEFE During Red Ribbon Week parents should take the time to talk about drugs with their children and to educate themselves on what is out there. It is not up to the police or sheriffs, it is not up to our teachers or priests. As parents, the responsibility lies at our door. Addressing the […]
City officials continue to find treasures left behind at Rockhaven By Mary O’KEEFE The future of Rockhaven Sanitarium is moving slowly but surely toward a final decision of what will be the organization or organizations that will call the historical location home. “We are now reviewing a draft report by a historical architectural consulting firm,” […]