Working on Community Issues The Crescenta Valley Town Council is actively addressing issues pertinent to our community. This month the council, alongside the Land Use Committee (LUC), drafted a letter to local and state officials urging them to examine legislation that affects density and light, particularly in light of the recent fires in the Palisades […]
Associates of Brand Library & Art Center’s Reel Art Film Series present “Alumination,” a documentary by Eric Bricker. The film is presented tonight, June 12, at 7 p.m. at Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale in partnership with The Glendale Historical Society. After the screening, legendary cultural anthropologist Charles Phoenix will speak about vintage trailer culture and […]
Any child who attended Lincoln Elementary anytime in the past 20 years, chances are they left the library with a book in hand and a smile on their face – all thanks to Jo Van Amburg. At the end of this school year, Van Amburg will retire from her role as Lincoln’s school librarian, marking […]
The success last year of the Crescenta Valley girls’ basketball team has garnered more support from the women’s basketball community in Armenia. Tadeh Der Mardirosian, the Women’s Armenian National Team coach and girls’ basketball coach at Glendale High School, lent his hand in building the Women’s Armenian National Team program from the bottom up. He […]
St. Francis High School freshman Jaden Soong etched his name into California golf history by winning the CIF State Championship at the Poppy Hills Golf Course in Monterey, California with a jaw-dropping 9-under-par 62. At just 15 years old, Soong not only topped the leaderboard but became the youngest golfer ever to hoist the coveted […]
From the Burbank Police Dept: BRUSH FIRE – BURBANK HILLSIDE ALL hiking trails above Burbank, including Wildwood Canyon & Stough Nature Center areas, are CLOSED due to a brush fire. If you are on or near the hiking trails or in these recreation areas in the Burbank hills, please leave the area immediately. Police officers […]
The Crescenta Valley Water District is having a public hearing on proposed water and wastewater rate adjustments on Tuesday evening (tomorrow) at 6 p.m. at La Crescenta Elementary School, 4343 La Crescenta Ave. The forum is a town hall presentation and dialogue. Free; all customers are encouraged to attend.
By John Zargarian This is the story of my twin sister and of a lemon seed, a fragile hope planted in soil the night she learned I had suffered heart failure. Miraculously, I survived that first attack. I did not die in the emergency room that night. But after that night came many complications. My […]
The City of Glendale has made the decision to formally terminate its agreement with U.S. Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house federal immigration detainees at the Glendale Police Dept. facility. This is a local decision and was not made lightly. Since 2007, the City has maintained a highly regulated, locally […]
Selling A Home In Probate Dear Phyllis, I will be inheriting my uncle’s home but first, it needs to go through probate. How does this affect selling it and what steps should I take to manage the process? John Dear John, Selling a Los Angeles County home in probate presents unique challenges due to the […]