Lessons Learned from NNO

By Jason KUROSU Two weeks after National Night Out, held this year on Aug. 7 as a nationwide event intended to bring together members of the community to coordinate with each other to prevent neighborhood crime, the Glendale Police Department held a meeting at GPD headquarters to thank those who organized NNO events in their […]

Saying Goodbye to an Astronaut

“We are heartbroken to share the news that Neil Armstrong has passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. Neil was our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend,” read a statement released from the family of Neil Armstrong at his passing on Aug. 25. The sign above was a makeshift memorial at the Jet […]

Brush Fire Ignites Jeep

By Mary O’KEEFE A brush fire along the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway ignited a Jeep and set small fires in the brush in the 3000 block of Encinal Avenue shortly after noon on Tuesday. Los Angeles County Fire Department continues to investigate the cause of the fire that began in the dry vegetation along the […]

Changes for Tiny Tots Program this Fall

By Brandon HENSLEY The Tiny Tots program at Crescenta Valley Park will undergo changes this fall because of compliance issues, which has left parents upset and the L.A. County Parks Department hopeful the changes will make things better in the long run. Because of state compliance issues, Tiny Tots hours and the way it is […]

Proposed Tujunga Cell Tower Draws Criticisms

By Timithie NORMAN A proposed cellular tower development in a primarily residential area of Tujunga has generated opposition from the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, prompting the council and residents of the area to submit formal letters of opposition to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. The tower, which would be owned and operated by Metro-PCS […]

Montrose Film Festival

Montrose Film Festival

By Charly SHELTON Last weekend, the Montrose Shopping Park Association hosted its third annual Montrose Film Festival. Held in the parking lot next to Andersen’s Pets on the former site of the Montrose Theater, the film festival is an opportunity to bring the community together for an evening of food, fun and films. This year’s […]

IN Brief

CVWD Holding Rate Increase Hearing On Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m., the Crescenta Valley Water District will hold a public hearing on a proposed wastewater rate increase for October 2012 and July 2013. This hearing will be held at the district office at 2700 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. The City of Los Angeles […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way … They’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, they’ll climb around. They keep looking for another way.” ~ ‘The Ant Philosophy’ by Jim Rohn As the last days of summer draw near, Labor Day arrives. An encore of the season. No […]

from the desk of the publisher

An Artful Weekend As temperatures (and air conditioning bills) rise, it’s hard to believe that just this past Saturday night I had to bring a sweater with me to the Third Annual Montrose Film Festival on Honolulu Avenue. I wasn’t able to attend Friday night’s screening of “Back to the Future,” but on Saturday I […]

Korean Armenian Festival Coming to CV Park

By Brandon HENSLEY The foothills have long been a place where the Korean and Armenian communities have lived side by side, but now leaders in those communities have decided it’s time for the two cultures to fully embrace each other. In just over two weeks, a plan to do so will be put into action […]