“I bet the sparrow looks at the parrot and thinks … yes, you can talk, but listen to yourself!” ¬– Jack Handey, humorist, Saturday Night Live Only in southern California would you see side-by-side a flock of robins roosting in a birch tree and a flock of squawking green Amazon parrots hanging out in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the second time in less than two weeks Montrose Search and Rescue members responded to a call concerning bicyclists who found themselves stuck on the old bike path that started at Switzer Falls. The most recent call-out came on Sunday about 8:22 p.m. Two mountain bikers, Dylan Fenster from West Hollywood […]
Time to Spring Forward Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 11 at 2 a.m. Clocks need to be moved forward one hour. Homeowners might want to take this time to also change batteries in fire, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Pancake Breakfast to Benefit Memorial A pancake breakfast is being held on Saturday from 8 […]
By Jason KUROSU The Montrose Shopping Park Association held a merchants’ meeting at the Sparr Heights Community Center Monday night, attended not only by Montrose merchants but also by Glendale city officials. While the MSPA holds regular monthly meetings, this occasion brought together merchants who may have not attended the intimate meetings held at Ocean […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An Alhambra man has been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred Nov. 30 in the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard. Armando Vidana, 30, walked into the Pasadena Courthouse on Feb. 21 after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. “The judge remanded him and he is [being held] on […]
The Crescenta Valley Weekly is partnering with the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy, a local environmental nonprofit, on a project to preserve about eight acres of land at the top of Rosemont Avenue known as the “Rosemont Preserve.” Preserving the land would prevent it from ever being developed, secure habitat for the wildlife that roam the […]
By Timithie NORMAN More than 250 people flooded into the parking lot of Leo’s All-Star Sports Bar & Grill on Sunday afternoon to raise money for Drew’s Voice, a nonprofit organization recently founded in memory of Crescenta Valley High School student Drew Ferraro who took his life on campus on Feb. 10. Families ate barbecued […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Henry Richard Derusha, 76, of Silverlake told his family he would be camping for a few days in the Angeles National Forest, a common event for the avid hiker. However when he did not return by Monday morning his family became worried. Montrose Search and Rescue responded to the call at 8 […]
March 3 3100 block of Brookhill Street in La Crescenta, stereo headphones and a Bluetooth device were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. 4600 block of La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta, the rear driver’s side window was smashed on a vehicle between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. 4600 block of La Crescenta Avenue in […]
FINAL: 7:32 p.m. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad has detonated the grenade twice to render it safe. The device was determined to be a World War II grenade and because of the thickness of the casing, bomb squad members could not determine whether the grenade was active or not. As a safety […]