By Ted AYALA The future of the unique character and atmosphere that distinguishes Montrose, Verdugo City, and La Crescenta from the rest of Glendale was set by the City Council on Tuesday. Members of the city’s Community Development Department presented the Council with the final version of the North Glendale Plan, which earned the Council’s […]
“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit And watch the leaves turn.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence, 1930s writer Thanksgiving is over. Our home was aglow with candles and autumn leaves on the mantle and a fire crackling beneath. Aromas of homemade rosemary rolls and turkey filled the air. Complete with family […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From the looks on the faces of the kids, and adults, who were playing in the snow and shoppers with packages walking down Honolulu Avenue, White Friday was a success. Black Friday is the name given to the busy shopping day after Thanksgiving that is supposed to bring business into the “black.” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue member Cindy England celebrated an anniversary over the Thanksgiving holiday. It wasn’t the normal anniversary celebration – England was celebrating getting lost … and found. “It was a lot warmer [this time] than it was 20 years ago,” England said. England with friends and family summitted Mt. Baldy […]
By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council’s first meeting after Thanksgiving was both busy and bittersweet. Jim Starbird attended his last City Council meeting as Glendale’s city manager on Tuesday. As he was called up to the podium, his City Council colleagues praised his many years of work. “He has served this city for 13 […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Many people start checking gifts off their Christmas list this time of year. Last weekend, Rick Chew checked something off of his bucket list. On Friday and Saturday, Chew and his longtime friend Denis Kerechuk took part in the annual L.A. Barstow to Vegas Dual Sport race, a 400-mile journey that took […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue members received a call on Saturday asking for a team with mine rescue training and experience to travel to an old gold mine near Sacramento. “The co-owner of a mine apparently had a heart attack while working his claim,” said John McKently, MSR team member. The team knew […]
By Jason KUROSU The looming possibility of a major earthquake is one that prevails in the minds of many Californians, especially as reminders, however small, of the state’s seismic potential have occurred throughout its history and continue to this day. “The Big One” has been predicted time and time again, a massive earthquake with a […]
Nov. 29 La Crescenta and Prospect avenues, a 30-year-old man from Pasadena was arrested on suspicion of possession of heroin at 5:30 p.m. 500 block of Darthmouth Place in La Cañada Flintridge, a Blackberry phone was stolen and an unlocked vehicle was ransacked overnight. Nov. 26 1200 block of El Vago Street in La Cañada, […]
Glendale Police have released information regarding a call officers responded to on Friday, Nov. 11 when officers were summoned to a residence in the city of Glendale in regards to a child molestation investigation involving an 8-year-old boy. The mother, out of concern for the safety of her child, stated that she discussed the Pennsylvania […]