Drayman Receives Notice of Inspection

By Mary O’KEEFE Former Glendale City Councilmember John Drayman has received a letter from the city to comply with an inspection of his recently remodeled condominium. Drayman’s condo had suffered water damage when a pipe inside a wall busted. Part of the repairs was the responsibility of the homeowner’s association and part by Drayman. Since […]

Angeles Crest Opens

By Mary O’KEEFE The announcement that motorcycle riders, bicyclists and motorists have been waiting for – for about a year and a half – was announced on Friday morning: The Angeles Crest Highway is now open. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) opened a seven-mile stretch of Angeles Crest Highway (SR2) between La Cañada Flintridge […]

We Should Never Forget

By Mary O’KEEFE and Jason KUROSU For just a few minutes on Monday, time stopped in Crescenta Valley. Flags waved in the wind, soldiers saluted and taps played. For a just a few minutes people on both sides of the political aisle took time to remember those who served and died in service of their […]

MSPA Alleges Embezzlement

By Mary O’KEEFE Representatives of the Montrose Shopping Park Association executive board have confirmed that they are the organization that contacted Glendale Police Department with suspicions of embezzlement concerning proceeds from the Harvest Market. “Yes, we went to the Glendale police,” said MSPA President Alyce Russell. The association decided to go public with the fact […]

GCC Approves Chamlian School Gym

By Ted AYALA A source of contention between local residents and a private school was finally resolved last Tuesday night by the Glendale City Council. The issue that divided the community was a proposal by the Chamlian Armenian School at 4444 Lowell Ave. in La Crescenta to build a gymnasium on its property. Residents neighboring […]

Memorial Weekend – What a Plus

Probably like most of you, I am still recovering from a very full holiday weekend. We hit the ground running on Saturday in preparation for senior prom Saturday night followed by Prom Plus over at the YMCA. This was sort of a bittersweet prom for the Goldsworthy Family as our last son is graduating from […]

Weather in the Foothills

By Sue KILPATRICK “So mellow the gentle breath of June day breeze. The birds rejoicing on the leafy trees.” – Francis Duggan, Irish poet, lives in Australia This week’s weather presented us with a warm and beautiful Memorial Day, as a short lived high pressure hovered over southern California. Most of spring has been mild, […]

Community Benefits from Eagle Scout Projects

By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents may take for granted the murals at local elementary schools or the memorial stone and historical sign at Crescenta Valley Park, formally Hindenburg Park. The little gardens that are peppered throughout Crescenta Valley and even brush clearance are many times thanks to Boy Scout Eagle Scout projects. Boy Scouts […]

Caltrans To Open Angeles Crest Highway (SR-2)

The Angeles Crest Highway is scheduled to be open on Friday after a brief presentation. at the entrance to the Angeles National Forest just north of La Cañada Flintridge on SR-2. The section of SR-2 between La Cañada Flintridge and the Angeles Forest is the area expected to be reopened. Highway has been closed since […]

CVCA Meeting Explores Possible Changes to Landscape

By Jason KUROSU The recent CVCA meeting covered issues that may quite literally change the landscape of La Crescenta and La Cañada- Flintridge. The first topic discussed was the clean out of the Devil’s Gate Dam in Pasadena. Grace Yu, an engineer with Los Angeles County Public Works, made a presentation on the county’s plans […]