By Mary O’KEEFE A man jumped a counter at the La Crescenta Post Office at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9 and stole a box of mail. Anyone who mailed items at the La Crescenta Post Office between the hours of 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 p.m. on Sunday is advised to submit […]
The classic game show “Let’s Make A Deal” is back with a new take on the iconic favorite. La Crescenta resident Karen Gentry will be a contestant on the show. She will appear on Jan. 19. Will she take home something from the fabulous Big Deal of the Day or maybe the dreaded “Zonk.” “Let’s […]
Over the New Year’s weekend, two women in Willowbrook were fatally poisoned by carbon monoxide after deciding to use their gas home oven to keep warm, and three others in the City of Inglewood nearly lost their lives using a faulty gas wall heater. Los Angeles County firefighters are urging residents to use their home […]
The Montrose Shopping Park has been getting quite a reputation for our Italian restaurants. Each one has something special to offer and I look forward to writing about all of them. I have very fond memories of when Dale and I first discovered Pasta Preziosa. It was back in 2000 when we were first opening […]
By Eli LOCKE A young La Cañada boy is fighting leukemia, but he’s not alone. Friends of the young man, “Michael,” have rallied around him, arranging bone marrow drives in search for a life-saving match. The next drive is scheduled for this Sunday, Jan. 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Bede’s Church […]
The video surveillance is available for viewing here: Entrance Exit By Mary O’KEEFE A man jumped a counter at the La Crescenta Post Office at about 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9 and stole a box of mail. Anyone who mailed items at the La Crescenta Post Office between the hours of 5 p.m. on […]
Free E-Waste Recycling Flyer To visit the PHAT Energy website, click here. By Mary O’KEEFE This Saturday is the day to gather those old computers, television sets, printers and other electronic waste and take them to the CV Chamber office at 3131 Foothill Blvd. from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “We did this last year […]
By Sue KILPATRICK “California dreamin’ On such a winter’s day …” — The Mamas and The Papas As the Rose Parade made its way down Colorado Boulevard, welcoming the New Year and also many out-of-town guests, I was reminded of these lyrics. It is winter in southern California – low temperatures in the 30s, above […]
By Jason KUROSU The recent rains of this winter have reignited concerns among those who live in the hillside communities of La Crescenta, Glendale and La Cañada-Flintridge. The Station Fire left the mountains especially susceptible to mudslides and the floods of early 2010 only heightened the collective awareness of hillside residents. The debris basins atop […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Almost 14 years after a Glendale woman went missing her family can finally have closure as her body is identified. In 1996, Esperanza Torio, a 39-year-old single mother of two, was preparing for a new full-time job and a move into a Glendale apartment. She suddenly disappeared before she was able to […]