Crime blotter
Feb. 20 500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, while a woman was shopping she placed her purse in the shopping cart. When she went to pay for her items she discovered her wallet was missing from her purse. Surviellance footage revealed that as the victim was shopping with the shopping cart behind […]
Los Angeles County Fire Responds to Incident in Altadena
Los Angeles County Fire Dept. responded to a brushfire earlier today, Feb. 20. According to LACoFireAirOps, two water dropping helicopters responded to assist with the wildfire near Altadena. According to CVW reporter Justin Hager, the fire is now under control with hot spot crews on scene; no injuries reported. Photos by Roman INGUANZO
Male Arrested Three Times in Sixteen Hours – Booked for Burglary and Felony Vandalism
On Feb. 13 just after 3 a.m., Glendale PD patrol officers observed a male (later identified as 47-year-old James Langdon of Los Angeles) pacing in a parking lot near the intersection of Colorado Street and Louise Street. The officers then observed Langdon run out of the lot and across a crosswalk against a solid “Don’t […]
‘Charlie Chaplin’ with Roses in Hand Greets Montrose Shoppers
By Bethany BROWN The Montrose Shopping Park Association held its annual Valentine’s Day rose giveaway on Saturday, Feb. 12. “Charlie Chaplin” was present on the corner of Ocean View Bouelvard and Honolulu Avenue to hand out roses to passersby between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Further entertainment was provided by the seven-woman musical group Monday@JoJo’s, […]
Gus & Andy’s Moves Hopefully Closer to an Opening
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a long time since the restaurant on the northwest corner of Honolulu Avenue and Verdugo Road closed it doors. In 2017, CVW reported that restaurateur Tom Christopoulos announced that he intended to open up an eatery at the location, which he named Gus & Andy’s Montrose Grill. Since then […]
Council Certifies EIR
By Julie BUTCHER “We have a project before us – and the question is what’s the best way to confront climate change while keeping the lights on?” It was close to midnight on Tuesday night and Glendale Mayor Paula Devine urged her colleagues on the Glendale City Council to act on the proposed repowering of […]
The Big Band Played On
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Feb. 12 the Crescenta Valley High School quad was transformed into a swing dance club with beautiful lighting floating from the trees to the dance floor, a table of food elegantly displayed, a paper moon photo booth and a jazz band that would make Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey tap […]
Hospitalizations Decline – No Masking Required for Outdoor Events But Still Mask Up When Indoors
On Wednesday, the Public Health of Los Angeles County confirmed 102 additional deaths and 3,348 new cases of COVID-19 in the County. This brought the total number of deaths in LA County due to COVID-19 to 30,081. Hospitalizations have been under 2,500 for seven consecutive days; therefore, Public Health issued a modified LA County Health […]
In brief
CVTC General Meeting The Crescenta Valley Town Council general meeting is tonight, Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. It will be held via Zoom. To take part, dial (669) 900-6833; meeting ID is 283 256 4275, password is 626159. On the agenda is an audit report for 2021 and the 2022 budget; reports on bulb-outs […]