Living In Wonder-land Increasingly, we’re living in a land of wonders. I submit for your consideration: I wonder … if anyone else finds it unbelievable that the California Department of Health Services has just made it possible for boys (“boys” being the operative word here) as young as 12 to order condoms – free of […]
The Woman in the Iron Lung One vivid memory of my time at La Crescenta Elementary School was waiting to cross the street to the school on the corner of La Crescenta and Prospect avenues. We kids would surreptitiously glance across Prospect to the bay window of the house on the corner. Quite often we […]
“Say what you mean, but don’t be mean” I am a mother, grandmother, and a very happy homeowner in beautiful La Crescenta. As our community unites together, may we always pray for Drew Ferraro, his family, his friends, his great teachers and wonderful CVHS. Perhaps we can tell our children to remember to always reach […]
From the GUSD To the Glendale/La Crescenta Community: On Friday, Feb. 10, Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) and the La Crescenta and Glendale communities were devastated by the suicide of a 10th-grade student. The community has come together to support the family, the students, the staff and each other. On behalf of the board of […]
Iron Eyes Cody’s Secret Katherine Yamada, longtime columnist for the Glendale News Press, does a wonderful weekly Glendale history column called “Verdugo Views.” I’ve been reading her column faithfully for years now, as I hope you have. She and I have collaborated many times, even before I started this column, exchanging info about local history. […]
Pumping It Up – And Up Alright, this is getting ridiculous. On Sunday morning two weeks ago I filled the tank in my truck before driving down to visit our son in San Diego. I was more than a bit peeved that the lowest price I could find along Foothill was $3.79 a gallon. Silly […]
We Are All Connected It was around 12:45 p.m. last Friday when I returned to my office from a physical therapy session on my bum knee. The familiar ping from my phone alerted me that a new text message was waiting. It was from my son at college down near San Diego asking me if […]
We have several small tucked-away communities in the lush canyons of the Verdugo Mountains, such as Mountain Oaks and Whiting Woods, and each of them seems to have its own unique and fascinating history. Glenwood Oaks, across the street from La Crescenta Nursery at La Crescenta and Shirleyjean is another such place. When I talk […]
Reaching Out To the grieving community: I remember how we came together after Berlyn Cosman’s death and created Prom Plus. We came together after the Valley View murders to talk at a meeting at Descanso Gardens and to make this community even stronger through tragedy. As I reflect on how students treat each other, I […]
On Dec. 29, 2011, the California Supreme Court upheld the Legislature’s dissolution of all redevelopment agencies across California. The impact of this legislation on the City of Glendale cannot be overstated. Quite simply, millions of dollars of local tax revenue, which would have been invested in our community, must now be redirected to Sacramento. There […]