Concerned About the Skies Above Us I live near Montrose and I recently decided not to go outside to eat lunch as I was afraid of what I might be inhaling. Though a recent Sunday was a gorgeous, clear day and the sky was clear blue the following day I saw jets, flying through the […]
If you’re like me, any local construction project gets your curiosity up. Here’s some answers to your “What the heck’s being built there?” questions. Just recently the Crescenta Valley Town Council has taken a giant leap forward by reinventing their Land Use Committee to oversee controversial development. Their first meeting was last month, and the […]
“I’m bored!” That’s what a lot of kids say these days. It seems as though they’re not entertained unless they have a video game controller in their hands. Years ago, we were never bored. We didn’t have the time. We were busy working on hobbies, taking music lessons, or just being outside riding bikes and […]
So how much fun was last weekend’s snowfall? I know that when weather columnist Sue Kilpatrick said last Thursday that there was a definite possibility of snow – low snow – I was excited. I’ve lived in the foothills since 1980 and have seen snow a couple of times in the La Crescenta neighborhoods in […]
Last week I told the tale of a 1933 New Year’s Eve party that was broken up (literally) by a massive flood that came down right at midnight, and of the party guests that were killed that horrible night. But not everyone that night experienced the disaster with such dire results. A couple years ago […]
In the 60s and 70s, we typically shopped in Montrose and La Crescenta. Once in a while, however, we’d make a trip downtown to the big city – Glendale. Heading south towards downtown, we’d pass landmarks like the “Keyhole” swimming pool, Pikes Verdugo Oaks and the International House of Pancakes. Near the IHOP was a […]
This week the CV Weekly begins its introduction of candidates for the Glendale City Council, the Glendale Unified School District board of education and the Glendale Community College board of trustees. Anyone who listened to the City Council meeting on Tuesday heard the policies and procedures outlined in conducting an election. It is a huge […]
Growing up just south of Montrose, Saturday usually meant getting together with friends and heading north to spend the afternoon in the Montrose Shopping Park. Heading north on Verdugo Road we’d first pass by a lot full of shiny new Mercedes and Volvo automobiles. Do you remember Colonial Imports auto sales? Next we’d stop to […]
I recently had the chance to be a Principal for the Day at Monte Vista Elementary School. The school is beautiful, well run and high achieving, but that’s a story for a future column. While I was there, I was put to work telling the kids in three different third grade classes about local history. […]
I hope you have heard about the amazing playing by the CVHS varsity boys basketball team last Thursday night at the high school. It was the last game of league play against cross town rival Arcadia. Arcadia had lost the previous contest between the two and wanted vengeance. It looked like they were going to […]