By Sue KILPATRICK “A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.” — James Dent Summer has finally arrived. I know June 21 was the official date, but the thunderheads over the mountains last weekend brought with them the feel […]
From the Desk of the Publisher By Robin Goldsworthy Much has been said about a home up on Markridge Road that is painted a certain color green that has been called everything from garish to gross. I learned about the house a few weeks ago from a friend with whom I was having dinner at […]
My thoughts, Exactly By Jim Chase I used to look forward to grocery shopping and have always found it enjoyable to shop for our family. In fact, my wife and I often joke about turning trips to the grocery store into a “date” that allows us to spend time together. Are we fun, or what? […]
Treasures of the Valley By Mike Lawler This has been one of the most frustrating weeks I’ve experienced in years. The situation with the “surprise” three-story development on the vacant lot on Foothill across from Ralphs has been exasperating for me and for the community, and potentially life-threatening for the historic tree next door. To […]
Appreciates columnist Each week I look forward to Mike Lawler’s column, Treasures of the Valley. Mike’s June 25 column did not disappoint. In the length of one column he spanned generations of our valley’s history, painting a picture of how the valley evolved. I emphasize ‘generations’ because that is what makes the Crescenta Valley unique […]
By Jim CHASE As I mentioned several weeks ago, my family has been waiting expectantly for our daughter and son-in-law to give birth to their first child, our fourth grandchild. The big event happened last week, and … it’s a girl! Welcome to the world and to our family, little Bailey Brooke Kuehn. It may […]
By Mike Lawler I continue now with my series on the history of the land now occupied by the Verdugo Hills Golf Course, perhaps the most dynamic spot historically in the entire valley. In my previous column I wrote that the golf course, known geographically as Las Barras Canyon, was the likely spot of Wikangna, […]
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Not happy with review Shame on Ted Ayala for his churlish portrayal of the West Covina Symphony Orchestra [“A Road Trip to the Inland Empire with Rimsky-Korsakoff, Liszt, Sibelius, and Prokofiev,” Leisure, June 10] (“….exposed the WCSO’S lapses in intonation….to avoid having the orchestra fall apart….brass….blaring out and drowning….clattery sounding piano….pallor of the orchestral body….”). […]
Last Friday as the sun set behind the Verdugo Mountains which tower over the baseball diamond at Stengel Field, a door closed. A long and storied season officially ended for my family. After 24 continuous years, we no longer have a child in the Glendale Unified School District. I’m sure that, the rooted nature of […]