By Mike Lawler Our history is punctuated by disaster – fire and flood, followed by bigger fires and bigger floods. The cobbles and boulders we dig up in our gardens were deposited there by debris flows that have crossed the Crescenta Valley in the past, and the undulations in our roads are channels and levees […]
By Robin Goldsworthy Like most of you, I feel fortunate to live here. We enjoy award winning schools, beautiful foothills and a caring community. This is particularly evident by the support for the family of Joo Lee who was killed by a hit and run driver on New Year’s Day. Not only was Mr. Lee’s […]
Historic stone barn is the valley’s latest gem in the making: –Mike Lawler Crescenta Valley residents have recently been favored with the choices that Glendale and L.A. County have made on our behalf. The city’s purchase of Rockhaven Sanitarium shows potential as an art-oriented community center. The new library just completed by the county is […]
By Robin Goldsworthy The Crescenta Valley is in a state of discovery this month. Many of our local elementary schools plus Rosemont Middle School, Crescenta Valley and Clark Magnet high schools held their annual Founders Day celebrations this month. According to its website, each year in February, PTA honors the three organization founders as well […]
Jim Chase The hills are alive with the sound of … dump trucks. Honestly, did you have any idea there were so many of the dirt-hauling, diesel drinking heavyweights around town before they all started cruising the streets of the Crescenta Valley? I didn’t. But ever since the ongoing efforts to empty out the debris […]
MIKE LAWLER Stalled projects are a headache for both neighbor and builder A couple of months ago, I wrote about an unfinished housing project on Frances Avenue that had become a messy headache for that neighborhood. The property owners have since cleaned up the lot, including significant brush clearance, removing construction debris, and re-fencing the abandoned […]
Mike Lawler A couple of months ago, I wrote about an unfinished housing project on Frances Avenue that had become a messy headache for that neighborhood. The property owners have since cleaned up the lot, including significant brush clearance, removing construction debris, and re-fencing the abandoned pool. I hope these actions have helped to improve […]
“I’ve known you for years.” It’s something that reporter Mary O’Keefe hears quite often. Not surprising considering that she’s written for the Crescenta Valley for – well, years. Whether it’s about our school district, crime investigation or local neighbors celebrating a milestone birthday, Mary has been on scene to tell you all about it. I […]
PROBLEM MAY LOOM AT LIBRARY There’s a potential issue at the new library I found on my first visit the week it opened. I approached the new front entrance on foot from the west and met a mother and her two very young children at the base of the stairs. I stayed to the extreme […]
By Jim Chase I can’t begin to imagine the stress, heartbreak, frustration, panic or anguish that must come from helplessly watching as a river of mud, rocks, trees and other destructive debris flow with unstoppable force through your home. Or what it must feel like to see a car you still make monthly payments on […]