updated June 18, 2024 Planning In A Vacuum If you have been paying attention, you may have noticed a flurry of activity in the City of Glendale in the last year. Not only have school board and Glendale City Council meetings become livelier than ever, but there are action plans being developed that will affect […]
A Walk Through Montrose in 1929 (Part 8) Let’s continue our time travel adventure. We’ve gone back to 1929 and we’re walking west down Honolulu Avenue. In our last episode, we went inside the Crescenta Cañada National Bank (now Starbucks) and marveled at the spectacular architecture of that building. We have stepped outside the bank […]
Norma Jeane’s Favorite Spot A young man, living in Van Nuys with his mother, prepares himself for his overnight shift at Lockheed Aviation. As he heads out his mother stops him. “Jimmy, I have a favor to ask. Poor little Norma Jeane, that sweet darlin’ young girl, may have to go back to the orphanage. […]
What an Expanded San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Means for our Communities In my time representing Southern Californians in Congress, few moments have encapsulated how advocacy powers change as vividly as watching President Biden sign a proclamation to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument last month. After working side-by-side with so many leaders […]
Kudos to First Responders Four very kind and experienced gentlemen came to my assistance on Friday morning, April 19, and I need to make mention of them. I was experiencing a truly horrible lower back spasm that was making it close to impossible for me to move. I called two of my kids, asking them […]
A Walk Through Montrose in 1929 – Part 7 Let’s continue our time travel adventure. We’ve gone back to 1929 and we’re walking west down Honolulu Avenue. In our last episode, we saw several small markets in the 2200 block of Honolulu. We even peeked inside the Safeway Market (where Mayhall’s Sewing and Vacuum Center […]
There has been a lot of misinformation in the news lately about pending changes coming to the real estate industry and what they mean for homebuyers and sellers. As a dedicated Realtor in the Glendale and Crescenta Valley communities, I’d like to clarify any confusion your readers may have. Because of a recent settlement by […]
Wolverines May Be Returning to California’s Mountains California’s mountains were once teeming with wolverines, a carnivorous cousin to minks and badgers but that more closely resembles a long-tailed, diminutive bear. Fur trapping, hunting and poisoning saw their numbers collapse; they largely disappeared from the state a century ago. Wolverines are still relatively common in […]
The Mystery of the Sunland Olives Today’s local history story begins on a pleasant day in 1932, more than 2,000 miles away in the Muskoka Lakes region of Ontario, Canada. Some children were playing in a large yard when a big, fancy car turned down the long driveway. They ran to greet the group […]
Dear Crescenta Valley Residents, Our May General Meeting will be Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. The Department of Parks and Recreation is excited to unveil the proposed outdoor gym at Two Strike Park. Your feedback is incredibly valuable as CVTC has limited resources for Measure A Park funding. We […]