The Dodgers’ Left-Handed Legacy Since moving to LA in 1958 the Dodgers have relied on all things “left” to win five World Series: outstanding players, ballparks and managers to win those world championships. Since 1958 five MVPs and seven Cy Young winners were left handers. Based on analytics, historians list left handers Clayton Kershaw, Duke […]
CV Street Name Origins – Part 8 Last week we were talking about the origins of some of the street names in La Cañada. We are about to head south across Foothill Boulevard, and explore the Flintridge side of the Cañada Valley. But first, Georgia Romo of La Crescenta shares her street origin story that […]
CV Street Name Origins – Part 7 Last week we were talking about the origins of some of the street names in La Cañada. We were moving west to east across the top of the valley. We just crossed Hillard, and now approach Palm, then up the hill to Alta Canyada. Palm Drive – […]
Stay Home, Stay Safe First and foremost, I hope all of you are doing well during these trying times. Be it the virus or economic stress, we will get through it all together and we will be stronger because of it. Across the County of Los Angeles, we just finished up our second weekend […]
Still America’s Pastime Baseball is America’s national pastime because it remains an important part of America’s daily life after more than 175 years. Many Americans mark personal milestones with baseball-related memories. Baseball is deeply ingrained in American life for several reasons. Its America’s oldest sport, it was part of the Civil Rights movement, and baseball […]
CV Street Name Origins – Part 6 Last week we were naming the streets of La Cañada. We were moving east to west across the top of the valley and were just approaching Angeles Crest Highway. Wiladonda Drive – According to a local historian: “Wiladonda Drive was a combination of four names, Wilbur & […]
Back To Basics Spring usually means new hope but this month has been downright agonizing. Dealing with never-ending news reports about the coronavirus, plus the panic that ensued, has been unbearable for me. Grief is hard enough to manage without this added layer of hysteria. I never want to hear these phrases again: “shelter in […]
Using Care in Disposing Masks, Gloves Within three blocks of our home in Montrose I recently saw four medical gloves and one mask discarded on sidewalks, parkways and in gutters. Littering is always bad, particularly the huge numbers of cigarettes butts dropped everywhere that the rains wash into storm drains and to the ocean, but […]
CV Street Name Origins – Part 6 Let’s start now on street names from La Cañada Flintridge. Oddly enough I’ve got a whole lot on La Cañada names – way more than La Crescenta street names. We’ll start off with a submission from a reader about Belita Lane. Belita Lane is above Foothill in the […]
Addressing the Coronavirus Crisis As we grapple with the global crisis of COVID-19, including (as of March 24 at noon) 662 confirmed cases and at least 11 deaths in Los Angeles County, I know this is a time of intense anxiety and concern for many Angelenos. The coronavirus presents an unprecedented challenge that continues […]