Happy Belated Earth Day! Last weekend, we celebrated Earth Day at Crescenta Valley Park in conjunction with an event hosted by Los Angeles County. It seemed particularly apropos on the heels of Mary O’Keefe’s article in last week’s issue about CVWD’s ongoing efforts to capture stormwater at CV Park. This has been a project stalled […]
International Noise Awareness Day Wednesday, April 24 is International Noise Awareness Day, a global campaign organized by the Center for Hearing and Communication. Unless or until our hearing is impacted or we start to feel the accumulated negative impacts from a persistent noise source we tend to overlook the discomfort and eventual harm of unwanted […]
A Novel Idea: Our Food Shouldn’t Give Us Cancer or Parkinson’s Disease California’s Central Valley is our nation’s breadbasket. After all, it’s the world’s fifth largest supplier of food and agricultural commodities. California is also the nation’s top user of paraquat, a weed killer long linked to Parkinson’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and childhood leukemia. Paraquat […]
A Walk Through Montrose in 1929 (Part 4) We continue our trip back in time with a walk through Montrose in 1929. Last week we were in the Montrose Hotel (now Andersen’s Pet Shop). We’re back on the sidewalk on the south side of Honolulu Avenue in front of the hotel. We stand still and […]
The Crescenta Valley Town Council has been diligently working on important community issues to ensure the well-being and prosperity of our neighborhood. Here are some important updates to consider: LA County Public Works sent us the following information regarding the updated Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance and the LA County Bicycle Master Plan Phase III […]
We continue our trip back in time with a walk through Montrose in 1929. Last week we were in the Montrose Pharmacy on the northwest corner of Honolulu and Verdugo (where Gus & Andy’s restaurant is today). We walk out the front door and decide to cross Honolulu to the southwest corner of Honolulu and […]
A Full Life I am not known to be an adventurous person or world traveler, although I truly admire those who are. I tend to live vicariously through other people while I listen to their stories or enjoy their beautiful photos on social media. Members of our community are out there right now doing some […]
A Walk Through Montrose in 1929 (Part 2) We continue our trip back in time with a walk through Montrose in 1929. Last week we started our walk going north on Verdugo Road from the bottom of Sparr Heights. When we got to Honolulu Avenue we took a right and continued up Verdugo Boulevard to […]
Dear Community, Crescenta Valley Water District’s Board of Directors is deferring rate increases this year for both the water and wastewater utilities. The District recently conducted a public opinion survey and is delaying rate increases after considering concerns within the community about utility rates. While future increases will be necessary to keep pace with growing […]
A Walk Through Montrose in 1929 (Part 1) Montrose got its start in 1913, but development was slow thanks to the financial uncertainty of WWI. It wasn’t until the 1920s that things started to develop and businesses quickly grew along Honolulu Avenue. Let’s travel back in time to 1929 and take a stroll through Montrose. […]