By Brandon HENSLEY During the community comments part of the virtual Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting on Sept. 17 concerns were raised over the installation of potential walkways and trails extending from Eagle Canyon to Two Strike Park. Ideas from LA County Parks and Recreation surrounding an Eagle Canyon trail have been around for years, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Clayton Frech is a man in his late 40s with the vocal inflection of a SoCal dude much younger. After talking with him, you get the impression that he might invite you out to a skate session to shred some gnar and go watch “Point Break” afterward. But Frech’s tubular way of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Information on the La Crescenta Motel has been hard to come by this year, and it appears tangible updates on the property won’t come until the owners pass tests regarding water and sewer flow, as well as traffic and fire lane inspection. These updates on the two-parcel property, on which the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY During the Aug. 20 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting, which was held online via Zoom, ongoing concerns over the property at Foothill Boulevard and Briggs Avenue were addressed by Land Use Committee co-chair Ines Chessum. Both Town Council and Land Use members have said that they would like more time and research […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Just as the YMCA of the Foothills in La Cañada opened its doors for people to exercise outside, record heat penetrated the Southland. Seems like a cruel trick, but it wouldn’t be 2020 without a catch, right? Nonetheless, the YMCA in La Cañada Flintridge reopened its doors Aug. 12 with safety measures […]
By Brandon HENSLEY A local clinical psychologist is hoping to release her children’s book this fall as kids across the country continue to deal with socially distanced learning, which could have negative effects on their psyches. If you ask Dr. Regine Muradian, the effects of remote learning due to concerns over COVID-19 could manifest in […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Maybe someday Leeann Hwang will make good on her desire to become a clinical psychologist, but for now she’s making good on her desire to impact the foothills community through the power of video editing. Hwang is gathering photos, video, music and poetry for a video presentation that Relay for Life of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley Town Council Land Use Committee plans to notify community members later this summer detailing news about the property on which the La Crescenta Motel sits. Land Use Co-Chair Ines Chessum said the developer has submitted plans to LA County Regional Planning for affordable housing condo units, but those plans […]
By Brandon HENSLEY This was supposed to be the Dodgers’ year. Okay, fine, it’s been that way for the past seven or eight years, right? No, but really, this year was supposed to be the Dodgers’ year. They’d be hungry and embarrassed coming off a 2019 first-round playoff loss to the Washington Nationals (who, fair […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The turbulent year that is 2020 might have people thinking what we ever did to deserve all of this. A recently self-published novel that explores karma, destiny and the idea of letting go may not hold all the answers for dealing with strife, but for those looking for something to take the […]