By Brandon HENSLEY There was some confusion, not to mention irritation, over the handling of the property at the top of Rosemont Avenue at the CV Town Council meeting on April 19. John Howell, executive director of the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy, gave an update on the status of the group’s intended purchase of the […]
Currie shines on the mound, players continue to hit and now a date with league champion Arcadia. By Brandon HENSLEY Cole Currie sure likes being in control. It was just a couple of months ago he was the point guard on the CVHS basketball team, leading the Falcons to the Southern Section semifinals. Now, he’s […]
CV lights up the scoreboard all week at Stengel vs. non-league foes. By Brandon HENSLEY For some Southern California students, spring break might be about hitting the beach and riding the waves. For the Falcons baseball team, spring break is about hitting grand slams and riding waves of offense. CV hosted the 46th annual Babe […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Maybe it was fitting that the last service in Tujunga for Church of the Ascension was Easter Sunday. In three days, it will experience a new beginning of sorts, as it will hold its first service at St. Luke’s of the Mountains in La Crescenta. Like St. Luke’s, Ascension is an Episcopal […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Every Friday evening for an hour and a half, on the northwest corner of Ocean View Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue, stands Roberta Medford and her group, the Montrose Peace Vigil. They hold signs calling for peace, enduring the insults flung their way – gestures or verbal barbs – from drivers. “I can’t […]
Pitcher fills in nicely after Mulcahey struggles and CV holds on for close win. By Brandon HENSLEY The template for winning has been laid out and so far this season the Falcons’ baseball team is executing it pretty well. While CV’s offense was mostly silent again for the second straight Pacific League game, the pitching […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Members of the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church choir lift up their voices on a weekly a basis, but last month they were able to do it in front of a much bigger audience: at the L.A. Cathedral. It was at the annual “Festival of Worship” at the cathedral in downtown L.A. LCPC’s […]
CV made quite the run this year, but just like last season the most memorable moment happened on Senior Night. By Brandon HENSLEY Falcons’ guard Cole Currie said before the season his team could win a CIF section title. Coach Shawn Zargarian said this was his most talented team since he took over as head […]
For the Falcons to take back league from Arcadia, they will be counting on pitching and veteran leadership. By Brandon HENSLEY When the winter gives way to the spring, it means the roles are reversed when it comes to league rivals Crescenta Valley and Arcadia. The Falcons may enjoy the upper hand currently in basketball, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The proposal to raise speed limits on certain streets in La Crescenta was met with a cold reception at the Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting March 15. Inside the La Crescenta Library community room, James Chon and Anish Saraiya from L.A. Public Works spoke to the audience about recent engineering and traffic […]