By Charly SHELTON Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2017-18 proposed budget is out and residents, politicians and businesses across the state are agog over some of the changes. Most notably are minimum wage increases, health care extended to more residents and a bump for schools. “This year’s budget will be the most difficult that we have faced […]
By Charly SHELTON A decision regarding the Sagebrush territory transfer between the school districts in the cities of La Cañada and Glendale may finally be in sight. The Sagebrush debate has been going on sporadically since the 1960s, with this current campaign beginning in 2013. The area west of Rosebank Drive in La Cañada to […]
By Charly SHELTON GBK, the company behind all the amazing gift bag lounges for The Oscars, The Emmys, The Grammys and more, have outdone themselves. They give back through donations to charities all year long and this year they decided to put on a gifting lounge independent of any awards show and donate everything […]
By Charly SHELTON A lonely man. An unlocked car door. A bank heist gone right. And a mistaken identity. Crescenta Valley High School’s Cinematography 5-6 class will take these plot points and craft a short film comedy, with the community’s help. “‘The Driver’ is about a lonely, desperate young man named Trevor who unexpectedly finds […]
By Nicole MOORE On Jan. 2, the 128th Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade delighted onlookers, whether they were sitting in bleachers and along the sidewalks lining the parade route or watching from the comfort of their homes across America and around the world. The theme for the 2017 Rose Parade was “Echoes of Success.” As […]
By Charly SHELTON There are more than two million residents in the Fifth District of Los Angeles County. The district covers all or part of the Crescenta, San Gabriel, Pomona, San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys and, for the last 36 years, one man has supervised them all: Michael D. Antonovich. Yet despite the […]
Warm temperatures did not keep kids – and their parents – away from a day of snow fun at Two Strike By Mary O’KEEFE Snow and sledding and sleeveless shirts and shorts may not look like they go together but in Crescenta Valley on Thursday it was the perfect way to spend the day. Over […]
By Charly SHELTON 2016 has been an impressive year for CVW’s Leisure section. New theme park rides and lands, incredibly successful movies, cool new TV shows, the return of fan favorites like Harry Potter (in a new play), Darth Vader (in “Rogue One”) and “Ghostbusters” (not that anyone really wanted it back), and the beginning […]
By Charly SHELTON All that glitters is not gold. Sometimes its rubies, sapphires, kunzite, iron pyrite or diamonds. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles is hosting a new mini-exhibit on glittery, shiny, sparkly diamonds. We all know diamonds – they are tiny, clear and super hard. According to De Beers Diamonds, they are the […]
By Charly SHELTON Members of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club are well known for their philanthropy. They host community events at their clubhouse, put on their own events, give student scholarships, donate to charities, help the environment with a recycling program … the list goes on. For their 100th anniversary, local Boy Scout Kevin Tom […]