By Charly SHELTON A growing concern among parents throughout the community has been brought to local PTSAs and parent groups. The tardiness rate at Crescenta Valley High School for first period is staggering. In the 2014-15 school year, there was a reported 14,866 tardy slips issued for first period students. The 2015-16 school year showed […]
By Charly SHELTON There is a universal symbol for bringing lunch from home – a brown paper bag. It has even become a turn of phrase; to signify when one has a premade lunch, one is “brown bagging it.” But not all brown paper bags are created equal. Graphic artist Dominick Cabalo has turned brown […]
By Charly SHELTON School may be back in session but it’s still hot out and will be for another month. Why not take a weekend for a little reprieve from school and summer heat to get away to the woods or the beach for some camping? The great outdoors can be a rugged place but […]
By Charly SHELTON Living in L.A., filming is a part of daily life. While visitors and vacationers pile on tour busses to hopefully catch a glimpse of a real live film set, residents of the Crescenta Valley need only to visit local grocery stores, barber shops, restaurants or the ever-popular Montrose Shopping Park, a little […]
By Charly SHELTON Not many movies come along that are beautiful in story and visuals, resonate in the heart and mind, surpass expectations for the film itself and the genre overall, and can leave the viewer spellbound, thinking about them for days, weeks, years. “Kubo and the Two Strings” is just such a movie. From […]
By Charly SHELTON Last weekend saw the return of an annual favorite, the Sunland-Tujunga Watermelon Festival. After a year’s hiatus and two previous years being held in Pasadena, the festival was brought back to the Sunland-Tujunga area by the new co-organizers, the Sunland-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce. It was held at the Hansen Dam soccer field […]
By Charly SHELTON Glendale Unified School District has elected to once again this year take an active role in monitoring internet use by its middle and high school students in order to be aware of possible threats to students. The GUSD Board of Education voted to renew a contract with its outside contractor, Geo Listening, […]
By Charly SHELTON Scare LA is the scariest convention of the summer. Specializing in Halloween, horror and all things scary, this is a convention held every August at the Pasadena Civic Center for fans of fear to get into the “spirit” of the season, just a few months early. It also serves as the go-to […]
By Charly SHELTON Sitting in a little counter service restaurant, you’re surrounded by skateboards and Mexican folk art-style skulls colored by customers, Loteria cards and punk band logos on the walls while Unwound’s song “Envelope” jams from the speakers above. This is not just a taco place … this is Epic Taco. Michael Ruiz, […]
You’re off to great places. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way! ~ Dr. Seuss By Mary O’KEEFE he first week of school has begun for the Glendale Unified School District and for many students construction will be part of their back to school welcome. Relocations of bungalows and […]