By Mary O’KEEFE Changes continue along Honolulu Avenue with the sale of Montrose Travel to Corporate Travel Management, an Australian based company. For 60 years Montrose Travel has been part of Montrose. Joe McClure Sr. and his wife Leora purchased the company in the early 1970s and together they built a business with small town […]
By Charly SHELTON The Grammys may have come and gone but the style remains. Red carpet trends and celebrity sway go a long way to making a product popular. It’s with this idea that at these award shows and events, celebrities and members of the media are gifted with awesome items from technology to food […]
By Charly SHELTON The last of three meetings to help decide the structure of the 2017-18 GUSD school year calendar was held Tuesday night at Crescenta Valley High School. The three public forums, the other two held at Hoover and Glendale high schools, were in response to the backlash from parents over the early 2016-17 […]
By Charly SHELTON The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is one of the pillar organizations of this community. It sponsors or works at almost every community event year round. In addition, it distributes grants and scholarships to deserving members of the community. This is no small task and fundraising is always a concern. American Legion […]
By Charly SHELTON After years of waiting and several months of construction behind temporary walls, it’s finally time. Fans across Los Angeles are getting their letters to Hogwarts and assembling at Universal Studios Hollywood to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. An all-new land with two rides, a signature drink and one of the […]
By Charly SHELTON The California Dept. of Education will be releasing student identity information to the nonprofit parent group The Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association. After winning a suit filed against the CDE for access to the information, The Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association will be given access to the master database of all student […]
By Charly SHELTON Eating good food is a big part of good overall health. Organic, locally sourced meat and produce are not only better for you, I also think they taste better too. But eating all fresh and good-for-you foods is difficult if you want to go out to eat, as restaurants usually buy food […]
By Charly SHELTON The park at the corner of New York and Honolulu avenues is a favorite among residents of the Crescenta Valley. When it was founded in 1925, it was known as La Crescenta Picnic Grounds. Some upgrades were made over the years including the addition of a stage, dance floor, parking area and […]
By Charly SHELTON After an extensive search process, it was announced last month that the Glendale Unified School District had found its new superintendent in Winfred Roberson Jr. out of Davis Joint Unified School District in Davis, California. It was a position tentatively held until Tuesday night when the monthly board of education meeting saw […]
By Charly SHELTON The 10th annual Battle of the Badges blood drive held Feb. 11 at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station has ended. Benefiting the American Red Cross, this annual drive contributes to blood banks in the area to provide blood for transfusions as a result of blood loss in accidents, surgeries, trauma and any […]