By Charly SHELTON El Niño is coming and it’s going to hit Southern California very hard. The winter after the 2009 Station Fire brought rains and massive debris flows which affected the Crescenta Valley. We are six years separated from the floods of that winter and still battling the debris flows that came down and […]
By Charly SHELTON On Thursday, the Montrose Shopping Park Association held its monthly meeting to discuss the affairs of the Shopping Park. Issues pertaining to the harvest market, a post-White Friday wrap up and the creation of a committee to investigate lighting of trees and seating areas were discussed and voted on. One of the […]
By Charly SHELTON any who have passed by the former site of the Dragon Thrift Shop on Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada have seen the tree growing out front, right by the sign. This tree, which looks like a Christmas tree, takes on a special meaning this holiday season. Whereas most Christmas trees are adorned […]
By Charly SHELTON We hear Christmas songs about a “Winter Wonderland” and a “White Christmas,” but in L.A. the closest thing we get is soap bubbles falling from a “snow machine” or that awful white felt puffy fabric that is supposed to represent snow at the base of a palm tree. So when presented with […]
The annual Montrose Christmas Parade is expected to draw record crowds ready to cheer 125 entries. By Charly SHELTON n Montrose, Christmas means a giant tree in the Montrose Shopping Park, Santa Claus flying over in a helicopter and the annual Montrose Christmas Parade. Now in its 39th year, the Montrose Christmas parade is held […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Assemblymember Mike Gatto announced on Wednesday that he has decided not to run for the State Senate in 2016. “Many factors influenced my decision, but foremost was my belief that campaigning at this time would not be in my family’s best interest,” he stated in an email to constitutes. Gatto is the […]
By Charly SHELTON La Cañada Unified School District Board of Education President Andrew Blumenfeld presided over his last Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. Blumenfeld’s term of four years ended and new board member Brent Kuszyk was installed on the board. With Blumenfeld’s departure, members of the board fondly reminisced and sent him along […]
By Charly SHELTON At the top of Rosemont Avenue sit 7.75 acres of preserved wilderness, saved from development. The Rosemont Preserve was founded in 2012 by the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy to preserve this land for future generations. But preservation is not a one-time event. It is an ongoing battle to keep the land pristine […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Friday was Black Friday at many of the stores around the country, but in the Montrose Shopping Park it was White Friday. On the biggest shopping day of the year, Montrose Shopping Park welcomed visitors with a nighttime tree lighting, snow falling along Honolulu Ave and a visit from Santa Claus. […]
By Charly SHELTON There are many places in Glendale where hungry guests can stop and grab a quick bite. Seldom fancy, most are just quick counter service places to grab a sandwich or something similar. But what if you could have the delicious foods expected from a sit-down restaurant in a counter service format? This […]