By Mary O’KEEFE The James R. Brown Award was presented to Linda Evans at Tuesday’s board meeting of the GUSD. Evans, who retired this year as the principal of Crescenta Valley High School, told the board she was accepting the award on behalf of the staff and students at her former school. The award’s namesake, […]
Chairman concerned about pre-built projects Glendale Design Review Board #1 chair Ivan Insua expressed concern at the board’s most recent meeting over the number of projects coming to the board for design approval when previous approval had not been sought or obtained. The latest local project presented to the board for belated action is an […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday Curiosity took its first steps across the “clean floor” at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. To be more accurate the future Mars rover rolled across the floor. Scientists and engineers working on the Mars Science Laboratory, named Curiosity, are preparing for its launch in 2011. At present it is in the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police officers along with Crescenta Valley Sheriff and Los Angeles Police enjoyed a cup of coffee and conversation with residents at the monthly Glendale Coffee with the COPPS (COmmunity Police PartnerShip). On Tuesday the coffee was freshly made and served at City Hall Café on Honolulu Avenue in Montrose. Law enforcement […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ten years ago the murder of two local boys, Christopher McCulloch, 13, and Blaine Talmo, 14, sent chills across La Crescenta. Their deaths were brutal and in the end another young boy, Michael Demirdjian, 16, was convicted of their murders. For the past 10 years family and friends have had to deal […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 55-year-old Montrose woman was struck and killed while walking on the eastbound lanes of the Foothill (210) freeway early Tuesday morning. Los Angeles County Coroner’s office has released the name of the victim, Linda Georgette Saunders. The woman had parked her car on the right shoulder of the eastbound 210 near […]
July 27 400 block of Knight Way in La Cañada Flintridge, a sidewalk was painted with graffiti at Paradise Canyon Elementary School overnight. July 26 Oakwood Avenue and Houseman Street in La Cañada, a skip loader parked along the curb was stolen between July 23-26. 4400 block of Oakgrove Drive in La Cañada, a storage […]
Have you heard the term “staycation” yet? It’s a new way of life for many riding out the current economy whereby you find fun things to do close to home. Every Sunday morning in the Montrose Shopping Park it feels like vacation. How refreshing it is to meander down Honolulu Avenue with the smell of […]
Last week, I sat down with Jackie Walls of Jackie’s Hair A Go Go (838 1/2 Foothill Blvd. La Cañada Flintridge) and we talked about what inspired her to open her wig store. In 1997, Jackie woke up and found her life ha changed. When she woke up that morning, she was overwhelmed with a […]
ARIES March 21 – April 19 Relationships come back into focus as Saturn moves into Libra on Wednesday. It will remain here for some time, encouraging you to get your act together and work on any shadowy material that may be causing a problem between your and your lover. This shadowy stuff can also infiltrate […]