By Jason KUROSU Debate continues to swirl around the property formerly known as the Rockhaven Sanitarium in Montrose, the fate of which continues to hang in limbo since the city of Glendale purchased it for $8.25 million in 2008. The city has begun to tell developers that they would hear proposals for potential affordable housing […]
By Jason KUROSU The outbreak of fires in San Diego County this month epitomized the constant threat of brush fires in the drier sections of Southern California. Thousands of acres and homes were destroyed in the wildfires, which caused an estimated $60 million worth of damage. Meanwhile, Central California wildfires continue to burn through over […]
Students learn some quick math maneuvers and parents are given strategies on how to raise kids to succeed. By Jason KUROSU Monday night featured a set of events at Crescenta Valley High School designed to educate kids and parents in ways both fun and informative. It began with “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin, a mathematics professor at […]
By Jason KUROSU Glendale is holding a special election this June in order to fill a vacancy on the Glendale City Council. When former city council member Rafi Manoukian left the council after being elected City of Glendale treasurer in early 2013, a seat was left open. Five candidates are seeking to fill Manoukian’s seat. […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce works to promote local businesses and community activities with techniques both old and new. June 4 will feature the chamber’s annual mixer at Montrose Travel and June 27 is the Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament to raise proceeds for local scholarship programs. But as businesses change […]
By Jason KUROSU one-block stretch of Foothill Boulevard featured two pancake breakfast fundraisers on Saturday morning, treating families to charitable opportunities and a chance for breakfast with family, friends and neighbors. YMCA Tribes held its 57th annual pancake breakfast at the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA in La Cañada. The Tribes program offers opportunities for fathers and […]
By Jason KUROSU La Cañada will commemorate Memorial Day weekend with its traditional Fiesta Days weekend celebration, the 41st annual Fiesta Days weekend from May 23 to May 26. The weekend will provide a wide variety of events for attendees, from live music and entertainment to the Crescenta Cañada Fiesta Run to the annual parade. […]
By Jason KUROSU Crescenta Valley High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame, dedicated to exceptional athlete alumni, welcomed a few more inductees into the fold Saturday night. Eight individuals were honored, along with the entire 1998 Division I CIF championship baseball team. The Chevy Chase Country Club hosted the event, a dinner followed by the induction […]
Five vying for one city council seat offer their perspective on how to improve Glendale. By Jason KUROSU his year’s candidates for one seat on the Glendale City Council took part in the second of two local forums Monday night at the Sparr Heights Community Center. Hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce and […]
By Jason KUROSU Though featured for various field trips throughout the local area, the Rosemont Preserve was opened up Tuesday morning to its first visiting class from South Glendale. Two second grade classes from Horace Mann Elementary School took a bus to La Crescenta for a chance for some hands-on learning within the 7.75 acres […]