Not just brick and mortar, the Memorial Wall at Two Strike Park has a foundation of community support. By Mary O’KEEFE and Jason KUROSU “It stops your life at that moment. At 5:45 in the morning, when that doorbell rang, Carolyn jumped up and said, ‘Oh no.’” That is how Paul Steinbacher described the worst […]
By Jason KUROSU In the market for a web designer? Preparing to host a bridal or baby shower? Interested in learning more about some of the valley’s restaurants? These and more will be on display at the 12th Annual Foothills Community Business Expo. The Foothills Community Business Expo will occupy the fourth floor community rooms […]
After 80 years, a community icon prepares to close. By Ted AYALA, Brandon HENSLEY, Jason KUROSU, Mary O’KEEFE and Michael YEGHIAYAN The 50 residents of Twelve Oaks Lodge assisted living facility woke up to shocking news on Friday morning that they had two months to vacate the site. The lodge, located at Sycamore and La […]
By Jason KUROSU With increasing temperatures and lack of rainfall, fire season is looming over Southern California. The Los Angeles County Fire Dept. regularly leases extra firefighting aircraft each fire season, adding resources to the department during the driest part of the year. The fire department showcased the planes, along with the S-70 helicopter utilized […]
By Jason KUROSU On the former site of the old Montrose Theater, now the parking lot of Andersen’s Pet Shop, a two-day film festival was held with the aid of a giant projection screen, seemingly infinite proportions of popcorn, a red carpet and a theater’s worth of seats. The fourth annual Montrose Film Festival spanned […]
By Jason KUROSU Bolton Hall, the second oldest monument in the city of Los Angeles, was dedicated in August 1913. During its century long history, the building served a myriad of functions including as a public library, a venue for worship services, the city hall for Tujunga and, most recently, a museum of local history […]
By Jason KUROSU One of the more common sights that Lovette Panthier encounters during her work at the Dept. of Children & Family Services is one that she deplores: children in and out of foster care in her office, carrying their things in duffel bags or garbage bags. “This child has been in your home […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Students in the Glendale Unified School District headed back to school on Monday. At elementary schools across Crescenta Valley, kindergartners all had one thing in common: excited, nervous and sometimes tearful parents. “At our kindergarten tea, I asked who was having a harder time [with the first days of school] – the […]
By Jason KUROSU The Tuesday meeting of the Crescenta Valley Water District touched upon a few new projects to CVWD facilities, including a study to increase the local water supply and adding a retaining wall between a CVWD reservoir and a residential area. The project, known as the Verdugo Basin Stormwater Recharge Facility Study, is […]