By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Alumni Association will be holding a fundraiser in the form of food trucks, which will be parked and ready for business in the 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard near Ralph’s market on Aug. 15 and Aug. 22. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. over the next two Thursdays, the […]
By Jason KUROSU As college attendance has become a foregone conclusion, almost a rite of passage for today’s youth rather than a rarely attainable privilege as in the past, the stress and anxiety over tuition, admissions and choosing a university has grown steadily with each subsequent generation. “Nobody thinks the college search process is going […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU, Leonard COUTIN, Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE At its foundation, National Night Out turns back time to the cop-on-the-beat era when law enforcement and firefighters knew the local businesses and neighbors. NNO also tries to bring back the philosophy of neighbors helping neighbors. Although logical and altruistic, this concept had been […]
By Jason KUROSU The annual Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festival is moving from its traditional home in Sunland for the first time in its 52-year history. From Aug. 16-18, the watermelon-loving crowd will have to travel to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to enjoy the various contests, music performances and, of course, watermelon. In fact, […]
By Jason KUROSU A proposed 30-unit townhome development to be located at 4201 Pennsylvania Av. has stirred up concerns over the state of development within La Crescenta, as well as the potential traffic and parking issues the development would create. The Olson Company, the developer of the townhome proposal, filed for a parking reduction permit […]
By Jason KUROSU In 1984, National Night Out was held for the first time, a community event organized between law enforcement officials and local residents, endorsing neighborhood involvement in crime prevention and safety within the community. Aug. 6 marks the 30th anniversary of National Night Out, which has spread into a nationwide campaign for public […]
By Jason KUROSU Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation has awarded Descanso Gardens with $720,000 to plant two species of new oak trees across four acres of land, adding to the coast live oaks already present at the Gardens. The Descanso Gardens Oak Woodland Development Project will also include the construction of new trails, landscaping […]
By Jason KUROSU For 20 years, Glendale has hosted the annual Cruise Night, a showcase of Southern California’s classic cars. Despite all the car lovers and enthusiasts present for Saturday night’s five block event, Brand Boulevard was reduced to walking traffic from Milford Street to Broadway, as around 250 pre-1979 cars lined the median and […]
By Jason KUROSU Docents for the Rosemont Preserve will conduct their first hike of the summer on Saturday morning, July 27. The preserve was purchased a year ago by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy with the aim of preserving the 7.75 acres of open space and preventing it from being developed. In addition to preserving […]
By Jason KUROSU The University of Southern California has officially purchased Verdugo Hills Hospital, completing a merger several years in the making. The move will establish a presence for USC in the North Glendale area, while also providing substantial improvements to Verdugo Hills Hospital as it merges with USC’s Keck School of Medicine. The merger […]