By Julie BUTCHER A packed parking lot behind the La Crescenta Library belied a routine agenda for the February meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. The meeting room was full for a brisk, full agenda of community happenings. Youth Council President Alexis Karakas led off with an update on the council’s plans and activities. […]
By Julie BUTCHER Thousands of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the Women’s March LA. According to the Women’s March LA Foundation, the goal of the march was to announce the collective vision that, by using the power of the vote, a government can be created that supports and represents the intersecting […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Thursday, Jan. 19, with a cold rain starting to fall near their stretch of the 2 (Glendale) Freeway, students, teachers, parents, volunteers and Glendale Unified School District administrators gathered in the College View School’s multi-purpose room at 1:19 p.m. to attempt to set a record for the largest number of giraffe […]
By Julie BUTCHER This year, the Crescenta Valley High School Falcons’ marching band had the best season in its 54-year history. The band scored its highest scores and achieved its highest placement in competition, reaching second place in the (5a) division and securing a spot in the sport’s finals. At the California State Band Championships’ […]
As the old year winds down, local volunteers prepare for a beautiful entry in the New Year. By Julie BUTCHER Of all the 39 flower-covered floats that will grace Colorado Boulevard on Jan. 1 for the 129th Rose Parade, only six of them are “self-built;” the rest are built by professional float companies. And of […]
By Julie BUTCHER A Christmas tree was set ablaze by the Glendale Fire Dept. on Wednesday, Dec. 13 to emphasize the potential dangers of the season. In a controlled setting at the Glendale Fire Training Center, firefighters showed what happens when a hot toaster-oven gets too close to a dry tree. Fire Captain/Arson Investigator Jon […]
By Julie BUTCHER When Assemblymember Laura Friedman received her committee assignments at the beginning of the California State Assembly’s 2017 legislative session, little could the newly-elected legislator have anticipated that her membership on the Assembly Rules Committee would put her front and center in the “#MeToo” movement exploding across the country and in Sacramento, highlighting […]
By Julie BUTCHER LA City and County officials held a town hall meeting on Nov. 14 at All Nations Church in Lake View Terrace to help local residents prepare for the upcoming winter storm season. “I’m not a meteorologist,” joked Los Angeles County director of Emergency Management Jeff Reeb, “but I predict that it’s going […]
By Julie BUTCHER The evening of Wednesday, Nov. 8 was crisp outside for Southern California, preternaturally dark due to the recent time change, but inside the Tujunga Speed Wash, it was nothing but warm. Volunteers and clergy from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glendale and St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada Flintridge welcomed families […]
By Julie BUTCHER Crescenta Valley High School celebrated Ally Week last week, its third annual celebration, and, according to Roxy Raad, ASB secretary and CVHS senior, “[it was] the best ever. This year has been bigger than ever.” Raad said at Friday’s concert by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, “In all aspects, we […]