By Mary O’KEEFE The 39th Annual Montrose Christmas Parade is over and once again highlighted the hometown feel that is the center of the foothills community. About 4,000 participants, including school bands, Boy and Girl Scout troops, elected officials and local community organizations, and everything in between, joined the parade in the march down Honolulu […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Assemblymember Mike Gatto announced on Wednesday that he has decided not to run for the State Senate in 2016. “Many factors influenced my decision, but foremost was my belief that campaigning at this time would not be in my family’s best interest,” he stated in an email to constitutes. Gatto is the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE he fourth wall is a theatre description of separation between the actor and the audience. I have used that term when referring to journalism, keeping my emotion and opinion out of the story. I am normally pretty good at not crossing the fourth wall but in this story I have found it […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the past 26 years the staff, volunteers and deputies of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station have placed donation bins throughout La Crescenta and La Cañada to collect toys and food for those in need. “We served [about] 120 families in the Montrose, Glendale, La Crescenta, Tujunga and Sunland areas,” said Sgt. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE is the season for tree lighting ceremonies. The Americana had its ceremony, the Montrose Shopping Park will have its on White Friday, Nov. 27 and although there are many trees in La Crescenta there has never been an official tree to light – that is, until now. On Dec. 4, the sycamore […]
By Mary O’KEEFE They are all around us, those individuals who go to their 9-to-5 job, living a relatively normal life. You will see them at the grocery store, school plays, football games and around town. They live like most us … until the pager goes off. Then they hike miles into a canyon during […]
By Jason KUROSU New residential developments in downtown Glendale are being occupied at a fairly high rate according to city officials, though concerns remain over the city’s recent development mantra for the downtown area, as well as recent construction’s effect on city traffic. Data from Glendale’s Dept. of Economic Development indicates that residential developments completed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As Black/White Friday ushers in the holiday shopping season and shoppers prepare to find that perfect gift, there is another group of individuals that is also excited about the consumer kick-off. There are people who will take advantage of this shopping season, said Glendale Police Dept.’s Sgt. Dan Suttles. While identity theft […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Dept. is inviting the community to a Winter Wonderland event on Dec. 5 at Two Strike Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The parks and rec department is trucking in real snow to Two Strike for Southern California kids to get a brief experience […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday a suspect was arrested in the Oct. 1 residential burglary in the 2600 block of Mountain Pine Drive in La Crescenta. It was on Oct. 1 when a resident heard noises coming from the first floor of her home. The suspect/suspects shattered a glass window in the back of the […]