By Mary O’KEEFE Rockhaven has been a rollercoaster ride for both city officials and the nonprofit organization Friends of Rockhaven since the city purchased the site in 2008. At that time there were talks of the property becoming a library and park, but those plans gave way when the economy began to suffer. In 2014 […]
Veterans Day provides plenty of opportunities to thank a vet. By Mary O’KEEFE Twenty-one years after the “war to end all wars” – World War I – Adolf Hitler’s German army invaded Poland and World War II began. WWII spanned from 1939 to 1945 and, at the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE And so it begins – The construction for the Crescenta Valley Skate and Scooter Park has begun. “The contractors moved in on Monday,” said Frank Gonzales, deputy director, East Community Services Agency of the Dept. of Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation. It has been about three years since skaters Cooper Iven, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For those who have ever driven by local restaurants and wondered what was beyond those doors or had heard of a restaurant but have never have the time to check it out… well the time to check out those eateries is coming up at the annual Taste of the Foothills event. On […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriffs from Crescenta Valley Station captured two burglary suspects after a daylong search. The CV Station received a call concerning a possible burglary at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the 5500 block of Rock Castle Drive in La Cañada. “We had a burglary in progress,” said Lt. Bill Jaeger. Deputies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The shops along Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park have changed over the years. Many retailers have gone by the wayside as restaurants moved in. This is a typical sight in many small towns as mom and pop retail businesses battle the challenges brought by big box stores and the Internet. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting on Oct. 15 included a presentation by Chris Stone of the Dept. of Public Works Los Angeles County. “We are taking El Niño very seriously,” Stone told the audience. El Niño is the heating of ocean water around the equator, which simultaneously creates a high-pressure system […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rev. Gordon Clay Bailey is enjoying the warm California fall as he settles into his new position as head of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills. “I am a native New Yorker,” Bailey said. Prior to accepting the job at the La Crescenta church Bailey served at two churches, one […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At 3:38 Wednesday afternoon, Glendale Police Dept. received a call of an overturned van, according to Tahnee Lightfoot, spokeswoman for GPD. When they arrived on the scene they realized there was another silver compact vehicle crushed between a utility pole and the van. The driver of the van was traveling southbound on […]
On Oct. 7, local students of all ages, along with teachers, school administrators, city officials and parents, put on their walking shoes for the Fifth Annual Walk-to-School day. There were meeting points for the various schools around the valley that included Two Strike Park and Montrose and Dunsmore parks. This was the largest “organized” […]