The newly installed diagonal crosswalk at Ocean View and Honolulu has little support from MSPA as discussed at its monthly board meeting. By Mary O’KEEFE here was no doubt after the monthly Montrose Shopping Park Association meeting on March 5 that the majority of the board did not like the new diagonal crosswalk at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday came the news that Trekkers knew was coming eventually, but still it hit them like a photon torpedo. Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy, passed away at the age of 83. He died in his Bel Air home from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to reports. For those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council with community members have created a website to help residents understand what’s on the April 7 ballot. “We want people to know the importance of voting,” said CVTC President Robbyn Battles. The website cvvotes.org has information on the upcoming Glendale election including a map of polling areas […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ash Wednesday, this year held on Feb. 18, signifies the beginning of Lent season. For many Christians this is a time of reflection. “[It is a time to find] how we grow closer to God,” said Rev. Fr. Kirby Smith of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. He added the journey […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When I was about 5 years old, I stayed awake one Christmas Eve with the hope of seeing Santa. What I saw was my mom carrying presents that were hidden in the closet to the Christmas tree. This was devastating. I had believed in Santa with my whole heart and now […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Emeritus Casa Glendale assisted living has changed its name to Brookdale Glendale. On the surface it may seem like a simple rebranding, but when you dig deeper it becomes clear this change is a way of bringing consistency and a family feeling of unity to its present and future senior residents. Residents […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The rain came and, for the first time in recent memory, the Montrose Founders Day festivities on Honolulu Avenue were canceled midway through the events. The day began gloomy with a lot of cloud cover. The crowds were light but consistent. Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow was off to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Fire Dept. is participating in California’s Community Paramedic Pilot Project. The project is a new model for community-based health care in which paramedics function outside their customary emergency response and transport roles in ways that will help the underserved population. The project is a partnership between California Emergency Medical Services […]
New diagonal crosswalk in Montrose is hard not to notice as traffic slows to a crawl. By Mary O’KEEFE Last Thursday, to almost everyone’s surprise, a diagonal crosswalk was established at the corner of Ocean View Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue in Montrose. “It was just there,” said Justin Gentle. “It’s like Pasadena, but we aren’t […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The clean up continues after an early morning fire took place on Monday at Crescenta Valley Tow in the 4400 block of Cloud Avenue. At about 1:40 a.m., a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. sergeant who was patrolling the area noticed smoke coming from behind a gate at the CV Tow lot. […]