ASTER Hosts Speaker Series Today

By Mary O’KEEFE Today at 4:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library a special speaker series for seniors will be held through the support of ASTER (Assisting Seniors Through Enhanced Resources). ASTER is a non-profit organization with a mission to serve the foothill community of older adults and their families by advocating for issues pertaining […]

Man Robbed at Gunpoint in La Cañada

By Mary O’KEEFE A 19-year-old La Cañada Flintridge man was reportedly robbed at gunpoint while walking on Castle Road on Tuesday at about 10:40 p.m. The victim reported that two suspects, who were also walking, approached him. One suspect pointed a handgun at the victim’s head and the second suspect grabbed a tennis racket the […]

Want Not? Waste Not!

Several community members took advantage of the e-waste drop off center set up by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. Electronic waste of all sorts, from old televisions to computers, was dropped off at the Chamber’s parking lot. The chamber sponsors the e-waste drop off event twice a year. Items were packaged, packed […]

Angeles Crest Enhanced Patrols Scheduled this Saturday

By Mary O’KEEFE Depending on how you ride the ‘Crest this will be a very good weekend, or one of those times when you knew you should have had slowed down but … California Highway Patrol from the Altadena area office will conduct a special enforcement campaign on Saturday on Angeles Crest Highway. “We will […]

Armed Man Enters T-Mobile Store

By Mary O’KEEFE An armed man entered the T-Mobile store in the 3700 block of Foothill Boulevard, ordered employees and customers on the ground and then left. Glendale police responded to a call of a man with a gun at the mobile phone store on Monday at about 6 p.m. When they arrived the man […]

Trekking Back to Their Roots

By Mary O’KEEFE A group of about 135 teenagers stepped out of the 21st Century and into the 1800s. Girls were outfitted in long dresses and bonnets; for the boys, plaid shirts and straw hats seemed to symbolize those long lost days. The kids, along with about 40 adults, were from the Church of Jesus […]

Smooth Jazz and Lots of Fun at Two Strike

Public treated to the sounds of J.D. Hall Band and Cal Bennett. By Mary O’KEEFE Two Strike Park hosted an afternoon of jazz on Saturday. The day began with the sounds of the J.D. Hall Band and their jazz/rock mix and ended with the classical jazz sound of Cal Bennett from the Los Angeles County […]

A Grand Re-Opening of an Old Fish Friend

By Mary O’KEEFE The Fish Cove had its grand re-opening on Saturday. The store has been the place for aquarium enthusiasts for over 20 years. When owner Curtis Michael began talking about selling the store a local family decided to turn their hobby into their job. “My husband (Bruce) has been coming here for 19 […]

Beautiful but Itchy

By Mary O’KEEFE and Jessy SHELTON The Angeles National Forest is coming back to life after the devastating Station Fire of almost two years ago. Some areas are carpeted with beautiful purple flowers that pose as a perfect bouquet just waiting to be picked for the dinner table. But don’t let those petals fool you […]

Trader Joe’s Moving Closer to Opening Day

By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents are watching the progress of the new Trader Joe’s at 2448 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose. The building’s design harkens back to the early 20th Century and complements the style of the Montrose Shopping Park. The development is on a lot about 1.1 acres. The land is owned by the […]