By Mary O’KEEFE And they’re off! The Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash (KIDS) takes place this Saturday, Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Verdugo Park when the Kiwanis Club of Glendale transforms part of the park into Lake Glendale – with the help of the Glendale Fire Dept. The Duck Splash is actually […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Prior to 2017, the last time the gas tax was raised was in 1989; it went from nine cents to 18 cents a gallon. In 2017, the passage of SB1 raised the state excise tax on gas by 12 cents per gallon. According to the Legislative Analyst Office, Prop 6 “Eliminates Recently […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Despite cloudy skies, hundreds showed up for the annual Glendale Police Dept. open house on Saturday, Oct. 13. Organizers worked through the rain the night before to prepare for the next day’s event. The open house gave the community the chance to talk to Glendale officers from patrol to K9 and from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The office of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has sent out a fraud alert concerning a blackmail letter scam. “It is a new scam. We are seeing people receiving these letters,” said Paul Eakins, spokesman for Lacey’s office. Everyone has secrets, and fraudsters using a new blackmail scam are banking […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The suspect in the assault against a Vons employee has been arrested and will be in court on Monday. The assault occurred on Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Vons in the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard when an employee witnessed a man allegedly taking two bottles of liquor and placing them in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing concerning the properties at 2635 Sycamore Ave. and 2608-2612 Honolulu Avenue, the former location of The Mix bar. Residents near the area were sent a notice of the Nov. 7 meeting. It may have confused some because this project was […]
The annual chamber of commerce fundraiser invites everyone to get fit while having fun. By Mary O’KEEFE It’s time to run with the community on Saturday when the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce holds its Running Under the Oaks 5K event. The annual 5K Run-Walk is changing things up a bit this year by having […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The California Highway Patrol continued its strong presence in the Crescenta Valley, especially near schools. On Friday, CHP motor officer Cooper and several other CHP officers kept a watchful eye on the traffic around Rosemont Middle School and, within a 30-minute span, had written over 10 citations. On Monday, Oct. 15, Cooper […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley knows how to celebrate Halloween thanks to a lot of volunteers and twisted enjoyment that comes from terrifying people. For 17 years, David Krohn and his friends have worked tirelessly to entertain and scare people who are brave enough to visit the haunted home at 413 Whiting Woods Road from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Volunteers are working non-stop to construct the Haunted Jail this year. Themed “Bed (lam) Time Stories,” a twisted view of fairy tale and bedtime stories that normally would chase away nightmares but instead, over this weekend, will create nightmares. There will be a twilight show on Saturday, along with a costume contest […]