By Mary O’KEEFE Once again members of the Early Rodders car club packed up their classic cars with toys for the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Spark of Love toy drive. The Early Rodders meet every Saturday morning at the United Artists parking lot in La Cañada to network with gear heads and wanna-be gear […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Character And Ethics Project word for the month of December is compassion. According to its website, the Character And Ethics Project can be traced back to 1984. Glendale school and business leaders and three students, one each from Glendale, Hoover and Crescenta Valley high schools, visited San Francisco to learn of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays are known as the season of giving and that is definitely found throughout the Crescenta Valley. Local churches, food banks, law enforcement and civic organizations reach out to families in need to make their holidays a little easier. Four of those organizations that help others – the American Legion Post […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Critters is a long time Montrose favorite. Its old-fashioned horse and motorcycle mechanical rides in front of the store bring nostalgia of small town USA to passersby. The music, the laughter of children and parents saying “hang on” that accompanies the mechanical rides are comforting sounds that bring to mind the magical […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is investigating an incident in which an EVA Air Boeing 777 flew north instead of south after departing from LAX early Friday morning. The flight number was EVA 015, according to Ian Gregor, FAA spokesman. “At the time aircraft were departing from LAX to the east. EVA […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The family of a woman who was trapped in her home during an early morning fire on Monday had the opportunity to thank Glendale police and fire personnel at a press conference on Tuesday for their extraordinary efforts in saving her and fighting the blaze that destroyed her home. It began with […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Who says it doesn’t snow enough to go sledding in La Crescenta? It may not last long before it melts and it may have to actually be trucked in, but it will arrive. On Dec. 29 Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger will present Winter Wonderland at Two Strike Park from noon […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Greg Krikorian announced to CV Weekly that he will be seeking another term on the Glendale Unified School District board of education. Krikorian has been on the board for 16 years and has “weathered many storms” he said. The April election will be the first time candidates will be elected from specific […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON It is not easy to start a business, let alone make it successful and long lasting, but in Montrose there are legacy businesses that have defied the odds through hard work and dedication and creating a solid base of loyal customers. Berolina Bakery at 3421 Ocean View Blvd. is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Officers’ Assn. “Cops for Kids” program will be conducting its annual holiday toy distribution today, Thursday, Dec. 15. Mayor Paula Devine, Chief Robert Castro and members of the Glendale Police Dept. will be delivering carloads of donated gifts to 23 families in the City of Glendale. The Cops for […]