By Michael J. ARVIZU Angel Jimenez, 35, owner of La Cabañita restaurant in Montrose, never considered himself a man of faith. His faith journey, though, would begin when his parents divorced about nine years ago. After the divorce, his mother Patricia fell into a deep depression. At the height of her depression, Jimenez’s mom received […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU It was about 9:30 in the morning on Wednesday, May 21. Deborah Goodale and husband Reno carefully made their way through the charred remains of the Backdoor Bakery and Cafe in Sunland, gutted during an early morning fire on May 11, in order to do inventory. Clouds darkened the sky, and […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents of Sunland and Tujunga this week are lamenting the closure of the Backdoor Bakery Cafe, a popular eatery among locals gutted in an early morning fire on Sunday. No injuries were reported. About 55 Los Angeles Fire Dept. firefighters responded to the blaze, called in at about 4 a.m., said […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU For many of the cadets who make up the CA882 Air Force Junior ROTC squadron at Crescenta Valley High School, the annual awards banquet is the event they look forward to the most. As the school year wanes, the banquet affords members of the cadet corps an opportunity to be recognized […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Sunland-Tujunga residents welcomed their new neighborhood council on April 9, almost a month after elections were held to replace a council that most residents said did little to no work addressing community issues. Public discord makes this new board a welcome sight and breath of fresh air for residents as they […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU A powerful early spring storm moving through the area on Wednesday afternoon was responsible for two incidents of downed power lines in Sunland, causing about 744 Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power customers to lose power. In one incident, lightning struck power lines in the 10500 block of N. Woodward […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU When longtime church member Carolyn Young realized how dilapidated the landscaping around the main sanctuary of La Crescenta Center for Spiritual Living appeared, she realized it was time to upgrade it. So, like any bonafide worshipper, she took to the pulpit one Sunday to promote the cause and put out a […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Sunland and Tujunga residents turned out en masse Saturday to elect a new Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council to replace what many say is an assembly that has conducted little to no work, failed to address community issues, and has lacked in luring new businesses to the area. Approximately 671 ballots were cast […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Tandy Culpepper still gets a little teary eyed whenever he talks about his beloved Auburn Tigers. The Auburn University alum was just a “scrawny” (he said) 18-year-old when he walked onto campus for the first time. Culpepper was one of about 30 fans that gathered at Glendale Community College’s Sartoris Field […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Retired Glendale Unified School District teacher Mardy Graves’ work with domestic, wild and exotic animals goes back to her days spending time on her aunt’s farm in Missouri. In college, she landed a job at the local zoo. She further expanded her education by working with wild and exotic animals at […]