City Kids Gear Up for Summer Camp

City Kids Gear Up for Summer Camp

By Tyler BIDDLE The wilderness of Glendale awaits! Camp Max Straus held its Gear Up for Camp Day on Sunday, providing over a thousand disadvantaged kids with all the gear they will need for its upcoming summer camp programs. Located in the Glendale Verdugo Hills, the camp aims to help at-risk children in the community […]

Celebrating 40 Years of Brecht

By Tyler BIDDLE “When the world was silent … Brecht spoke.” The 1973 off-Broadway hit “Brecht on Brecht” is back in full force at the Atwater Playhouse through June 9. It is the 40th anniversary production of the play and two of the original cast members and the original director are back with some new […]

Locals Present ‘Sexy Widows’

By Tyler BIDDLE Music heals and renews the soul. On June 1, the new musical “Sexy Widows” will have its début performance at the 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles. The production was written and composed by La Crescenta resident June August. Musical director Sean Paxton also lives in La Crescenta and the production features […]

Onondarka Rides in for 60th Reunion

By Tyler BIDDLE On Saturday, the Onondarka riding club celebrated the 60th reunion of its famous original drill team and many of its students who once rode and trained there. The Onondarka trails and stables have been a part of Montrose history for about 80 years and have seen three generations of the Simington family […]

Capital Artistry

By Tyler BIDDLE Local high school artists from California’s 28th congressional district are competing for a chance to have their work displayed in the nation’s capital. On Sunday, May 19 Representative Adam Schiff will be hosting a forum and exhibition of the work submitted. Fifty students from 19 different schools have submitted works of visual […]

Kickstarting a New Record

Kickstarting a New Record

New funding source to move forward the quest for the land speed record. By Tyler BIDDLE Kent Fuller, legendary American hot rodder, has been building his final car for over a decade and now it’s only months away from completion. Fuller’s Bonneville Streamliner project began 13 years ago with the help of his family and […]

The Best Environment in the World

Local author offers reflection on a time well spent. By Tyler BIDDLE “How did a California boy like me end up in this crazy, topsy-turvy, upside-down world of Indonesia?” writes Paul Burghdorf in his new memoir, “Good Morning, Mr. Paul.” The story is a look inside the most defining years in his life serving as […]

Running for your Life

By Tyler BIDDLE The Verdugo Mountains 10K is back again this Sunday and the two-time champion Lilianna Hernandez is bringing a new group of runners with her this year. The Griffith Park Bobcats, a local running club for kids, will make their first appearance at the 10K this year and Hernandez has been preparing them […]

Little Landers Celebrates the Pioneer Spirit

By Tyler BIDDLE On April 13, the Little Landers Historical Society of Tujunga kicked off its celebration honoring the 100th year since Bolton Hall was constructed. The historic monument and museum has stood on the corner of El Centro Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, now Commerce Avenue and Valmont Street, in Tujunga since 1913. Bolton Hall […]

Cookin’ Up Some Tunes

By Tyler BIDDLE With the grills running hot and the bands playing loud, it’s not going to be your typical lunchtime in the CVHS quad. Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music will host its fourth annual Korean Barbecue this Saturday featuring good food, raffle prizes and the CV Jazz Band. The event is organized and run by […]