By Ted AYALA The Brand Library’s structural improvements, which are currently underway, were augmented on Tuesday when Glendale City Council approved a set of additional architectural updates to the facility. The most notable enhancements were those dealing with seismic upgrades for the Brand Library. Other enhancements included upgrades for the library’s auditorium and outdoor plaza […]
Anyone who has a Crescenta Valley High School student knows that last Friday was the homecoming football game (go, Falcons!) and Saturday was the homecoming dance. Many of the local kids were looking forward to both, though some were not sure that they could attend the dance due to the cost. Between […]
“For millions of years, this world has been a great gift to nearly everything living on it, A planet whose atmosphere, temperature, air, water, seasons and weather were precisely calibrated to allow us – the big us, including forests and oceans, species large and small – to flourish. – Rebecca Solnit, writer, San Francisco As […]
Town Council Hosting Forum The CV Town Council is hosting a candidate forum tonight, Thursday, Oct. 17 at the La Crescenta Library. Meeting begins at 7 p.m. The regular meeting is preceded by the CV Youth Town Council that will be selecting its officers. The La Crescenta Library is located at 2809 Foothill Blvd., La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The community turned out for the 2nd Annual Korean Armenian Festival that was held at Crescenta Valley High School on Sunday. The event promotes harmony and understanding, not just between the two cultures but between all cultures. Last year’s event was spread over two days and held at Crescenta Valley Park. Although […]
By Charly SHELTON Earthquakes cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty more than a minute or so ahead of the shaking. Even those predictions are based on tremors that have begun far off. There is no such thing as “earthquake weather” and the belief that quakes only strike in the early hours of […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The candidates have been finalized for November’s Crescenta Valley Town Council election. Nine candidates will compete for the three open council seats and three alternate positions on the advisory body, which serves the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County in La Crescenta and Montrose. The election will be held on Saturday, Nov. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Early Rodders Car Club held its second annual Poker Run on Saturday morning, its members celebrating not only their love of classic vehicles and love of poker but also the 20th anniversary of Bob Smith Toyota. The Early Rodders is a group of classic vehicle enthusiasts that meets every Saturday morning […]
By Ted AYALA Local artists who are being crowded out of northeast Los Angeles and are grappling with sharp increases in the area’s rents may be calling Glendale their home in the near future, if Glendale City Council has its way. An important step in the construction of a proposed affordable housing complex was taken […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday for the Glendale Police substation that opened its newly remodeled facility. The station was first opened in the 1990s and now – thanks to community donations – the station reflects more of the department and Montrose. Led by Lt. Lola […]