By Mary O’KEEFE A brush fire along the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway ignited a Jeep and set small fires in the brush in the 3000 block of Encinal Avenue shortly after noon on Tuesday. Los Angeles County Fire Department continues to investigate the cause of the fire that began in the dry vegetation along the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Tiny Tots program at Crescenta Valley Park will undergo changes this fall because of compliance issues, which has left parents upset and the L.A. County Parks Department hopeful the changes will make things better in the long run. Because of state compliance issues, Tiny Tots hours and the way it is […]
By Timithie NORMAN A proposed cellular tower development in a primarily residential area of Tujunga has generated opposition from the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, prompting the council and residents of the area to submit formal letters of opposition to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. The tower, which would be owned and operated by Metro-PCS […]
By Charly SHELTON Last weekend, the Montrose Shopping Park Association hosted its third annual Montrose Film Festival. Held in the parking lot next to Andersen’s Pets on the former site of the Montrose Theater, the film festival is an opportunity to bring the community together for an evening of food, fun and films. This year’s […]
CVWD Holding Rate Increase Hearing On Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m., the Crescenta Valley Water District will hold a public hearing on a proposed wastewater rate increase for October 2012 and July 2013. This hearing will be held at the district office at 2700 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. The City of Los Angeles […]
“If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way … They’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, they’ll climb around. They keep looking for another way.” ~ ‘The Ant Philosophy’ by Jim Rohn As the last days of summer draw near, Labor Day arrives. An encore of the season. No […]
An Artful Weekend As temperatures (and air conditioning bills) rise, it’s hard to believe that just this past Saturday night I had to bring a sweater with me to the Third Annual Montrose Film Festival on Honolulu Avenue. I wasn’t able to attend Friday night’s screening of “Back to the Future,” but on Saturday I […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The foothills have long been a place where the Korean and Armenian communities have lived side by side, but now leaders in those communities have decided it’s time for the two cultures to fully embrace each other. In just over two weeks, a plan to do so will be put into action […]
By Ted AYALA Proponents for alternate modes of transportation secured a victory on Tuesday. Glendale City Council passed a bicycle transportation plan that will enable Glendale to accommodate its growing demographic of bicyclists on city roads along with motorists. The plan – costing an estimated $5.8 million – may see the city doubling the amount […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a pit bull Monday morning after it attacked a small dog in a La Crescenta neighborhood. The incident occurred about 9:30 a.m. when a resident was walking his two small dogs near Mountain Pine Drive and Ramsdell Avenue. “As I approached Ramsdell and Markridge […]