By Mary O’KEEFE The Verdugo Wash Vision is a project proposed by the City of Glendale to promote “an urban design experience that will create memorability and recognition as a ‘must visit’ urban experience,” according to the definition of the project on the City’s website. The project would create a 9.4-mile long linear park and […]
Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has been to Disneyland for its holiday celebration knows what happens at the end of the fireworks presentation … it snows. SoCal snow can be experienced without wearing a heavy winter coat and you won’t have to get out the snow shovels. Coming from Iowa, the first time I was caught […]
Kicking Off the Season in Style Steve and I were out of town from Friday – the kickoff to the holidays at the Montrose Shopping Park – until Sunday. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the tree lighting and accompanying festivities hosted by the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. However, Mary O’Keefe did a fine job […]
Christmas Parade Planned The Montrose Christmas Parade, supported by the City of Glendale and several sponsors, takes place on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6:10 p.m. Off-ramp Cleanup The monthly cleanup of the La Crescenta Avenue 210 freeway off-ramp is Saturday, Dec. 3. Volunteers meet at the 2700 block of Altura Avenue at 7:30 a.m. for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Clark Magnet High School Circuit Breakers robotics team 696 is getting ready, along with thousands of other high school robotics teams, for this year’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robot competition. The description of the type of game in the competition will be released on Jan. 7, 2023. […]
The Crescenta Valley High School boys’ cross-country team finished third in the Division 1 state cross-country championships on Saturday, Nov. 26 at Woodward Park in Fresno. This is the first time in program history that Crescenta Valley has reached the podium in the state championship meet. Individually, Parker Simmons finished third in the race with a […]
A reader saw these aircraft flying over the area on Nov. 21. She asked a pilot friend who lives in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, what it was she had seen. “That’s a ritual commemorating the flyer who’s not ever coming back,” he replied. “That group is the Condor Squadron based at Van Nuys. The airplane […]
“Plaid Friday” in the Montrose Shopping Park kicked off the holiday season the day after Thanksgiving with carolers and a visit from Santa. The event encouraged people to support local business by shopping locally on Small Business Saturday and also highlighted how unique the shops are in Montrose. State Senator Anthony Portantino, Glendale City […]
‘Plaid Friday’ kicks off the holiday season in Montrose and includes carolers, a community sing-along, a tree lighting and, of course, Santa. By Mary O’KEEFE Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed. ~ Norman Rockwell […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The weekend’s election of candidates is in for the Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC). All five candidates were incumbents so all were expected to be on the Council at the close of Election Day. The only question was who would be general members – elected to a three-year term – and who […]