By Brian CHERNICK Glendale City Council convened on Tuesday to revisit a hearing on a home and its owner Sonia Montejano who is seeking its registration in the Glendale Historic Registry. The Spanish Colonial Revival house located in in Montecito Park was approved unanimously by the Glendale Historic Preservation Commission in August and was presented […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “One draped with a cape, no battle is too great …” Shari, a professional magician who goes by her first name only, saw a group of people walking around a track years ago. They were dressed in purple and she was curious. Once she found out the walkers were part of a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has identified the body of a man who was found in the Angeles National Forest on Oct. 19 as Matthew Huerta, 18, from Sylmar. Huerta was last seen on Oct. 18 at about 11:30 a.m. “His family [was] concerned for his safety because he was suicidal,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Water District customers have recently received a postcard concerning “Important Election Information.” “The date of the board member election of the Crescenta Valley Water District has been changed from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd years to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in […]
Work Planned by SCE Southern California Edison will be performing maintenance on the electrical system in the area. In order to perform this work safely, SCE must temporarily turn off power. This outage will allow the modernization of the grid by making needed upgrades and repairs to increase reliability. Power outages may cause some inconvenience […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Halloween is celebrated in Crescenta Valley with several traditions including the Spooktacular hosted by the Montrose Shopping Park and Nightmare in Whiting Woods where, for that last 17 years, local resident David Krohn has turned his home into a haunted house. It started at his home in Vista Court and the annual […]
“Listen! The wind is rising and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” ~ Humbert Wolfe, 1885-1940 Italian-born British poet Early Monday morning the chiming and tingling of wind chimes announced the arrival of the Santa Ana winds. By 9 a.m. the temperature read 90 F; […]
Scary Times in the Valley Though politics and global warming – oops, climate change – can frighten the bravest of the brave, in Crescenta Valley we are approaching a time when even the most stalwart will feel a shiver travel up their spine. I’m talking Halloween. Halloween has a fascinating history (read Charly Shelton’s piece […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Wednesday, Oct. 18, local politicians took legislative steps to make the long-imagined Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act a reality. If adopted, the legislation would add more than 191,000 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, protecting various parklands and wildlife-friendly areas, running from the Santa Susanas and […]
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Southern California in effect Oct. 23 – 26. Glendale Water & Power is encouraging all residents to conserve as much energy as possible this week, without jeopardizing their health or the health of their pets. The most effective ways to reduce power usage are […]