On July 30, the Glendale Police Dept. arrested a 51-year-old San Pedro man who caused fire to a church located in the City of Glendale. The initial incident occurred on the evening of July 6 just before midnight. An unknown suspect caused fire to the Faith Center Church located in the 1600 block of South […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School will welcome two new assistant principals this school year – Jordan Lessem and Bill Gallimore. Lessem comes to CVHS from Calabasas High School where he served as assistant principal of athletics. He also worked with the science, math and social studies departments. He will be working with the […]
In a desire to better serve the community, the YMCA of the Foothills, located at 1930 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada, has submitted expansion plans to the city. A statement issued by the YMCA of the Foothills states that the facility has served the foothill community for over 60 years. It serves more than 30,000 […]
Wonderful Time of the Year I had to smile when processing this week’s Between Friends article about Christmas-in- July that the Assistance League of Glendale recently held. The idea is not an uncommon one – just a year or two ago, I attended a Christmas in July-themed La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce event. These […]
“Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it …” ~ Hal Borland, American author and naturalist Nobody feels and experiences the change of seasons as does the school student. One evening while out walking Abby, we stopped to visit with neighbors. Their 14-year-old daughter was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Middle School’s new principal can’t wait for the first day of school. He has already met with teachers and staff and is halfway through the two large binders of wisdom left by former principal Cynthia Livingston. “Cynthia left a binder that [was titled] ‘Where We’ve Been’ and a second binder [titled], […]
School Back in Session Wednesday, Aug. 16, marks the start of the new school year for local public schools. The relaxed traffic patterns of summer will be replaced with crowded streets and parents dropping children off near school grounds. Drivers are asked to remember to use caution and give themselves extra time when traveling to […]
By Julie BUTCHER To bring the ongoing debate about La Crescenta-Montrose’s residential street lighting to a genial resolution, an outdoor lighting community survey went out in the mail to 5,647 property owners on July 17. The surveys were due back by midnight on Aug. 7. At its Aug. 3 meeting, the Land Use Committee (LUC) […]
By Nicole MOORE On Aug. 3, the monthly meeting of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. started with President Andre Ordubegian expressing the board’s gratitude and admiration for Mary Dawson, owner of Revelation Tops, for her ongoing assistance in bettering the Montrose Shopping Park. “She’s been helping us on numerous occasions and any time we needed […]
It was perfect Saturday night weather for Silent Movies in the Park. Two Strike Park was the location for a trip back to the beginning of Hollywood with silent movies viewed by a hand- cranked projector. Projectionist Joe Rinaudo brought his vintage equipment to the park to share the films. The audience brought their own […]