Valley View Elementary School held its annual reading night on March 2 to celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Students and families were treated to a pancake and sausage dinner, sponsored by the Valley View Foundation. Reading night followed and readers, such as Principal Dr. Brook Reynolds, school librarian Maribel Sibulo and […]
Drug-fueled crimes and fear-inducing encounters with methamphetamine users in the Sunland-Tujunga community will be the focus of the next Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Watch meeting, taking place on Tuesday, March 21 at 6 p.m. at North Valley City Hall, 7747 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga. This meeting brings together residents who have experienced run-ins with those on drugs and […]
Spring Congestion Though the title might be referring to allergies from all the pollen in the air (exactly how much can cover my car?), I am in fact referring to the traffic congestion of late along Foothill Boulevard. The February CV Town Council meeting, which I attended, had representatives from Caltrans who gave a presentation […]
By Brian CHERNICK On Tuesday evening, Glendale City Council approved establishing a Joint Powers Authority – or JPA – agreement among the Arroyo Verdugo Subregion that would provide the (until now) informal group with the ability to coordinate spending public transportation funds. The Arroyo Verdugo Subregion is a group of elected representatives from the cities […]
By Julie BUTCHER On March 8, dozens of teachers, parents, students and members of the community packed a candidate forum held at the school district’s Jackson Avenue headquarters to hear from candidates running in the upcoming Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) election on Tuesday, April 4. For the first time, in response to the threat […]
CV Town Council Meets Tonight The next general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, March 16 at 7 p.m. Meetings take place in the community room of the La Crescenta Library. All are invited to attend. According to the town council website, herbicide application is being done at CV Park on […]
“When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin Did we really have a wet winter? Within a week’s time, our winter weather skipped over a season and landed into summer. Last Sunday the temperature reached 90 degrees. Within a few days the first day of spring arrives, so it […]
Foothill Freeway (I-210) Closures for Pavement Rehabilitation Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill Freeway (I-210) as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Residents and local businesses located near the freeway may experience noise, vibrations and dust associated with construction activities. Noise levels […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police and fire departments received a phone call today, Wednesday, at 4 p.m. that there was an explosion at Toll Middle School, 700 Glenwood Road, Glendale. Students from Hoover High School and Toll were conducting a science experiment that was supervised and approved by the school when a bottle exploded. “There […]
By Charly SHELTON Imagine walking along Honolulu Avenue, a glass of wine in hand, taking the air in on a cool spring evening, stopping into the local shops to peruse their selections – and refill your glass. This is the exact scenario of a wine walk. And next Saturday, March 18, the merchants of the […]