Oro Vista Park, located at the end of Oro Vista Avenue in Sunland by Big Tujunga Canyon, recently had six new pieces of exercise equipment installed along its Grove Street border. The project was spearheaded by former STNC Environmental Representative John Laue and Pat Kramer, Region 1 representative of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council in conjunction […]
By Charly SHELTON Christmas trees are beautiful and festive, but can also be dangerous. Some families opt for artificial trees because they are more fire safe, while others choose to have a live tree for the season, with flocking or fire retardant sprayed on the needles. The Glendale Fire Dept. hosted a live fire demonstration […]
This holiday season, the Glendale Police Dept. will be out looking for drunk and drugged drivers as part of a special year-end Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization. “Beginning Dec. 16 and continuing into the New Year, you will see stepped up enforcement watching closely for anyone who is driving impaired,” said GPD […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON It is not easy to start a business, let alone make it successful and long lasting, but in Montrose there are legacy businesses that have defied the odds through hard work and dedication and creating a solid base of loyal customers. Berolina Bakery at 3421 Ocean View Blvd. is […]
By Charly SHELTON Each year, Santa Claus travels around the world to give presents to all the good little girls and boys, but before he loads up his sleigh at the end of the month, he always makes sure to stop by the La Crescenta Woman’s Club for a hot breakfast and pictures with the […]
By Charly SHELTON The winter holidays mean family gatherings, big dinners, hauling out the decorations and lighting up a decorative object, be it a Christmas tree, a menorah, a kinara, diyas or Yule log. And with these events come specific, holiday-themed poison dangers, especially for young children. “We have lots of people coming over, we […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Officers’ Assn. “Cops for Kids” program will be conducting its annual holiday toy distribution today, Thursday, Dec. 15. Mayor Paula Devine, Chief Robert Castro and members of the Glendale Police Dept. will be delivering carloads of donated gifts to 23 families in the City of Glendale. The Cops for […]
Free Flu Shots at County Library The LA County Dept. of Public Health is partnering with the County of L.A. Public Library to provide flu vaccines at no charge to people six months of age and older who don’t have health insurance or whose healthcare provider doesn’t offer flu vaccines. Clinic dates and times are […]
Really, Truly When I started the paper over seven years ago, I was asked about the relevancy of newspapers in a time when the internet provided immediate access to information. I responded then – as I do now – that while the web offers information at a person’s fingertips on global and national levels, local […]
The holidays present distinctive erosion related challenges for the Arroyos and Foothills communities of Los Angeles. In 2003, the area experienced property-damaging mudslides on Christmas Day, and 2009 also saw significant rainy season slides. “This is a beautiful area. I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else,” said Paul Rabinov, co-chair of the Friends of the Rosemont […]