The annual Thanksgiving Day Run & Food Drive has been a foothill tradition for 22 years. By Jason KUROSU Prepare your Thanksgiving appetites early with the 22nd Annual Thanksgiving Day Run & Food Drive in La Cañada, an early morning, community-wide event that combines fitness with a charitable cause. Starting at 8:30 a.m. at La […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Like most Californians, Crescenta Valley and Glendale residents are preparing for El Niño. The City of Glendale has developed a website that will hopefully answer questions and concerns of the predicted upcoming weather change. El Niño is defined as above-normal sea surface temperatures in the area of the equator in the Pacific […]
A Generous Spirit Just one week away is Thanksgiving, the start of the holiday season (despite Christmas music already playing on some radio stations!). While many are eager to leap frog over the Thanksgiving holiday, I raise a hand and say, “Wait! Slow down! Christmas will be here before you know it! Let’s take a […]
By Jason KUROSU A petition to repeal the city of Glendale’s Utility Users Tax has received the requisite number of signatures to be considered for approval or placement on a municipal ballot measure, city officials said Tuesday. The issue came before the Glendale City Council Tuesday night when the petition was certified, having received more […]
“We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and decaying trees, the thunder-cloud and the rain.” ~ Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862 Waiting for the rain. My rain gauge remains at exactly 4.96 […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The monthly meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. In addition to reports from first responders, CV Youth Town Council and community organizations, on the agenda are the Friends of Rockhaven and the doctors group, potential Rockhaven investors, of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last Saturday’s California Council of the Blind Mutt Strut was a success, according to organizers. “It was a great day,” said Donna Pomerantz, Mutt Strut organizer. The event took months of planning, from creating the 2K/5K track to organizing an army of volunteers. A portion of the proceeds from the Mutt Strut […]
By Jason KUROSU Local resident and Crescenta Valley Town Council member Desiree Rabinov was recently appointed to the California Advisory Board for the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization that seeks to establish recreational parks and open space across the nation. Rabinov was appointed in October for a three-year term, joining 17 others on […]
By Charly SHELTON Two years ago, Joe Gatto was murdered. November 12 was the anniversary of his death and for his family and friends, the day is marked with remembrance and tribute for this member of the community. On this year’s anniversary, a candlelight vigil was held at the Tesla pocket park in Los Feliz. […]
Shoppers were able to check off many gifts from their holiday list at the Annual Prom Plus Boutique on Saturday at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. Over 30 vendors with offerings from jelly to self-defense items filled the inside of the church’s Sadler Hall, courtyard and lawn. Music was provided by the Crescenta Valley High […]