By Mary O’KEEFE CV Alliance announced on Friday that it will be transferring the organization to the YMCA of the Foothills. It was about eight years ago that a group of concerned residents from the Crescenta Valley, led by then-Glendale Community Police Officer Matt Zakarian and parent Susan Dubin, began the conversation on drug abuse […]
On Tuesday, March 8 Rep. Adam Schiff will host a town hall event in Los Angeles, and another town hall along with Rep. Julia Brownley in Oak Park on Wednesday, March 9. The town halls will allow constituents, advocates and homeowners to discuss the final report on the Rim of the Valley Corridor Special Resources […]
By Charly SHELTON Going from high school to college can be a culture shock. Each student handles it differently; some excel and some don’t. According to some experts, the difference is college preparation. The Advanced Placement tests, which are held in May of each school year, are the culmination of year-long high school courses that […]
By Charly SHELTON Though the community planning meetings to determine the new school calendar are already completed, some people are still petitioning for changes and days off. At the monthly Glendale Unified School District board of education meeting on Tuesday, one topic of much discussion from the public comments revolved around the possibility of a […]
Treated Like Someone Special For whatever reason, I feel special when I shop at Trader Joe’s, like I’m part of an exclusive club. Even at larger stores, like Vons and Gelsons, I feel like they care about me. I’m greeted by name, asked how the kids are (one of my sons even works at a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again the Montrose Search and Rescue team spent a weekend doing something most people would not normally be doing … they climbed the face of an ice mountain. For about 10 years the MSR members have been traveling to Lee Vining Canyon near Mammoth Mountain to continue training in snow and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Changes continue along Honolulu Avenue with the sale of Montrose Travel to Corporate Travel Management, an Australian based company. For 60 years Montrose Travel has been part of Montrose. Joe McClure Sr. and his wife Leora purchased the company in the early 1970s and together they built a business with small town […]