By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, held on Thursday at the La Crescenta Library, was one of reflection and preparation. This was the last meeting overseen by CVTC president Robbyn Battles. Battles opted not to run for re-election in November and the Dec. 17 meeting was her last as a […]
By Jason KUROSU Robbyn Battles passed the torch ending her two-year stint as Crescenta Valley Town Council president and, looking back on the council’s accomplishments, said there’s much to be proud of. The past two years have seen $1 million in county funds secured for medians on Foothill Boulevard, the completion of the Crescenta Commons […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently the concerns of pedestrian safety vs. skateboarders were brought to the attention of the Montrose Shopping Park Association. A close encounter between local resident Kim Mattersteig and a skater highlighted several issues the shopping park has had with those skateboarding down the sidewalks along Honolulu Avenue. Mattersteig wrote a letter, which […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police met with residents from the Crescenta Valley, including Sparr Heights and far north Glendale, on Monday night at the First Baptist Church of La Crescenta. Officers explained crime trends in the area, shared how law enforcement responds to certain situations, presented information about Proposition 47, and told residents what they […]
Glendale Unified School District has developed and implemented action plans to properly protect the district’s students, staff and facilities in anticipation of the upcoming El Niño. Plans include immediate response with trained personnel to secure school facilities that may be impacted by heavy rain, wind, flooding and mudslides. Kent Smith, the district’s director of Facilities […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles Unified School District’s closure on Dec. 14 due to an email received by the school board that threatened the safety of students and staff of several schools may have turned out to be a hoax, but the fear and concern of possible harm to children was very real to the […]
By Charly SHELTON For almost two months, a group of parents and community members has been working together to try and get a new foreign language immersion charter school off the ground. An application was submitted to the Glendale Unified School District for the International Studies Language Academy (ISLA) charter school on Oct. 20 backed […]
ROSE LEAF RAGTIME CLUB The next meeting of the Rose Leaf Ragtime Club is on Sunday, Dec. 27 at Wang’s Place in the old town area of Monrovia. Meetings are held the last Sunday of the month from 1 p.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m. Free parking is available in several adjoining city-owned lots. For further […]
Over 500 local visitors at CVCHURCH got a chance to travel back 2,000 years in time to visit Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ Birth. Kids’ Place!, the children’s group at the church, hosted a live nativity performance with carols. Kids of all ages got to make candles and perfumes, mold clay and metal, and […]
Geoffrey Rivas, director of as the Latino Theater Company’s current production of “The Latina Christmas Special” created by Diana Yanez, written by and starring Latina comediennes Diana Yanez, Sandra Valls and Maria Russell, will be extended for one week, Jan. 7, 8, 9 and 10 in observance of the Feast of Three Kings or The […]