CVWD’s Money-Saving Tactics In business school, the student learns that organizations can “externalize costs of operation” by acting to pass off their costs to the community or to the ecosystem. For example, Acme Chemical could dump the byproducts of its chemical factory in the nearby creek instead of building tanks to capture those byproducts and […]
This Saturday thousands of people will line Honolulu Avenue from Rosemont Avenue to Verdugo Boulevard to watch the traditional Montrose Christmas Parade. By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has lived in Crescenta Valley for more than a minute will know of the parade that began 47 years ago. The parade was started by then local resident […]
By Julie BUTCHER Dozens of Glendalians lined up to speak at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council urging reconsideration of the city’s inclusion of city-owned parking lots in its housing plans and calling on the Council to remove the parking lots from the state’s list of surplus land. “These lots are not surplus […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At this point there is not a specific timeline for the Glendale General Plan and the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) should come out after the first of the year, according to a Glendale spokesperson. The Glendale General Plan includes many elements including air quality, community facilities, environmental justice, historic preservation, housing […]
By Mary O‘KEEFE COP30 ended on Nov. 21 and there were some pretty lofty plans put forward for future climate action. COP stands for Climate Change Conference (also known as Conference Of the Parties) and is led by the United Nations (UN). This was the 30th COP meeting, a meeting that takes place every year. […]
On Friday, my family and I headed to Montrose for the annual Christmas tree lighting and festivities to kick off the holiday season. There were so many people there! For most of the event I was seated on the outside “balcony” of Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill, enjoying a glass of wine and pizza. I […]
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Saturday morning, Dec. 6. This is a chance for residents to visit the Preserve and wander the trail at their own pace and enjoy the tranquil setting, the wildlife and the natural beauty. Photographers: bring your camera to capture the morning light […]
By Dominique ROCHA Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) senior Ella Trinh is bringing the Christmas spirit of the Philippines to the La Crescenta campus. On Dec. 10 in the CVHS WellNEST, Trinh will be hosting a parol-making event during lunch. At the event, students will be given a wooden star that they can then decorate […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park Association (MSPA) kicked off its Come Home to Montrose This Christmas on Nov. 28 with a sing along, “snoap” snow and the lighting of the Montrose Christmas tree. The event began with The Hummingbird Conservatory Carolers entertaining the audience as they took their seats. There were also people […]
From Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger: Thank you to everyone who participated in the Nov. 6 community meeting on the proposed La Crescenta Apartments Project at Foothill Boulevard and Briggs Avenue. I deeply value your feedback and clearly heard your concerns. In response, I have formally communicated the community’s concerns to the project developer, Abode […]