My Own Memories of La Crescenta – Part 3 Continuing from last time, I’m writing up my own memories of growing up in La Crescenta in the 1960s. In 1966 I was 8 years old and my mom introduced me to rock music. The radio was always on, tuned to “Top 40” KRLA where the […]
Meet Your State Representatives at CVTC’s General Meeting Mark your calendar for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15! The Crescenta Valley Town Council will welcome State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez and Assemblymember Nick Schultz as featured speakers at our next general meeting. This is a great opportunity for Crescenta Valley residents to meet two of […]
Safety of Community is Paramount As residents of La Crescenta, nothing is more important to us than the safety of our families and neighbors. That is why the proposed 66-unit housing development at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Briggs Avenue is causing such widespread alarm. To push forward with a project of this scale […]
Oct. 3 700 block of Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a person reported that she parked her vehicle at Switzer Falls and went for a hike. When she returned she noticed the trunk of her vehicle had been ransacked and her purse with personal information was stolen. She was not certain if she […]
Planet Fitness invites the La Crescenta community to celebrate the grand opening of its new club at 2647 Foothill Blvd. with a special event and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 8. The community is encouraged to attend the free celebration, tour the new 18,000-square-foot club and learn more about the fitness options and […]
The City of Glendale invites the community to a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8:30 a.m. at Sparr Heights Community Center, 1613 Glencoe Way in Glendale 91208. Light refreshments will be provided.
All are invited to a community health and wellbeing fair for the entire family presented by USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. By Mary O’KEEFE “We are proud to have hosted this health fair for more than a decade, bringing valuable health resources and services to our community,” said […]
By Julie BUTCHER “This pool matters to our whole community. Closing it three days a week for over five months would take away something really important,” Emmanuel Steele and another student from Incarnation Elementary School’s swim team addressed the Glendale City Council at its meeting on Tuesday night. They urged the council to reconsider plans […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sept. 27, 1938 There is a lot of information, and misinformation, concerning the upcoming November election, whether it is safe to vote and what has changed. CVW […]