LCIF Welcomes Community On Sunday, May 11 at 10 a.m., Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) will hold a special worship service celebrating mothers and mothering figures. The service will offer a time for reflection and gratitude for all who nurture and care for others. Recognizing that Mother’;s Day can be a complex day for […]
Gross vs. Net Commission Dear Phyllis, We sold our home last year, and the process was a nightmare. We faced numerous inspection issues, causing us to fall out of escrow multiple times. To make matters worse, the buyer’s agent was vacationing in Europe during the inspection period, which slowed down the process. His lack of […]
Memories of the La Crescenta Trader Joe’s La Crescenta has the distinction of having the second Trader Joe’s location; it opened way back in 1968. From 1968 to 2011 it operated out of a tiny storefront at 3433 Foothill Blvd. It had an even tinier parking lot, which it shared with several other businesses. Parking […]
Prop 218 and the Protest Process Proposition 218 is an initiative passed by California voters in November 1996 that is designed to allow greater public involvement in rate setting processes for public agencies. Proposition 218 requires public agencies to mail a public notice to every single property owner within their service area when proposing a […]
Help Still Sought for Prom Plus Over 30 years ago, Prom Plus was formed to give Crescenta Valley High School seniors a safe, yet fun, place to go after prom. The genesis of the organization was the death of Crescenta Valley High School senior Berlyn Cosman who died at an unsupervised after-prom hotel party in […]
Where can you meet the Easter Bunny in Montrose? And pet real live bunnies? This and other fun family activities including crafts and an egg hunt and photo ops with the said Easter Bunny, plus refreshments, were all offered free of charge to the community by the Church of Scientology Mission of the Foothills in […]
The Crescenta-Cañada Cooperative Nursery School held its traditional Annual Trike-a-Thon on Saturday, April 26, and despite a steady downpour the preschool’s blacktop was alive with joy, cheers and determination as young riders took to their tricycles in support of their school. In the weeks leading up to the event, students practiced riding laps during outdoor […]
Assisteens, an auxiliary organization established nationwide by numerous Assistance League chapters, provides volunteer opportunities for students in grades seven through 12. The Assistance League of Flintridge program was established in 1967 and nearby communities have benefited from the charitable endeavors of this student-governed group ever since. For those who participate in Assisteens, the goal is […]
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The westbound 210 (Foothill) Freeway is backed up beginning in La Cañada for unknown reasons and the eastbound traffic is also slow due to a traffic collision involving two big rigs eastbound 210 at Lowell Avenue. Surface streets are clogged with overflow traffic.