Study Released on Traffic Noise
As part of the Los Angeles County study into the Foothill (210) Freeway Sound Wall Project, a traffic noise study was conducted from Pennsylvania Avenue to Waltonia Drive in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County/La Crescenta/Montrose. The Sound Wall Project would construct 15 sound barriers along the 210 from the Pennsylvania Avenue overcrossing to […]
UPDATE on Glendale Shooting
Update Sunday, July 21 at 8:40 am Glendale police are continuing their investigation into a shooting that occurred in the parking lot of the Zone laser tag fun center in the 800 block of Glendale Avenue Saturday night at 10 p.m. “One victim was [struck] by gunfire,” said Sgt. Zeigler. The male adult […]
UPDATE: Two Women Severely Attacked by Man in Glendale
The Glendale Police Dept. is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a male accused of assault on his 25-year-old fiancée and her mother. Officers were dispatched to a home on the 600 block of West Wilson at about 4:15 a.m. on July 19. Brian Cruz, 28, had fled the residence, leaving his fiancée in critical […]
From the Desk of the Publisher
Where Were You? I was still feeling the patriotic “high” of riding in the Sunland-Tujunga July 4th Parade then seeing the explosion of fireworks across the Southland in celebration of our nation’s independence as we approached the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. I looked at photos of the control room […]
NOTES & NODS
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, July 21 at 9 a.m. for a time of education for all ages. Family worship time begins at 10 a.m. led by Pastor Scott Peterson who will be presenting his sermon “You Have Chosen Wisely.” A baptism is also planned […]
Proposed Project Receives Negative Response from Occupants
By Mary O’KEEFE Adevelopment project has been proposed for 1809 Verdugo Blvd. in Glendale. The building presently is home to several medical offices, including Beeve Vision Care. The proposed development, according to the City of Glendale, was submitted by co-owner Stuart (Harry) Ahn and is a three-story, 35,000 square-foot residential congregate living/medical facility that will […]
Weather in the Foothills
“Nature’s message was always there and for us to see. It was written on the wings of butterflies.” ~ Kjell B. Sandved, Norwegian publisher and photographer for the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Natural History Here in the foothills of the Crescenta Valley, summer conditions are pretty much as we expect for mid-July. […]
Pet of the Week
We over at Crippen Mortuary on Honolulu Avenue have a spirted Moluccan Salmon crested cockatoo named Peaches. She can be quite adventuresome getting into anything in her surroundings. She has several key phrases she’ll say, what are you doing, Peaches Peaches and stop it (since we have told her many times to stop when she […]
Spiritually Speaking
QUESTION: When our grandson Josh was 18 months old, we took over his care with a court order because our daughter, Tina, was on drugs and the dad was nowhere to be found. Now, four years later, Tina has been in rehab, announced herself “clean” and wants Josh back. She has had supervised visits with […]