June 29 2800 block of Frances Avenue in La Crescenta, a homeowner held an open house, leaving a realtor responsible for the home. When she returned after the open house she discovered that several pieces of jewelry was missing. The open house was between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. June 28 2600 block […]
By Mary O’KEEFE More than 65% of LA County is unincorporated and is governed by the LA County Board of Supervisors with County departments providing municipal services. The County is divided into five supervisorial districts; La Crescenta/Montrose is in the fifth district. In some areas town councils, or neighborhood councils, have been in place since […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP pled not guilty on July 1 to a criminal misdemeanor charge of inadequate maintenance. The charges stem from a complaint by residents of the apartment complex after both of the complex’s elevators stopped working in May. One elevator broke down in October […]
By Charly SHELTON Governor Gavin Newsom signed the newest California state budget last Thursday, taking effect on July 1 for the 2019-20 fiscal year. It was a budget full of firsts, not only in that it was Newsom’s first budget since being elected but also in the spending level. With a price tag of $214.8 […]
The Alex Film Society, The Glendale Historical Society and Glendale Arts are joining forces to celebrate the Jewel City’s unique contribution to Hollywood, its studios and the stars that called Glendale their home. On Saturday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m., a special event fundraiser will be hosted at the iconic Alex Theatre featuring vintage film […]
QUESTION: I’m a widow, 79 years old and a chronic worrier. I know it doesn’t make sense because I’m also a Christian and attend church regularly. My problem is I get really upset and worried when my family travels. Right now, one of my daughters and her husband are in Haiti helping a medical team […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, July 7 at 9 a.m. for a time of education for all ages. Family worship begins at 10 a.m. and is led by Children, Youth and Family Director Stephen Robertson. He will be preaching on “The Girl from the Land […]
June 15, 2019 The Foothills lost one of its brightest smiles near midnight on Saturday, June 15 as Mary Louise Chase went to her eternal home at the age of 92. Known affectionately as “Mary Lou” by her many friends, there wasn’t a restaurant, grocery store, shopping mall or church in the Crescenta Valley she […]
1927 – 2019 Barbara Jean Sherman, a 61-year resident of La Cañada Flintridge, passed away peacefully and gently at her home on June 18. She was 92 years old. She was born Barbara Jean to Thomas and Frances Ryan in San Diego in 1927, and lived with her parents and sisters Patricia, Annabelle and Geraldine […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thomas Sands, the attorney for Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP, entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of his clients to criminal charges stemming from non-working elevators in the senior apartment complex on Honolulu Avenue. The next court date was set for Aug. 21.