By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing concerning the properties at 2635 Sycamore Ave. and 2608-2612 Honolulu Avenue, the former location of The Mix bar. Residents near the area were sent a notice of the Nov. 7 meeting. It may have confused some because this project was […]
The annual chamber of commerce fundraiser invites everyone to get fit while having fun. By Mary O’KEEFE It’s time to run with the community on Saturday when the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce holds its Running Under the Oaks 5K event. The annual 5K Run-Walk is changing things up a bit this year by having […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The California Highway Patrol continued its strong presence in the Crescenta Valley, especially near schools. On Friday, CHP motor officer Cooper and several other CHP officers kept a watchful eye on the traffic around Rosemont Middle School and, within a 30-minute span, had written over 10 citations. On Monday, Oct. 15, Cooper […]
By Charly SHELTON After years of on-again, off-again budget appropriations, media campaigns, touting of importance and presentation of the science, the earthquake early warning system ShakeAlert is finally live. The project has been in development since 2006 and has been through three Administrations of budget cuts and eventual partial funding, getting closer to going live. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley knows how to celebrate Halloween thanks to a lot of volunteers and twisted enjoyment that comes from terrifying people. For 17 years, David Krohn and his friends have worked tirelessly to entertain and scare people who are brave enough to visit the haunted home at 413 Whiting Woods Road from […]
Relay for Life Kickoff For those who are returning members or brand new to the Relay family, all are invited to the kickoff meeting of the 2019 Relay for Life of the Foothills at J’s Maintenance tonight, Thursday, Oct. 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to learn how to get involved! Relay for Life […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Volunteers are working non-stop to construct the Haunted Jail this year. Themed “Bed (lam) Time Stories,” a twisted view of fairy tale and bedtime stories that normally would chase away nightmares but instead, over this weekend, will create nightmares. There will be a twilight show on Saturday, along with a costume contest […]
Oct. 14, 2018 Paul Rademacher, 87, died Oct. 14 in his La Crescenta home with family by his side. Born during the dawn of the Depression on a small failing farm in central South Dakota, Paul’s father Lewis Rademacher supported the family of seven by repairing and selling used farm implements. Paul enjoyed hunting and […]
CV’s First Inhabitants – Conflicts With Mission San Gabriel As I had said in previous columns, the Tongva people, although friendly and generous, could also be fierce and deadly warriors. So why were they so easily dominated by the handful of Spanish that came north? Germs and steel. Like native peoples all across the […]
Supports Measure W Los Angeles County has had a water problem for over a century. Each year there may be too much or not enough rainwater, and an uneven distribution throughout our neighborhoods due to mountains, valleys, etc. We need a consistent, affordable supply of clean and safe water to allow our communities to thrive. […]