CVHS Holding Spring Concert Crescenta Valley High School – Instrumental Music Dept. is having its annual spring concert tonight, Thursday, March 20 at 6 p.m. in MacDonald Auditorium, located in the 4300 block of Ramsdell Ave. in La Crescenta. Tickets are $10 at the door: cash, check or Venmo accepted. Questions? Contact mschick@gusd.net or 2ndVP@falconmusic.org. […]
March 16 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, an employee reported that two women entered the store and walked out with items they did not pay for. Surveillance footage revealed that Suspect No. 1, described as a Black female in her 30s, 5’6” to 5’7” tall, weighing about 180 lbs. and wearing […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday nurses from USC Verdugo Hill Hospital were carrying signs supporting the California Nurses Association. “We want to focus on the retention of nurses,” said Ruby Carpo, chief nurse representative. She added what they were concerned about was how not having enough nurses affected the overall safety of nurses and patients. […]
In March, Glendale Police Dept. detectives arrested three suspects in connection with an organized retail theft operation targeting stores across Los Angeles County. Between January and February 2025, detectives linked Cheyla Ramirez, 49, Ruben Lepiz Campos, 19, and Rogelio Soriano, 27, all of Los Angeles, to at least five grand thefts in Glendale and five […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 33rd Annual Smart-A-Thon was held on March 14 at the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The event, which included lunch, trivia questions and surprises for 24 teams, is a fundraiser for the Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Education Fund. The fund was started in 1990 and since then has donated over […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Twenty million people will die,” said a local Glendalian protesting at the Tesla dealership on Saturday in the Americana shopping mall who explained his sign urging the restoration of the federal PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) funding. “That’s at least 20 million people – according to this report: https://pepfarreport.org/ – and that’s more […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The seventh annual Spring Wine Walk was held on March 15 replacing for many the warning to beware of the ides of March and instead toast it! The Wine Walk is an opportunity to not only taste delicious wine but to learn about the many shops the Montrose Shopping Park hosts. The […]
Nov. 15, 1933 – Nov. 18, 2024 With heavy hearts we share the passing of Anneliese Kate Taylor who left this world on Nov. 18, 2024 just days after celebrating her 91st birthday. She passed peacefully in her beloved home in La Crescenta surrounded by family and friends. Born in Wuppertal, Germany in 1933, Anneliese’s […]
Question: I saw a number of people putting ashes on their forehead and people also have shared they have to give up things for Lent. Can you briefly explain what is Lent and why so many people find it important to give up things for Lent? Curious Answer: Think back to Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi […]
Writer and Podcaster Matthew Vasko will take the pulpit at Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills on March 23 at 10:30 a.m. to share 30 Ways to Counter Hate and Spread Love in the Process. Hate has been on the rise in recent years and the current political climate is only serving to exacerbate […]