By Mikaela STONE I“want America to have a future and I want all of us to have a future in America,” Crescenta Valley High School (CVHS) student protestor and Students Demand Action member “Heather” stated in her speech to the assembled CVHS student protestors. Student-led campus organizations, such as the Black Student Union, the Gay […]
Pain at the … Newspaper In this week’s paper (and last week’s and the next two weeks) is a notice that we have to increase the rate of our subscriptions from $65 to $72 effective April 1. This increase is about 10%, painful but necessary. Then on Tuesday I received a notice from our printer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This month is Irish American Heritage Month. I know there are some who do not see the value in months dedicated to one subject or one culture. The reasoning appears to be we should honor these cultures or pay attention to these specific issues all year long, which would be true if […]
Updates in bold below. By Mary O’KEEFE Though the Los Angeles Breakfast Club celebrated its 100th birthday on March 5 the celebration continues. The Club meets at 7 a.m. on Wednesdays at Friendship Auditorium at 3201 Riverside Drive in LA. Joanna Linkchorst discovered the Los Angeles Breakfast Club when a friend found a blurb about it […]
Smart-A-Thon This Week On Friday, March 14 the Mary Pinola/CV Chamber Education Fund is having its 33rd annual Smart-A-Thon at USC-VHH from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Individuals may sign up to participate or a group of four can participate as a team. Tickets are $60 for individuals, $200 for a team. For sign-up forms […]
By Charly SHELTON Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days, often with a mix of excitement, curiosity and, for some, a bit of hesitation. Depending on who you ask, AI is either the best thing to happen to modern technology since the internet or it’s the dawn of […]
March 8 2400 block Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, as a resident drove into his driveway he received a text message from his neighbor asking if anyone was supposed to be on his property. The neighbor reported seeing the resident’s garage door open. When the resident drove further into his driveway he saw his plastic […]
On Jan. 21 a female adult was walking in the area of Brand Boulevard and Chevy Chase Drive in the City of Glendale when she was allegedly sexually assaulted by an on-duty Amazon delivery driver. Glendale Police Dept. detectives have identified the suspect as Fernando Barreto-Hernandez, a 24-year-old resident of Los Angeles. On Jan. 24, […]
Sept. 3, 1947 – Feb. 27, 2025 Rod Bearden died quietly on the morning of Feb. 27, free of pain and surrounded by family. The oldest of four children born to Louise and Elmo Bearden in Dallas, Texas, Rod grew up, lived and worked in Texas until his middle 40s. As a child he was […]
Buying A Fixer Dear Phyllis, My niece and her husband are in escrow to purchase their dream home. It’s a 1920s Spanish home that, while charming, needs a lot of work. There are a variety of minor problems. Additionally, the chimney needs to be rebuilt, and the foundation requires cripple walls. After their down payment, […]