Following the Crescenta Valley High School prom, held Saturday night at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, hundreds of prom-goers headed over to the Crescenta-Cañada YMCA for the second part of the evening: Prom Plus. The annual event is free for prom goers to attend and has a $20 admission price for non-prom attending seniors. […]
Introducing the Chamber’s Senior Ambassadors Meet the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce senior ambassadors Emma and Mike Ynequez: “Montrose has been our family’s life backdrop for just about 40 years. We started here in the early ’80s as a ‘combo’ family living in La Crescenta and then in the heart of Montrose just above […]
New Member and a Shotgun Start We all know Grant Michals and we associate him with Glendale Clean & Beautiful. But recently he joined the Chamber under a new company. Introducing Advanced Computer Technology. Grant started this business in 2005. ACT provides comprehensive IT solutions to its clients, not just computer support. Whether you […]
By Nicole MOORE On May 17, the Crescenta Valley Town Council held its monthly meeting, open to the public, at the La Crescenta Library community room. During the meeting, the town council recognized exemplary Crescenta Valley students by the presentation of academic scholarships. The recipients – Alexis Karakas, Talin Bakalyan, Kaitlyn Watcher, Hanna Alanizi, Grady […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Carl Povilaitis is well into his job as chief of police for the Glendale Police Dept. Povilaitis was appointed as interim chief on Dec. 30, 2017 after the departure/retirement of Chief Robert Castro, who held the position for four years. He was officially made chief of police on May 1. Unlike Castro, […]
May 17 400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, an employee reported receiving a phone call concerning a bomb threat to the business. Deputies arrived and investigated but found no evidence of a bomb. The incident occurred at 5:40 p.m. May 15 400 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a store was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An open house community meeting is planned for May 30 regarding the proposed updates for the CSD (Community Standards District). It will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library community room. The meeting will address the updates to the CSD that affect the commercial properties along the Foothill corridor. […]
On May 21 at 12:20 p.m., Glendale officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 700 block of Avonglen Terrace in the City of Glendale. A 71-year-old female was home alone and heard noises at her rear sliding glass door. At first she ignored the noises and then learned a male was attempting to […]
The Heavy Lifting I’m happy to report that the heavy lifting is behind me (no, not my behind – that’s heavy lifting of a different type). I’m talking about the heavy lifting surrounding Prom Plus, the after-prom event that has been held every year for the past 25 years for Crescenta Valley High School […]
“There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.” ~ David Attenborough, English broadcaster, writer and naturalist Real spring showers fell over the Crescenta Valley on Monday. These were not the typical misty “May Grey” marine-layer variety either. All in all, even […]