The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club Group program for Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. features nature photographer/writer Bonnie Lavine’s, “The Beauty of the Land” at the La Crescenta Library. Lavine shares her experiences documenting the beauty of the public lands in America, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Nepal, and the project that started as a traveling exhibition […]
Glendale resident Monica Zaragoza was awarded the Ms. California 2018 title by the Ms. America Pageant. The mission of the pageant is to celebrate the accomplishments of women, encourage them to be involved in community service and use the “crown for a purpose” to make a difference. Zaragoza is a private investigator and the owner […]
James Murphy of La Cañada, a freshman secondary education/social studies major at York College of Pennsylvania, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher. […]
‘It Started in Glendvvvale’ Annual Community Awards Recognition Banquet If you’ve ever researched what businesses “started” in Glendale you might be really surprised. There are actually a lot of “firsts!” The idea of investigating what businesses started in Glendale was the brainchild of one of the Chamber’s directors. He wanted to create a theme […]
Riding the Wave of Momentum … in Commerce The New Year is underway. By now we all have had a chance to reflect on 2017, assess the upcoming year and adjust our intentions for a profitable 2018. As a community, the Crescenta Valley endured the Creek Fire in 2017, and now we greet 2018 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It began in 2015 as a winter gift to the community children from the Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation, an unusual gift for Southern California children – a gift of snow. “It’s one last holiday celebration,” said Sussy Nemer, LA County Supervisor spokeswoman. Initially, LA County Fifth District Supervisor […]
SMART DriverTEK Workshops There are two SMART DriverTek workshops scheduled this month in La Crescenta. The first one is Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion, Post 288, 4011 La Crescenta Ave. The second one is Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Bob Smith Toyota, 3333 Foothill Blvd. These are free […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When a person hears the word “cancer” from their doctor there are many different types of reactions. There is fear, anger, disbelief and dread. But imagine going to doctors and no one says it – even though you know it’s there. Then finally a doctor confirms what you already knew. Then a […]
By Brian CHERNICK City of Glendale officials agreed to pay over half a million dollars in a settlement with a former police lieutenant who filed a lawsuit against the city alleging she was denied a promotion due to her race and gender. Ludmilla Abrahamian served as a lieutenant for Glendale police since 2010 and filed […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When the rains poured down this week around the Southland focus was on the hillsides affected by recent wildfires. Mudslides, like the ones that came after the Station Fire, follow many fires, and are the one-two punch from Mother Nature that everyone dreads – and fears. In addition to flooding from water […]