By Julie BUTCHER After many months of study, dialog, debate and an extensive community survey, on Sept. 7 the Crescenta Valley Town Council’s Land Use Committee voted unanimously to recommend a change to the process of petitioning for a street-lighting district that would keep residential street lighting in La Crescenta-Montrose pretty much as it is. […]
By Nicole MOORE On Sept. 7, the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. held its monthly meeting. The president of the MSPA, Andre Ordubegian, began the meeting by honoring former board members of the Montrose Shopping Park Myrna Grijalva and Vito Cannella with a moment of silence. Grijalva died on Aug. 7 and Cannella on Sept. 1. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Cassini is beginning its final hours exploring Saturn before its final plunge into the planet it has called home for about 13 years. On Friday, Cassini is expected to end its mission at 4:55 a.m. (PDT). Cassini has completed 293 obits of Saturn, 162 moon flybys, 127 Titan [moon] flybys and 23 […]
Clean Up the World Event The City Of Glendale Community Services & Parks Dept. is taking part in the Clean Up the World Weekend that encourages participants to organize an activity and to celebrate their environmental successes achieved throughout the year. The campaign theme – Our Place … Our Planet … Our Responsibility – highlights […]
BILL NYE AT FLINTRIDGE BOOKSTORE On Thursday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m., Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse welcomes Bill Nye – the Science Guy and co-author Gregory Mone for a presentation and signing of “In the Deep Blue Sea, Book 2” in their bestselling Jack and the Geniuses series (for readers grades three through seven). This […]
Nov. 26, 1929 – Sept. 2, 2017 Tommy was born in the Danish community of Kimballton, Iowa to immigrant parents Thomas and Nettie. He was one of 10 children. He moved to Glendale and attended Glendale High School and entered the U.S. Army upon graduation in 1948. While serving a tour of duty in […]
The slow lane on the Glendale (2) freeway southbound at Mountain Avenue is blocked due to a three vehicle accident. No other information is available from CHP. Emergency units are responding.
LA Fire Dept. reports that the La Tuna Fire remains an active incident. At approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday night there was a one-eighth acre spot fire in the 9800 block of Sunland Boulevard, in the Shadow Hills area, in remote terrain. With flame lengths reaching up to two feet, firefighters extinguished the flare-up utilizing ground […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE For some of us, our life’s purpose is revealed to us only after much struggle and passing of years. For the more fortunate among us, however, our vocation is something that becomes apparent at an early age with crystalline clarity. In the latter camp can be included Annelle K. Gregory, a young […]
By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH September 2017 Here are the new shows burning up our theatres this month: OPENING “Pterodactyls” A classic dysfunctional family is the vehicle for a descent into chaos, and this viciously hilarious yet touching story addresses the classic question: “Why are we here?” […]