Guide to Filing a Veterans Medical Claim Submitted by Andy GERO There are three things a veteran must have for a claim approval. A diagnosis – A physician must have diagnosed the vet with an actual illness or injury. Whatever the illness or injury may be, the veteran must have a medical record from a […]
By Charly SHELTON When Bourbon Steak opened its doors last March at the Americana at Brand, it was met with high praise, and rightfully so. The steaks and signature dishes, like lobster pot pie and truffle mac and cheese, provide guests with a truly satisfying experience that, although pricey and not available to most as […]
By Jason KUROSU Issues of development dominated the Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting Thursday night, particularly with two major public transportation projects, the 710 Freeway extension and California’s high speed rail line, with both projects anticipated in the next few years and both drawing opposition from residents. Susan Bolan of the No 710 Action Committee […]
LOCAL WINE HISTORY PRESENTED BY AUTHOR BYLES Author and local resident Stuart Byles is giving a wine history presentation at the Los Angeles Public Library, Central (downtown), on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at the library auditorium. This is in conjunction with the recent publication of his book, “Los Angeles Wine – a History […]
“The shed of leaves became a cascade of red and gold and after a time the trees stood skeletal against the sky of weathered tin… The nights lengthened, went darker, brightened in their clustered stars. The chilled air smelled of wood smoke, of distances and passing time.” ~ James Carlos Blake, American writer of historical […]
Glendale’s Tomas Sanchez – One of L.A.’s Greatest Sheriffs I recently visited the Casa Adobe de San Rafael in Glendale, one of two local remnants of the Spanish and Mexican eras in Glendale (Catalina Verdugo Adobe is the other). The site is gorgeous, located in a residential neighborhood between downtown Glendale and the Verdugo Mountains. […]
Vast and Often Anonymous Campaign Expenditures Threaten Our Political System I remember the first time I heard the ad on the radio. I was driving down the 134 Freeway, three weeks before Election Day in 2000, and in a very competitive race for Congress against the incumbent. An angry woman’s voice came on the radio […]
Tuesday Table Talk On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Bethel Church in Sun Valley offers a showing of the film “Chasing Ice” (rated PG-13). In this documentary, time-lapse cameras are deployed to capture a record of the world’s changing glaciers, compressing years into seconds to illustrate how these ice mountains are disappearing at a breathtaking rate. […]
Jan. 22 2900 block of Community Avenue in La Crescenta, a door near the locker room in the girl’s gymnasium at the high school was vandalized with graffiti between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 21 4400 block of Rockland Place in La Cañada, a gym bag containing several items including cash was stolen from […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Between 8:45 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a person/persons broke a small window of a home in the 5300 block of Pineridge Drive and gained entrance into the residence. No one was home at the time. When the resident returned home she found her home safe had been stolen, said […]