By Isiah REYES Foothill Retirement Marketing Director Toni Williamson shared her unique collection of turn-of-the-century items with residents of Foothill Retirement that included a velvet and silk beaded opera cape, hats, purses, a sterling silver seven-piece dresser set and various pieces of jewelry. All items from the collection spanned the years from the 1880s to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Two Burbank police officers traveled to New York to join thousands of mourners, many of them officers from all over the country, in paying their last respects to fallen brothers. Officers Chris Canales and Adam Chang were at the funeral of New York City Officer Wenjian Liu on Jan. 4. On the […]
By Isiah REYES Singer-songwriter Jacob Whitesides, 17, performed at the Flintridge Preparatory School auditorium on Saturday to a crowd of more than 100 loyal fans and raised more than $16,000 to benefit Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in the process. The concert was organized by 14-year-old Delila Brown, an eighth grader at Flintridge Preparatory School. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley High School boys’ basketball team entered Wednesday night’s game against Pasadena still searching for its footing in the Pacific League, in more ways than one. The Falcons went to Burbank High School on Monday and beat the Bulldogs 78-59, their first league win in three tries, and did it […]
Today, Thursday, Jan. 15 marks the installation of new officers and directors for the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. The installation luncheon event also recognizes three outgoing members who have served the Chamber and its community for a combined total of 35 years. Please join me in thanking Steve Pierce, Bruce Bartels and Marvin Lee […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU In life, Dr. Maher Hathout made it his life’s work to give the American-Muslim community an identity while preserving the faith and values of Islam. Even as members of the faith continued to face prejudice in the face of terrorism, Hathout strived to teach the community more about the faith. Now, […]
Preparing for our Installation Banquet We are one week away from our Installation and Community Awards Banquet and we hope you are going to attend. It is a great event in Montrose that brings together people from Montrose, La Crescenta and Glendale. It is your chance to connect with people you don’t normally get a […]
Soon To Come – The Arroyo Verdugo Bike Path Historically, trails and roads have followed waterways. In our own valley, some of the earliest trails followed Verdugo Creek, curving along the base of the Verdugo Mountains and down through Verdugo Canyon. Today, there’s a growing movement to turn that ancient pathway along Verdugo Creek into […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday night an estimated 2,000 people gathered at the All Nations Church in Lake View Terrace to discuss the three proposed high-speed rail routes from Palmdale to Burbank though the Angeles National Forest. Construction of the high-speed rail train actually began on Jan. 2 this year in Fresno with officials, including […]
Preparations for the New Year Can you believe that the New Year is just a little more than two weeks old? To me it seems much more time has passed since we celebrated Christmas and welcomed in the New Year. Having said that, it wasn’t until this week that I finally found the time to […]