IN BRIEF

Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and cleaning up the trails for upcoming field trips. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable clothes and garden gloves […]

Altadena is Not for Sale

By Mary O’KEEFE Drive around Altadena neighborhoods that were devastated by the Eaton fires and it is evident how much work needs to be done. Though the area is devastated neighbors consistently continue to support Altadena. There is hardly one block that does not have a sign displayed that states “Altadena is Not For Sale.”  […]

Hands Off Protests Take Place Across the Nation

Hands Off Protests Take Place Across the Nation

By Mary O’KEEFE Organizers of the Hands Off protest, which occurred across the country on Saturday, April 5, had an idea the protests were going to be well attended. Days prior to the event 1,000 individual events had been planned throughout the U.S. with 600,000 people having signed up online. On Saturday that number had […]

Crime blotter

April 5 Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a driver parked his vehicle and went for a hike. When he returned he found the driver’s side passenger window was shattered and several items were stolen between 4:22 pm. and 7:20 p.m.  Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a driver parked her vehicle and […]

Update on La Crescenta Avenue Project

The City of Glendale provided an update to the La Crescenta Avenue project. During the construction period, intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: Location and Dates La Crescenta Avenue between North Verdugo Road and Las Palmas Avenue: Northbound travel lanes may be closed intermittently between April 14 and April […]

Big Lines for Little Totes

Big Lines for Little Totes

People waited in a very long line at the Montrose Trader Joe’s on Tuesday for a chance to purchase recently released mini tote bags in spring pastel colors. The mini totes have become very popular across the country as lines outside Trader Joe’s are recorded in the hundreds throughout the nation. The mini totes each […]

Etsy Market Pops Up At Burbank Town Center

Etsy Market Pops Up At Burbank Town Center

By Ruth SOWBY For three years, every first weekend of each month SoCal Etsy hosts a three-day, pop-up market in the Town Center near the downstairs center courtyard. Etsy fans are used to buying unique, homemade items from the Etsy online marketplace; however, fans and first timers equally appreciate seeing Etsy products up close and personal.     […]

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< BY CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

PROBLEM SOLVED <<< BY CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

Help! Duolingo won’t let me merge my accounts – will my streak end? When Tom Hayes tries to combine his Duolingo accounts, he hits a snag. Why won’t the company help him?   Question: I have been paying for my wife’s Duolingo account for several years and I recently decided to set up my own […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis!

How Accurate are Zillow’s Values? Dear Phyllis, My daughter is selling her Pismo Beach home because her husband got a job transfer. She contacted the Realtor who sold the home to them 15 years ago. I am a fan of Zillow and track all of my family’s real estate values. The Zestimate on her home […]