By Leonard COUTIN The Pacific League cross-country finals exceeded expectations on Thursday when Crescenta Valley, Arcadia and Burbank high schools girls’ varsity teams tied for first place. Few imagined that history was about to be made when they lined the course to cheer on the runners. According to CVHS head coach Mark Evans, a three-way […]
By Brandon HENSLEY For the first time in Brent Ballard’s four years as coach at Rosemont Middle School, his basketball team is not the best. That title now belongs to the Wilson Knights, who beat the Spartans 46-37 at Wilson Middle School on Oct. 30 to capture the league championship in the season finale. It […]
Information courtesy of St. Francis High School Salesian (4-5) vs St. Francis (9-0) At St. Franics High School, the Golden Knights attacked a league title when they took on Salesian. Head Coach Jim Bonds is coaching his 15th season at St. Francis and this will be his first league title. Facts: This is the fifth […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club is hosting a free workshop on Tuesday, Nov 19 at 7 p.m. on finding money for college. This workshop is for local parents of college bound high school students. The workshop will focus on proven ways of getting money for college, no matter how much income parents make or their […]
A traditional Italian dinner served by a true Italian in his family home. A wine and cheese extravaganza offered in a restored turn of the century house. A three-alarm dinner toasting local firefighters. These were the offerings that supporters of Glendale Healthy Kids chose from for the organization’s annual Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? fundraiser […]
This little boy cat is super sweet and always happy to play. He was found about a week ago in La Crescenta, cold and alone on a windy night. He was taken home by a local family who already has three cats and, although he is adorable and affectionate, four cats is too many. Anyone […]
Rene Sarkhosh, CPA opened his accounting firm in 2008 specializing in taxes. Since then, he has helped hundreds of business owners file their taxes and pre-plan to minimize their tax burden over their lifetime. Rene graduated from USC with an accounting degree and is currently working on his M.S. in Taxation at Golden Gate University. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Amy Chang of Kobeissi Properties knows why families want to move to La Cañada. They’re the same reasons she and her family recently moved. “There are very good schools and a very good [and growing] Chinese community with a lot of potential in the area,” she said. Chang was born in Shanghai, […]
By Michael WORKMAN Sometimes a game comes along that is so big and hyped up it deserves a preview to fully cover all the important aspects that a single review simply can’t. “Dragon Age: Inquisition” is one of those games. From the creators of the equally popular “Mass Effect” series, BioWare’s fantasy RPG Dragon Age […]
By Ted AYALA Chamber Opera Players of Los Angeles – COPOLA – like Pacific Opera Project and WildUp among other local emerging classical music organizations before it, seems to have taken sage pugilistic wisdom to heart: float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Short on resources but long on ambition and savvy, the […]