Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis! Closing Without Possession Dear Phyllis, We are scheduled to close our home sale in two weeks. Our Realtor® suggested that in order to secure the home over other bidders we agree to allow the seller to remain in the home rent free for a month. We incorporated this in our offer, which was […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: Our son, who I’ll call James, is 11 years old and had been helping an elderly neighbor since he was 6. He carried in her groceries, raked her lawn, and just enjoyed helping her in little ways. Her son, an only child, lives out of state, so we were her local family. Recently, our […]

City Council Approves Turf Replacement

By Ted AYALA Athletes at the Glendale Sports Complex may soon be noticing a difference when their cleats hit the turf. Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to replace the facility’s artificial turf. The current state of the turf, according to city staff, is now “beyond repair.” The artificial turf now used was installed in […]

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Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley Hosts November Mixer at Hotel Tujunga Have you even heard of The Hotel Tujunga? I hadn’t until I learned that we were holding our November mixer at Foothill Retirement which used to be the Hotel Tujunga. Who knew?! Foothill Retirement, a 72-bed assisted living community with three different levels […]

Falcons Spread their Wings at Mt. SAC

By Leonard COUTIN The 67th annual Mt. SAC invitational cross-country meet – the largest invitational in the world – was held on the college’s Walnut campus beginning on Friday, Oct. 17 and finishing on Saturday, Oct. 25. Attending were athletes from colleges, high schools, middle schools and even the elementary schools.     An estimated 25,000-plus […]

GirlTech in CTRL

By Joyce LEE GirlTech, a new but growing club at Crescenta Valley High School, is garnering attention for its inspiring theme. Kortney Casanova and Anushka Sagar founded the club with the purpose of exposing young women to the career possibilities that coding has to offer. By equipping them with basic skills and knowledge on how […]

LA CAÑADA GLADIATORS

  JR. GREMLIN FLAG La Cañada Gladiators v. Pasadena Panthers (Teams do not keep score)   The La Cañada Gladiator Jr. Gremlins had an outstanding performance last Saturday morning, edging out the Pasadena Panthers in a close game at La Cañada High School.   La Cañada outplayed Pasadena on both sides of the ball. The […]

Schiff, Feinstein and Boxer Urge White House to Fully Fund Earthquake Early Warning System

This week, Rep. Adam Schiff with Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer urged President Obama and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to provide the highest possible funding level for earthquake hazards programs in their 2015 budget request – most specifically, additional funding for an earthquake early warning system being developed by scientists […]

Verdugo Hills Care at Home Joins Accredited Family of Home Care Services

The Accredited Family of Home Care Services announced the affiliation of the Verdugo Hills Care at Home program with Accredited Home Care, effective Oct. 1. Accredited will oversee the management and operations of Verdugo Hills Care at Home, an established non-medical home care provider that supports local disabled, elderly and homebound clients’ desire to remain […]