“Sharks have everything a scientist dreams of. They’re beautiful – God how beautiful they are! They’re like an impossibly perfect piece of machinery. They’re as graceful as any bird. They’re as mysterious as any animal on earth…” ~ Peter Benchley, “Jaws” “Robin, stop the presses!” Temperatures sailed way beyond my predicted daytime highs of around […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK Friends and supporters of local Boy Scouts came out on Saturday for a night of tacos and tomfoolery. The taco dinner was held as a fundraiser for Boy Scout Troop 288 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. The open space beneath the trees made for shaded dining that was both […]
On July 31, students from Mountain View Elementary performed at the Woodcraft Rangers Excellence Gala at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo. The Gala offered a night of fine dining and entertainment in which all proceeds benefitted the programs of Woodcraft Rangers. Youth participants had the opportunity to showcase their hard […]
Some Serious Stuff Going On Long ago I gave up watching TV news aside from local stuff and most of that I watched with caution. If I watched the news at night I’d have trouble going to sleep and in the morning – well, who wants to start their brand new day being told how […]
Best Little Whorehouse in … La Cañada? Yes it’s true. Allegedly there was a house of, well, if not ill repute, then at least of questionable repute in La Cañada sometime around the 1960s. My story comes from a local gentleman who had visited the place back then. I’ll keep him anonymous. Because of his […]
If You Run… It’s a Crime When it comes to hit-and-run offenses, the Crescenta Valley has been more fortunate than many communities. The last deadly hit-and-run to occur in this community was more than four-years ago, on Jan. 1, 2010. Unfortunately, our friends and family in neighboring communities are facing a serious epidemic that seems […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The Crescenta Valley Town Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. Assemblyman Mike Gatto, Metro Transit board member Ara Najarian and CV Historical Society member Mike Lawler will be on hand. The public is invited to attend and learn the latest on the state, the 710 tunnel and […]
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By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents concerned about a proposed 110-acre development in the 12400 block of Big Tujunga Canyon Road in Sunland were able to hear, for the first time Monday, from a representative of the developer of the project, Ben Salisbury. Salisbury himself did not attend Monday evening’s meeting of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council adopted a report from city staff concerning local development on Tuesday. The report contains three components: transportation demand management, land analysis and a self-certification process. It also comes at a time when concerns from residents and local businesses over what they perceive as runaway development in the city is […]