Fifty-nine years ago this very day, Walt Disney proved the world wrong. July 17th, 1955 is known as Black Tuesday because of the horrible opening day at “Walt’s Folly,” Disneyland. Expected to fail within three months, Disneyland has gone on to be the most successful theme park enterprise in the world, spanning renditions in Florida, […]
By Charly SHELTON On Tuesday, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that the Appropriations Committee has included $5 million in funding in the fiscal year 2015 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for the Earthquake Early Warning System, the first time Congress has ever provided funding specifically for the system. Earlier this year, Schiff led a group of […]
Crimes that Occur in Schools Must Be Taken Seriously Recently, several California colleges have been accused of covering up on-campus sexual assaults because of concerns that higher crime statistics would lead prospective students to choose elsewhere. While the full circumstances of these accusations is under investigation, one thing is clear: Victims of crime should not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The City of Glendale Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is seeking two new student ex officio members. The CSW is composed of seven volunteer members, five of whom are appointed by the Glendale City Council and two student ex officio members to serve on the CSW for one year from […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The drive up Sister Elsie Drive in Tujunga is, at best, a complicated series of twists and turns, the result of the narrow and steep hillside the road traverses. Signs on the drive instruct drivers to yield for uphill traffic. Indeed, cars traveling in opposing directions only have inches to spare […]
Glendale police responded to the 2200 block of Montrose Avenue on Saturday at about 3:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found Crescenta Valley Sheriff deputies detaining three suspects, later identified as an 18-year-old Palmdale man, an 18-year-old Pasadena man and a 17-year-old Montrose juvenile. CV deputies had initially responded to an apartment due to a […]
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After a dozen years of service to the school district, Mary Boger resigns from board of education citing health issues. By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Glendale Unified School District board of education president Mary Boger announced her resignation from the board during Tuesday’s school board meeting, citing a serious health issue as the primary reason for her […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently community members have reported incidents of an apparent telephone scam involving people who claim they are IRS (Internal Revenue Service) representatives. Susan Eatherton, a La Crescenta resident, had received a message on her phone machine. “I thought it was odd,” said Eatherton. “It was a woman and she said ‘This call […]
Who Says CV Doesn’t Have Great Modern Architecture? I think most people would agree that the Crescenta Valley’s architecture is fairly traditional – some might even say boring. Our native architectural style of stone and wood framing, like St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at Rosemont and Foothill, is gorgeous, but certainly not innovative. Save for the […]