By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The seventh annual Spring Wine Walk was held on March 15 replacing for many the warning to beware of the ides of March and instead toast it! The Wine Walk is an opportunity to not only taste delicious wine but to learn about the many shops the Montrose Shopping Park hosts. The […]
Nov. 15, 1933 – Nov. 18, 2024 With heavy hearts we share the passing of Anneliese Kate Taylor who left this world on Nov. 18, 2024 just days after celebrating her 91st birthday. She passed peacefully in her beloved home in La Crescenta surrounded by family and friends. Born in Wuppertal, Germany in 1933, Anneliese’s […]
Question: I saw a number of people putting ashes on their forehead and people also have shared they have to give up things for Lent. Can you briefly explain what is Lent and why so many people find it important to give up things for Lent? Curious Answer: Think back to Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi […]
Writer and Podcaster Matthew Vasko will take the pulpit at Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills on March 23 at 10:30 a.m. to share 30 Ways to Counter Hate and Spread Love in the Process. Hate has been on the rise in recent years and the current political climate is only serving to exacerbate […]
LCIF Welcomes Community Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is preparing to celebrate first Holy Communion on a particularly significant day in the Christian calendar: Maundy Thursday, April 17. Pastor Rick Hall will lead preparation classes for children and adults taking Holy Communion for the very first time, guiding them toward this sacred milestone. Communion, […]
Laying Out the Six Points The colonists of the Little Lands awoke early to the sound of hammers to nails. Their stone clubhouse stood tall on the northeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and El Centro Street (today’s Commerce Avenue and Valmont Street) and now, just kitty-corner, their co-operative store was nearing completion. It’s the spring […]
Keeping Wildlife Wild For as long as I can remember, I have cared deeply about the safekeeping of wildlife. I believe that we all have a moral obligation to act as good stewards of the environment and to ensure the preservation of wild and endangered animals for the benefit of future generations. Earlier this year, […]
The girls of Girl Scout Troop 3481 from La Crescenta showed their commitment of service to their community by donating $1,400 to the Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Fire Relief & Recovery Fund. The girls earned the money by selling over 1,400 boxes of cookies over several years. As seniors at Crescenta Valley High School, they […]
Various scholarships are available including: Archer Rivas Foundation to Offer $50,000 in College Scholarships The Archer Rivas Foundation (ARF) is now offering $10,000 college scholarships to one senior from five different area high schools including Crescenta Valley, La Cañada, Verdugo Hills, Glendale and Hoover. ARF is a non-profit organization created by Ron Archer and Reggie […]
The Assistance League of Glendale (ALG) recently visited La Crescenta Elementary School as part of its Authors & Illustrators program. ALG has visited all public schools in the GUSD over the years. La Crescenta Elementary was visited by authors and illustrators Tao Nyeu, Caroline Arnold, Joe Cepeda and Tracy Holczer. They visited all of the […]