The Crescenta Hotel Disaster of 1887 In the late 1880s, La Crescenta founder Dr. Benjamin Brigg’s dreams of establishing a town were coming together. He had built a schoolhouse, and in spring of 1887 he convinced a couple of real estate investors to build a hotel on the corner of Foothill and Rosemont, where Fosters […]
What the Eggnog Wrought Maybe I can blame it on bad eggnog, but the other night I dreamed that I bumped into Dr. Seuss and Clement Clarke Moore while we were all searching for Christmas lights at OSH (they were sold out, of course). For some reason, the three of us got to kvetching about […]
Good-bye to an Old Friend Twenty five years ago at the corner of Honolulu Avenue and Verdugo, a restaurant opened that would touch the lives of many people. I am grateful to say that I am one of them. I started working at the Rocky Cola Café 24 years ago when servers were still called […]
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.’” – Bing Crosby Last week, Mt. Wilson had a light dusting of snow at its highest elevations. Short-lived perhaps but it brought the same delight as the first snows in other regions of the country. And […]
The Gifts We Need Traditionally the article I write for the Christmas issue of the Crescenta Valley Weekly focuses on the gift given to us through the birth of Jesus Christ. Regardless what you believe – whether he is the messiah, whether he was actually born sometime closer to April rather than in December or […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Mike Lawler sat down in a chair Monday night to answer questions about his decision to step down as president of Crescenta Valley Historical Society. The way he talked about how eager he was to move on, it’s no wonder he sat; he’s been standing way too long. Lawler was honored at […]
Ordinance in Effect Los Angeles County Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Zev Yaroslavsky announced that the County’s Rural Outdoor Lighting District Ordinance became effective Dec. 12. Also known as “Dark Skies,” the ordinance establishes outdoor lighting regulations and standards in select unincorporated communities in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Antelope Valley, and the Santa Monica […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The new year will see a large class of freshman legislature filling the seats in Sacramento. In the November election, the Democrats attained a two-thirds majority in both the senate and the assembly and Assemblymember Mike Gatto is ready to get back to the Sacramento. “It will be really interesting,” he said […]
By Jason KUROSU The Elks Lodge in Glendale hosted a class on alcohol awareness Thursday night that put its audience to the test. Five volunteers chosen by Glendale Police Officer Joe Allen were presented to the audience as possibly being under the influence of alcohol. The audience was tasked with determining which of the volunteers […]
While working with the city of La Cañada Flintridge, members of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station and outside resources of the department are doing the hard press to combat burglaries. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Community Oriented Policing Bureau deputies, in conjunction with station Volunteers On Patrol and other station deputies, worked the […]