Amir Hossein Teymouri

May 22, 1977 – March 7, 2013 Amir Hossein Teymouri was born in Glendale, Calif. on May 22, 1977. He was the first of three children for Hossein and Esther Teymouri. At an early age, Amir was happy, carefree and smiley, yet he did not come without his predicaments, as he was coined the “million […]

GPD Still Looking for Suspect

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are looking for a burglary suspect that was involved in a police pursuit from that began in Glendale and ended in La Cañada on Tuesday afternoon. The pursuit began when the suspect, later identified as Kenneth Lee, 44, of La Cañada, pulled out in front of a GPD patrol vehicle […]

Rate Increases Set Residents on Edge

By Jason KUROSU Longtime La Crescenta resident Mike Chonos regularly attends Crescenta Valley Water District board meetings. Each meeting allots time for public comments, which Chonos takes full advantage of, often voicing his displeasure over increasing rates and customer costs. However, Chonos does not believe the water district takes those public comments into account when […]

from the desk of the publisher

Being Part of the Village Hillary Clinton in 1996 wrote a book called, “It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us.” In it, she offered her vision for the children of America. She focused on the impact individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child’s well-being, and […]

Weather in the Foothills

             ~  May the sun shine warm upon your face ;                     The rains fall soft upon your fields … ~                                                              – Irish Blessing No mistaking our hillsides for those of Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. I suppose Leprechaun sightings are  also out of the question. Winter rains are usually sufficient in encouraging the […]

Fatality on La Tuna Canyon

By Mary O’KEEFE A accident on La Tuna Canyon Road this morning resulted in one fatality, two with severe injuries and one with minor injuries. Two vehicles were traveling westbound on La Tuna Canyon Road when one of the vehicles lost control. “That vehicle [that lost control] went sideways and crossed over into the [eastbound] […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

Get Your Montrose Centennial Map… A Collector’s Item! For all of those with the fancy new phones, there is an extremely popular app called “Map Quest.” At the push of a button it can tell you where you need to go and how to get there. Well, we came up with our own must have […]

»News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

Efficiency – One Key to Success “There can be economy only where there is efficiency.” Benjamin Disraeli To keep pace in a competitive world, your business needs to run as efficiently as possible. There comes a time when every successful small business realizes that doing everything yourself for cost saving purposes can be counterproductive. “Sooner […]

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

Glendale Candidates Forum This Monday Don’t miss your chance to hear the Glendale City Council candidates, GUSD board candidates, the city clerk candidates and learn about Measure A at the candidates forum that the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is holding on Monday, March 11 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sparr Heights Community […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: After being a homemaker for the last 23 years, I’ve returned to work to help our two sons through college. One is in his first year, and the other will graduate from high school in June. College is expensive these days and paying tuition and books were becoming a drain on our family income […]