A Wild American Graffiti on Foothill Boulevard I’ve written a lot about 1975’s short-lived Foothill Cruise Night. It was an amazing social anomaly for our normally quiet and conservative valley. In one last memory from Craig Baker, we get a glimpse of how out of control things got, and why Cruise Night just couldn’t last. […]
With a Grateful Heart “In every community there is work to be done, in every nation there are wounds to heal, in every heart there is the power to do it.” Last Saturday, April 27 at CVHS, it was a beautiful day on the high school track. CV CAN (Crescenta Valley Committed to Athletic Needs) […]
It was all about communication and cooperation during this multi-agency training. By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Los Angeles County firefighters and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. joined other agencies on Angeles Crest Highway last weekend to run a number of rescue exercises and build inter-department relationships. Exercises began on Friday and continued through the weekend. The […]
By Tyler BIDDLE The Verdugo Mountains 10K is back again this Sunday and the two-time champion Lilianna Hernandez is bringing a new group of runners with her this year. The Griffith Park Bobcats, a local running club for kids, will make their first appearance at the 10K this year and Hernandez has been preparing them […]
By Ted AYALA Faced with a budget gap and the need to find new streams of revenue for Glendale, the Glendale City Council voted on Tuesday to allow the serving of alcoholic beverages on city property. Deukmeijian Wilderness Park and the Brand Library will be among the sites where visitors can order themselves a drink […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose is now painted purple, thanks to a group of volunteers, shoe stencils and lots of purple paint. The annual Paint the Town Purple was held on Saturday morning along Honolulu Avenue in support of the upcoming Foothills Relay for Life on May 11-12. Purple shoe prints were painted on storefronts of […]
The new captain for the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station will take the helm on Sunday. UPDATE : Above is a picture of Capt. Bill Song, newly assigned to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. Capt. Bill Song grew up in Crescenta Valley and attended Crescenta Valley High School. Below is a CV Sheriff’s Station statement released […]
By Jason KUROSU On Feb. 5 at about 7:15 p.m., two burglars broke into a La Crescenta home and nearly made off with a fair amount of loot. The homeowner, “Joe,” had arrived home a few minutes earlier than usual and confronted the two burglars. The two men fled with less than they had hoped […]
April 29 5200 block Ramsdell Avenue in La Crescenta, a resident reported he was asleep in his bedroom when he awoke to a noise. Scared, he grabbed a handgun. He then heard footsteps coming from another bedroom. The resident entered his hallway and saw an intruder standing in the hallway in front of him. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A motorcycle pursuit that began on the Foothill (210) Freeway ended at Glorietta Avenue and Verdugo Road with two people being transported to the hospital. “We received numerous calls of 100 to 150 motorcycles holding up traffic on the 210 [freeway] at Wheatland Avenue,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Tatiana Sauquiolo. The […]