It’s Official: Starbucks Coming to Montrose

By Ted AYALA The City of Glendale has drawn the line dividing coffee lovers in Montrose right down the middle of Ocean View Boulevard. According to a report released late last Thursday afternoon by the city, Glendale has approved the use of the property formerly occupied by Color Me Mine at 2884 Honolulu Ave. as […]

Flashing Crosswalk Coming to Foothill and Glenwood

Flashing Crosswalk Coming to Foothill and Glenwood

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Public Works has ordered the supplies and slated a June start date for construction on a flashing light crosswalk on Foothill Boulevard at Glenwood Avenue in La Crescenta. The crosswalk will be similar to the one on Foothill Boulevard at Cloud Avenue, near OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware). The construction […]

Tutoring Program Launched

By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Town Council and Crescenta Valley High School are teaming up to form a tutoring program, which they hope will utilize members of the community to tutor elementary school age children. Frank Beyt, a member of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and one of the chief organizers of the tutoring […]

Los Gringos on the Move

By Charly SHELTON A Crescenta Valley original, Los Gringos Locos, has moved locations. Bent Hansen, Los Gringos Locos owner, asked for the community’s help in moving two blocks down to the new location in the Plaza de La Cañada, sharing the complex with stores like Vons and T.J.Maxx. From the original Los Gringos Locos location […]

Glendale School Board Ratifies Furlough Day Deal

Unanimous vote formally restores full school calendar for 2011-2012 The Glendale Unified School District board of education ratified an agreement between the district and the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) last night that formally does away with furlough days for the present school year and restores the full academic calendar. The board’s unanimous vote at its […]

GUSD Policy Stands

Board of education calls for a review of the current “leaving school grounds” policy at year-end. By Timithie NORMAN The Glendale Unified School District board of education met Tuesday evening to discuss the current policy on students leaving school grounds, an issue that especially pertains to Crescenta Valley High School students and the school’s recent […]

Romanian Man Indicted for Hacking into JPL Computers

By Mary O’KEEFE A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen for hacking into the computers of NASA at Jet Propulsion Laborator in an attack that caused more than $500,000 in damage. Robert Butyka, who used the moniker “Iceman,” 25, of Cluj-Napoca, Romania was indicted Monday on charges of hacking into 25 NASA computers […]

Law Enforcement Asking for Public’s Help

Law Enforcement Asking for Public’s Help

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives from the Crescenta Valley station are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in two separate theft incidents. On Jan. 30, a man, described as a white male about 19 to 20 years old, with black hair and 5’8” to 5’9” tall, wearing a black […]

Magazine Solicitors Arrested

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police arrested six people for soliciting for a donation for magazines without a permit in the city of Glendale. Glendale officers received several calls from residents concerning suspicious men going door-to-door selling magazines in the area of Santa Carlotta Street and Glencove Avenue. The officers were told by witnesses the men […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Feb. 6 4200 block of Chula Senda Lane in La Cañada Flintridge, a 46-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of burglary and possessing burglary tools after a witness contacted the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station concerning suspicious activity.     The witness reportedly said he saw a small gray SUV-type vehicle parked curbside near his […]