There’s nothing like a motorcycle ride along one of California’s scenic mountain roads. The Angeles Crest Highway, State Route 2, offers miles of breathtaking valley views from seemingly high up in the clouds. The Crest is also full of sweeping turns and motorcyclists should navigate this road with care and at a controlled speed. “Riding […]
Mary O’KEEFE After more than six years exploring Mars the rover Spirit mission has ended. Spirit landed on Mars on Jan. 3, 2004. The mission was to last 90 days. The little rover that could continued to surprise engineers as it faced one challenge after another including memory concerns and power issues. “The environment for […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Local residents can visit the free 28th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival in Montrose this weekend for unique handcrafted products and a great experience. More than 300 vendors will be at the festival. The vendors range from locals to people from San Diego, Arizona, Oregon and Northern California. The vendors will be […]
By Jason KUROSU In 2004, the bond measure known as Proposition O was resoundingly voted in by residents of the city of Los Angeles. Its purpose is to allow L.A. to issue general obligation bonds for projects to clean up pollution in the city’s watercourses, beaches and the ocean. Some projects include the restoration of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY What athletes are most measured by when they play sports is whether they win or lose, but for the last two years those at the high school and college level have been recognized locally for much more than that. On May 25, student athletes from Glendale Unified School District high schools and […]
By Michael WORKMAN The Electronic Entertainment Expo – E3 – is arguably the most coveted event for gamers and game developers alike. Since its beginning in 1995, E3 has helped fuel the gaming industry’s unprecedented rise that now rivals the movie and music industries. But at its heart E3 is the game developers ultimate showcase […]
May 30 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a 1995 four-door red Nissan Sentra was stolen from the Ralphs parking lot between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a 52-year-old Glendale man and a 50-year-old Bradbury man were arrested after deputies allegedly found items that had […]
Too Little, Too Late During the 2011 election, I strongly suggested the city go back to the unions and tell them to re-negotiate their previous lucrative salaries and pensions or the city should start out-sourcing jobs. Sure, last year a couple of unions did not take any pay increases or they accepted contributing larger amounts […]
This week I must begin with a disclaimer or mea culpa, I’m not sure which is more appropriate. I’ve spent the last twenty-five-plus years writing advertising copy for clients as large and well-known as Nissan, the LA Dodgers, Blue Cross, Carnation Foods, Lockheed Martin, Baskin-Robbins and well, I’ll just say that I can be blamed […]
Dramatic stories of the New Years Flood of ’34 are seemingly never ending, but here’s one with a twist. This somewhat ironic story was told at the flood survivor’s presentation at the Library a few weeks ago, and comes to us from life-long Crescenta Valley resident Bob Lorenz. In 1933, the Lorenz family had a […]