My Favorite Stories In Local History Recently I was asked to take a group of high school and college students on a tour of historical sites in the valley. I’m always impressed with the current young generation. They were eager to learn, receptive to an “old fart” telling stories and, most of all, they were […]
Fighting Fire With Fire Many of you know that I have worked quite a few different jobs in my lifetime. From grocery store “boxboy” to florist, wedding planner and antique dealer, every job I tried, along with all my other life choices, molded me into the well-rounded person I am today. In hindsight, I wouldn’t […]
Odd Time for a Traffic Study I have noticed that there is a traffic study being done on Briggs Avenue near the sheriff’s station [4554 Briggs Ave.]. This I suspect is for the project pending approval at Briggs and Foothill Boulevard; however, it is not going to be very accurate because it is being conducted […]
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By Mary O’KEEFE Tickets are now on sale for the Independence Day fireworks extravaganza at Crescenta Valley High School. On July fourth the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Assn. (CVFA) will continue its tradition of having a spectacular Independence Day fireworks display celebrating the country’s birthday. This year is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the […]
By Julie BUTCHER Early in its Tuesday night meeting, the Glendale City Council voted unanimously to appoint Robert William the City’s permanent police chief. William has been functioning as the City’s interim chief of police since Chief Manny Cid left the post late last year. City manager Roubik Golanian made the official hiring decision, noting […]
By Charly SHELTON As summer arrives and families begin planning road trips, vacations and Fourth of July celebrations, many will be doing something almost automatically: taking pictures. Lots of pictures. Whether it’s a giant-resolution GoPro video of a summer whitewater rafting trip or a professional camera shot of the family in matching red-white-and-blue outfits for […]
Places to Go Did you know that Los Angeles is recognized – repeatedly – as a popular tourist destination? I’m not surprised when I consider the beaches, mountains, theme parks and places (like Hollywood) we have. Because of the many things our locale does offer we can easily enjoy a “staycation” – that is taking […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Some good news … the Trump Administration on June 18 officially stated it will not go ahead with plans to dismantle the important ocean monitoring system known as the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). OOI was established in 2013 and has about 900 instruments in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. As I […]