Reprinted from July 17, 2018 Question: My husband and I are from large families and every 4th of July we host a huge celebration at our home, which is a large property at the edge of town. In past years, because there have been arguments among and between individuals who drank too much, we decided just to serve […]
Memories of Early Montrose/La Crescenta – Part 2 I continue with a wonderful set of memories penned by Bob Potts in 1953. Bob was the son of T.O. Potts, who in 1915 opened the very first store in Montrose at the intersection of Honolulu and Verdugo. That’s the building that recently housed the closed restaurant […]
Legend Lost in Glendale On New Year’s Day, the world lost renowned film scholar David J. Skal in an automobile accident in Glendale. Authorities believe that the head-on collision at Glenoaks Boulevard and Elm Street – captured by a surveillance camera – was caused by another driver who was subsequently arrested on charges of reckless […]
California Needs Affordable Rooftop Solar We all know our climate stands on the brink of disaster. Fixing that will be no easy feat, but it’s clear where the challenge ends and begins. We must reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and we must stop setting our own planet on fire. That’s so much harder than […]
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update GPD officers responded to a call for service earlier today in the 3300 block of Reta St. in La Crescenta. After arriving, they learned there was a deceased person in a house and a resident was wanted for murder, according to a GPD spokesman. Nearby streets are being cordoned off; Valley View Elementary School […]
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake 8 miles from Thousand Oaks, CA · 1:47 PM
Residents and students are invited to attend a night of live music and dance. By Mary O’KEEFE During the swing era there were no smartphones, no social media and certainly no music platforms like Apple and Spotify. It just came down to a band playing music that most had never heard before – short rhythmic […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) spent Wednesday working from home and waiting to find out if they would be returning to their jobs or if they would be part of the over 500 who would be laid off. The local area will feel the shock wave of the layoffs as […]
correction in bold By Mikaela STONE On Thursday, Feb. 1, the Northwest Glendale Homeowners Association hosted a City Council Candidates’ Forum at the Brand Library with the goal of being a neutral voice to keep voters informed on candidates’ stances. The forum posed questions taken from the public. Candidates who attended included former […]