On Monday, Glendale police arrested a man who allegedly attempted to rob a local business. A storeowner called police to report that a man had entered his store, stuck his hand in his pocket and demanded money. The suspect fled after an employee yelled for help. When officers arrived they spoke to the employee and […]
Dec. 30 700 block of Angeles Crest Highway in Tujunga, a woman parked her vehicle near the Switzer Falls picnic area. She and her friend locked the vehicle and went into the forest. When they returned they found a small front driver’s side window had been shattered and several personal items had been stolen between […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) is offering application and free in-language technical assistance for the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program. Those interested in applying for the LA County Rent Relief Program are encouraged to review the eligibility requirements and apply at lacountyrentrelief.com. Applicants can access assistance daily by […]
Skywatching Highlights for January 2024 The year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which peaks after midnight tonight, Jan. 4. Light from the third-quarter moon will brighten the sky on the peak night, causing fainter meteors to be lost from view. But the shower does produce a decent number of bright meteors, called fireballs, […]
Alexandra Apy of La Crescenta and Adam Burnstine of La Cañada Flintridge attained dean’s list in fall 2023 at Lehigh University. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. Lehigh University (lehigh.edu) is among the nation’s most selective, […]
The joy in the room was evident when the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada recently held its TERRIFIC Kids program, recognizing 18 local sixth grade students at a special luncheon. The event, hosted by the Kiwanis members at the La Cañada Congregational Church, drew nearly 100 attendees. Selected from their classrooms, it was the first […]
Reprinted from Dec. 22, 2022 Question: My husband Justin lost his job three months ago when the company he was working for moved to another state. We could have moved with the company but both of our families live here. We have two children, ages 6 and 9. To say finances have been a struggle […]
Lutheran Church in the Foothills In this season of giving, LCIF reminds the community of its ongoing food drive to help feed the hungry. Canned goods can be dropped off during Sunday worship or anytime at the church’s office. They will be distributed to the food pantry at Heart of the Canyon Church in Tujunga. […]
A Bride Shops in Montrose – 1937 Our former local newspaper, The Ledger, was always touting the benefits of shopping locally rather than in Glendale or Pasadena. With that in mind, in 1937 they sent two reporters out posing as a bride and groom shopping together to outfit their new home. The idea was to […]
Poor Grade by HJTA Once again, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association gave your representatives (and mine) a failing grade. Last fall, Assemblyman Chris Holden, Assemblywoman Laura Friedman and Senator Anthony Portantino voted for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA1), described by HJTA as “a direct attack on Proposition 13” (passed in 1978). If approved by voters […]