LCIF Transforms Its Sanctuary Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is once again preparing to transform its sanctuary into a beautiful, festive display with the return of its annual Poinsettia Garden – just in time for its Christmas Eve service. The tradition offers a stunning backdrop of vibrant red and pristine white blooms, symbolizing the […]
Too Much Name Dropping – or The Name Game I deemed it appropriate to give this article two names. There’s the original and the revised. In one of my stories about Tujunga’s first theater, The Jewel on Sunset, someone reached out and inquired, “So was the theater in Tujunga or on Sunset Boulevard?” My response […]
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara On Nov. 6, victims of the Eaton Canyon and Pacific Palisades fires called on Governor Gavin Newsom to demand the resignation of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. “Commissioner Lara has proven he won’t protect consumers,” said Jill Spivack, speaking at a press conference in Altadena. “Please replace him with someone who will” (Los […]
A Holiday Message 2025 As we come to the close of another remarkable year in the Crescenta Valley, the town council extends our warmest holiday cheer and heartfelt good tidings to every member of our community. This season reminds us of the strength, kindness and resilience that define our valley and we are grateful to […]
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The City of Glendale announced the departure of Police Chief Manny Cid, who has accepted a new role as the next police chief for the Anaheim Police Dept. Chief Cid is credited with transforming the Glendale Police Dept. and strengthening public safety citywide. During his tenure, he championed advancements in technology, training and modern policing […]
CVWD’s Money-Saving Tactics In business school, the student learns that organizations can “externalize costs of operation” by acting to pass off their costs to the community or to the ecosystem. For example, Acme Chemical could dump the byproducts of its chemical factory in the nearby creek instead of building tanks to capture those byproducts and […]
This Saturday thousands of people will line Honolulu Avenue from Rosemont Avenue to Verdugo Boulevard to watch the traditional Montrose Christmas Parade. By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has lived in Crescenta Valley for more than a minute will know of the parade that began 47 years ago. The parade was started by then local resident […]
Correction in bold below By Julie BUTCHER Dozens of Glendalians lined up to speak at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council urging reconsideration of the city’s inclusion of city-owned parking lots in its housing plans and calling on the Council to remove the parking lots from the state’s list of surplus land. “These lots […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At this point there is not a specific timeline for the Glendale General Plan and the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) should come out after the first of the year, according to a Glendale spokesperson. The Glendale General Plan includes many elements including air quality, community facilities, environmental justice, historic preservation, housing […]