CVCA Welcomes 2023 The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its first meeting of the year tonight, Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for foothill area residents to bring their concerns. For those who live in the Glendale portion of La Crescenta […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It seems that 2023 made its entrance with a long list of celebrities who died. Among them are guitarist Jeff Beck, music legend David Crosby and Lisa Marie Presley, to name a few. Within the Crescenta Valley the loss of community leaders has been overwhelming. Jean Maluccio, Calvin “Kaipo” Chock and Ken […]
Adventist Health Glendale Dennis Holmes, MD Director, Breast Program One in eight women will develop breast cancer. And although you can’t predict whether you will get cancer, you can understand your risk and stay on top of routine screenings to make prevention and treatment easier. Know your risk. Breast cancer starts in the glands, ducts […]
Dec. 6, 2022 Longtime resident of La Crescenta, winning CVHS gymnastic coach, creative dance choreographer and devoted mother of five (Day, Dawn, Durette, Darren and Damon), Laree Martin took her final bow and made her exit peacefully at her Mohave Valley, Arizona home on Dec. 6. She was 81 years old. Being the oldest […]
Jan. 21 300 block of Knight Way in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle. A witness reported hearing a strange sound that drew her attention to the front yard. She looked out the window of her home and observed four to five people with masks standing by her vehicle. They […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Californians are mourning the loss of 18 people who were killed in two separate mass shootings. On Saturday, while people were celebrating the Lunar New Year at a dance studio in Monterey Park, 10 people were killed and 10 were injured after 72-year-old Huu Can Tran opened fire into the crowd of […]
The Sad Tale of the Florencita Market Robbery At 2460 Florencita Ave. sits an odd little house. Unlike the other houses on the street, it fronts right onto the sidewalk, with no front yard. A long and thin front porch seems to lead one right to the front door. It seems out of place, and […]
AAUW Correction I was just reading the Jan. 19 issue and love the photo and article about AAUW Glendale Branch … but you have a few details wrong. AAUW nationally was founded in 1881 and the Glendale Branch was founded in 1923 … so the event last week was our 100th anniversary party! Yes, there is a discussion about […]
Climate Change Will Only Bring More Devastating Storms like January’s After a brutal series of atmospheric rivers drenched our state with deadly consequences, the skies have finally cleared. But the mess left in their wake is on full display. Rocks have littered the roadways, trees are still down, debris clutters the sidewalks and the risk […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce held its annual luncheon that included the installation of its board of directors and officers and the distribution of grants from the Mary Pinola-Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund. Held on Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Chevy Chase Country Club, the afternoon saw the passing of the […]