By Mary O’Keefe Bears, mountain lions and all forms of wildlife are just something those in the foothills learn to live with; in fact, it is one of the things that make residents love this area. However, that doesn’t mean it is comforting for residents to walk to their front door and find a bear. […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Foothill Municipal Water District and retail water agencies throughout La Crescenta, Altadena and La Cañada will continue discussing the prospect of agency consolidation in August, after a June meeting in which representatives from all eight local water agencies talked through pros and cons of consolidation and whether there is enough interest in […]
The City of La Cañada Flintridge is taking a step forward in wildfire prevention by reintroducing one of nature’s oldest vegetation management tools: grazing animals. Through funding from CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention Grant Program, the City has launched a targeted grazing project to reduce wildfire risk across 58.7 acres of City-owned land in the Gould […]
A community-led donation drive is collecting urgently needed food and supplies for immigrant families affected by recent ICE raids and financial hardship. The LA Loves Immigrants Food Drive, in partnership with local non-profit La Mano Extendida, is placing donation boxes at small businesses across Los Angeles. Everything collected goes directly to undocumented families – no […]
By Vera GARABEDIAN and Ruth SOWBY A resident one once brushed shoulders with, a barista from Starbucks, the cashier at Ralph’s, and the deputy who maintains public safety all congregated at the same place. On Aug. 5, community members gathered to honor and celebrate first responders at National Night Out (NNO). Celebrations were found at […]
During the construction period, detours, intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: Location and Dates La Crescenta Avenue between North Verdugo Road and Las Palmas Avenue: Travel lanes may be closed intermittently between Aug. 11 through Aug. 22 (excludes weekends) La Crescenta Avenue at Piedmont Avenue, Roselawn Avenue, Shirlyjean Street, […]
Sept. 9, 1936 – May 1, 2025 Dorothea Elizabeth Schwaiger died at home in West Linn, Oregon on May 1. She was born on Sept. 9, 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri. Her husband of 60 years, Donald Rupert Schwaiger, predeceased her in 2011. She left behind her son Keith Schwaiger, who passed on July 3. […]
Aug. 1 4100 block of Big Tujunga in Tujunga, deputies responded to a call concerning multiple packages stolen from the location. The victim reported that she has a one-room shed located at the front of her property where delivery trucks are instructed to leave packages. She received notice on her cellphone that several packages had […]
Learning About AI In July the Chamber had a special seminar led by Charly Shelton and how artificial intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool for business. Being a person who gets most of her AI information from movies like “The Terminator,” I was especially interested to see how AI could be beneficial for me. […]
Summer’s Wrapping Up … But Things Are Heating Up! As we approach the final stretch of summer before school begins, the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for a busy and exciting season ahead. While many are enjoying the sunshine, we’ve been working behind the scenes to plan a lineup of events to […]