By Bethany BROWN The 47th Annual Fiesta Days Run, sponsored by YMCA of the Foothills in partnership with USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, takes place on May 30 on Memorial Day. Interested individuals and families can choose from the one-mile Family Fun Run, a 5K walk/run or a 10K run and may register online at ymcafoothills.org/fiesta-days. […]
Mom-isms I recently had the opportunity to sit down and have a chat with Mom who will be 86 years old this month. This doesn’t happen very often as Mom lives in Idaho and I am here in the Crescenta Valley. We had some beautiful moments together that I won’t soon forget. We laughed; we […]
Last week I began a series on the memories of Norma Quinn Potter who moved to the valley as a kid in 1931. She is a charming woman and she was a charming kid. She wrote about her childhood in an essay she titled “It’s All About Me!” and I’m quoting directly from that. We […]
Local hospital now provides immediate help to people in cardiac distress. By Bethany BROWN The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital held a celebratory opening of its newly developed Interventional Radiology/Cardiac Catheterization Lab (IR Cath Lab) on April 28. The lab had been in construction for just over a year and marks a huge leap in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE During the pandemic the streets throughout Crescenta Valley, and the nation, were pretty empty. Many people stayed home, which made traffic uncharacteristically light. But as students returned to in-person school, streets began to fill with cars and, according to law enforcement and local officials, traffic is worse than ever. In the midst […]
By Julie BUTCHER Following proclamations recognizing Building and Safety Month and Lupus Awareness Month on Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council approved a 10-year lease agreement with SAS Entertainment for the operation of the Alex Theatre. Last year, the council voted 3-2 to contract with the private vendor rather than Glendale Arts, the organization that […]
The Hometown Country Fair at Crescenta Valley Park and Art on the Rocks at St. Luke’s of the Mountains – happening on Saturday – drew thousands of folks eager to enjoy the great outdoors. And if Saturday’s activities weren’t enough, Sunday in Montrose was crowded with people hungry to try local fare at Taste of […]
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Saturday, May 7. This is a chance for residents to visit the Preserve and wander the trail at their own pace and enjoy the tranquil setting, the wildlife and the natural beauty. Photographers: bring your camera to capture the morning light […]
By Mary O’KEEFE From “hanging around the fence at Riverside Raceway” to being inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame (WCSCMHOF), Ken Sapper has had one heck of a ride. Sapper found out on his birthday last year that he was chosen as an inductee to the 2022 Hall of Fame. […]
By Bethany BROWN The Pasadena Police Dept. (PPD) Air Operations Section hosted its 31st annual airborne law enforcement fly-in training and lunch at the Rose Bowl Stadium on April 27. Helicopter crews from more than 30 public safety agencies statewide staged and landed in the emergency preparedness exercise. While the event was closed to the […]