Midsummer Scream Returns from the Dead

Midsummer Scream Returns from the Dead

By Charly Shelton Every summer, the Halloween haunt season kicks off as haunters around the country prepare to begin to build their Halloween horror prior to welcoming guests in the last few weeks of October. As haunters enjoy their last days of “free time,” a convention is held in Long Beach for haunters to share […]

Scene in LA

Scene in LA

By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH  August 2022 Most theaters have returned to normal operations again; however, County mandates for mask requirements are still being decided as we go to press, so please check the current guidelines before you leave to attend any performances. COVID protocols also vary from venue to venue, so you may […]

Lions Club Grant Funds Facelift for Community Garden

Lions Club Grant Funds Facelift for Community Garden

By Bethany BROWN With the help from volunteers local food garden will again be feeding families in need. The Crescenta Valley Lions Club was recently awarded a grant by the California Lions Club to replenish the community garden at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. Since the development of the garden in 2012 the […]

Residents Prepare for Organic Waste Collection

Residents Prepare for Organic Waste Collection

By Mary O’KEEFE California residents are beginning to get notices from their waste management companies of how to comply with the state’s mandatory organic waste collection SB 1383. This law went into effect this year and requires every jurisdiction in California to provide organic waste collection services to all residents and businesses. Though each waste […]

In brief

Cleanup Canceled The monthly off-ramp cleanup of the 210 Freeway at La Crescenta Avenue scheduled for Aug. 13 has been canceled. The construction is still going on and the slope areas are dug up and uneven creating a hazard for volunteers.   Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at […]

Suspect Presents Himself as Homeowner

Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies from the Crescenta Valley Station responded to a burglary call at 6:42 p.m. on July 24 in the 4600 block of El Camino Corto. A resident had returned home and saw the suspect inside the residence. She contacted the CV Sheriff’s Station and deputies responded. “The rear door [to the […]

Crime Blotter

July 30 2800 block of Paraiso Way in La Crescenta, the rear driver’s side window of a vehicle was shattered. Nothing appeared to be missing. The vehicle burglary occurred at 1:30 p.m.   July 28 800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, on July 27 a business owner received a notification from his […]

Deceased Male in Movie Parking Lot

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call on July 24 at 5:17 p.m. for service concerning an apparently deceased person in the United Artists parking lot in the 1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge. Deputies found a male adult unresponsive in a vehicle. Los Angeles County Fire responded and the […]

Proposed County Charter Amendment Heads to Ballot Box

On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued a statement following the Board of Supervisors’ final approval of a November ballot measure giving the Board authority to remove a publicly elected sheriff from office for cause.    “I want to be clear about my position,” Barger stated. “Giving the Board of Supervisors authority to remove […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< Taking A Look Outside Our Window

Lately it has felt more like a mid-western summer than a Southern California one. Humidity has been high though, to be honest, levels that are high in California are not at all high in the mid-west. Humidity levels in Pasadena, which are similar all the way through to the Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Burbank areas, […]