Grace Chase remembers that everyone needs extra kindness shown to them during the holidays, By Bethany BROWN Crescenta Valley resident Grace Chase has long continued her family tradition of hosting a Christmas party for those in the community who are severely disabled. Her father, Vito Cannella, began the tradition over 40 years ago and it […]
By Justin HAGER The Crescenta Valley Town Council (CVTC) held its elections over the weekend for six vacant seats on its board. The CVTC provides advice to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors – Fifth District and serves as a platform for Crescenta Valley residents living in the local unincorporated portion of Los Angeles […]
By Julie BUTCHER At a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the Glendale City Council overviewed preliminary plans and concepts envisioning the future of the Verdugo Wash, currently a nine-mile concrete flood water channel as potentially a green swath of natural habitat and walking and bike paths running from the north side of the Verdugo Mountains […]
“Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life so much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural disaster to wipe all that away and remind us that, here on Earth, we’re still at the mercy of nature.” ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist Late Friday, Dec. 10, […]
Keeping Safe During the Holidays Earlier this week, the Glendale Police Dept. issued a press release stating that since January 2021, there have been a total of nine follow-home robberies in the City of Glendale that have been reported to the Glendale Police Dept. Through investigative work by the department’s Robbery/Homicide Unit, in partnership with […]
CV Town Council General Meeting This month’s general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, scheduled for tonight, Thursday, Dec. 16, is canceled. Winter Toy Giveaway in Need of Donated Toys The Los Angeles County Dept. of Parks and Recreation is hosting its annual winter toy giveaway on Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Crescenta Valley […]
By Bethany BROWN Glendale Parks and Open Space Foundation hosted a special viewing on Saturday, Dec. 11 of a new art installation at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. The 26-foot mosaic mural, titled “The Breath of a Deukmejian Day,” depicts and celebrates natural elements of the region, including plants and animals found in the local area. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Just when it was thought a light could be seen at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, the tunnel seemed to expand. On Nov. 26 the World Health Organization classified the omicron variant as a “variant of concern.” On Dec. 1 California became the first state in the nation to confirm a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The area welcomed a recent storm and a little more may be in the future. The official rain gauge at Rosemont Middle School is not in working order; the closest official rain totals from Tuesday’s rainstorm, according to the National Weather Service, are as follows: East Pasadena received 3.06 inches of rain, […]
Dec. 11 1300 block of Salisbury Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle overnight. Dec. 10 2000 block of Hilldale Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, several items were stolen from an unlocked vehicle between 2:07 a.m. and 2:19 a.m. 1900 block of Waltonia Drive in Montrose, a car owner […]