Students in grades five-10 are invited to join the ALFie Company production of “Willy Wonka KIDS.” This fall production of the Assistance League® of Flintridge (ALF) drama program is an adaptation of the 1964 children’s novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of 11-year-old Charlie Bucket who wins an opportunity to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As students in the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) head back to school this week, those attending Rosemont Middle, Crescenta Valley High and Valley View Elementary schools will be seeing a few changes on their campuses – not only with COVID compliance but also with new leaders. Dr. Brook Reynolds is a […]
Susan Mastrodemos, VP of the Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club, made a giant banner that hung over the 210 Freeway at La Crescenta Avenue on Aug. 6 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Democratic Club is rallying every Friday through Sept. 10 to urge voters to vote no on the Governor Newsom Recall. Opponents of […]
Question: My dear friend and I taught together at the same school for many years. She moved out of state and we mainly stay in touch by telephone. My problem is that she does most of the talking, very little listening and talks so fast I cannot even comment without interrupting her and when I […]
19 New Deaths and 3,810 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County Following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approval of an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people, Los Angeles County will tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 14 begin administering third […]
Crescenta Valley Station deputies noticed an increase in vehicle burglaries in the unincorporated area of Montrose. Many of the victims had their windows smashed and the contents of the vehicles stolen. On Aug. 8, the station received a report of a vehicle burglary from the 2100 block of La Cañada Crest Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. […]
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) this week warned Californians to be on alert for scammers who pretend to be from the EDD or Bank of America in an attempt to trick people into giving up personal information by text message or telephone. Californians continue to report scam cellphone text messages and telephone calls designed […]
Museums like the La Brea Tar Pits Museum highlight the role climate change has made to the ecology of our planet in the past. By Mary O’KEEFE Most adults and children living in Southern California have been to a local museum at least once. Public schools often have field trips to the Natural History Museum […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week Jet Propulsion Laboratory director Michael Watkins announced he was leaving the head position at the lab to move to the Caltech campus as professor of aerospace and geophysics. Watkins served for five years as JPL director. He had worked at JPL for 22 years and, just prior to taking the […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council voted to approve a compromise to continue into October the city’s al fresco dining program along Honolulu Avenue in Montrose, reversing the council’s previous decision to end the outdoor dining program on Labor Day. According to assistant director of Community Development Bradley Calvert, “City staff and […]