The Eighth Annual Montrose Holiday Wine Walk is on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Montrose Holiday Wine Walk is a unique way to walk into stores that people frequent a lot to businesses they may have passed by and thought “Maybe one day.” Participants will discover […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Memorial Day is about honoring veterans who never made it home. Veterans Day is about honoring those who did,” said Victor Bustillos, veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and commander of American Legion Post 288. Bustillos was emcee of the Veterans Day event held at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is celebrating its 90th year of exploration, innovation and daring “mighty things.” Many of us drive on the Foothill (210) Freeway and see the buildings on the hill to the north, between La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena. As drivers pass by they probably do not realize what […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station brought spooky fun for the whole family with its annual trunk or treat event held at the sheriff station on Oct. 30. Hundreds of families attended the event, which featured Smokey Bear, screenings of “Nacho Libre” and “Scooby Doo,” a dance party, spirited decorations, air lift […]
The free admission Glendale Noon Concerts (GNC) series hosts live performances at the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale. On Nov. 18, GNC will feature the Ark Sano Jazz Trio playing standards, with Ark Sano on piano, Larry Steen on bass and Dustin Haner on drums. Known as the pianist […]
In celebration of “the spooky season,” Crescenta Valley High School, Rosemont Middle School and Monte Vista students dressed in Halloween costumes. Despite rainy weather, the students (and staff) enjoyed the festivities.
On Nov. 11, members of American Legion Post 288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1614 will host a Veterans Day commemoration at Two Strike Park. By Mary O’KEEFE The 11th hour of the 11 month of the 11th day. That was when The Armistice occurred after World War I. The actual Treaty of Versailles […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Glendale Community College (GCC) president and superintendent Dr. Ryan Cornner met with around 40 community members on Oct. 29, the last of three meetings to cover the plans for new clinical occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) programs planned for the site at 2350 Honolulu Ave. GCC’s properties at 2350 and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Southern Californians are not used to a wet Halloween but inclement weather did not stop the ghouls and ghosts from coming out in force – with umbrellas in hand. The last time it rained on Halloween in the Los Angeles area was in 2014. Rain had only dampened the holiday in LA […]
Photos by Mary O’KEEFE By Mary O’KEEFE Community members may have noticed the demolition of the buildings at 3037-3043 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. This project, according to the CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) report, is a mix use condo project. It includes 29 attached residential condominium units in six buildings and one commercial lot […]