There are several events in the area where kids and adults can celebrate Halloween. By Mary O’KEEFE Nothing says fall like Halloween. At La Crescenta Presbyterian Church an afternoon of trunk or treating, pumpkin decorating and activities for the entire family takes place on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Kids […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I just became a citizen two years ago and I certainly didn’t become a citizen to see this country fall apart,” said one woman explaining why she was at Saturday’s No Kings rally outside Glendale City Hall. “In Germany, where I come from, we fought against the Nazis.” She also joked that […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Tucked behind Lost Books on Honolulu Avenue is the Florencita Art Gallery, which has served artists in La Crescenta since the mid-1940s. Once associated with renowned artists such as Norman Rockwell, the gallery now offers classes in watercolor and live-model drawing and painting for artists of all skill levels. The gallery traces […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is holding a screening of the documentary “Coroner to the Stars” on Oct. 29 that chronicles the journey of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, former Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner. Noguchi conducted autopsies on many famous/infamous people including Marilyn Monroe, Robert Kennedy, Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, […]
By Ruth SOWBY With close to 200 guild members and guests, the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club ballroom was wall to wall book lovers. At 69 years old, the Orthopaedic Guild has supported the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children to the tune of ¾ million dollars. At the luncheon, first introduced by Mary Beth Perrin, LuskinOIC […]
By Jackson TOYON It’s been 16 years since the world first saw director David Fincher’s “The Social Network” and much has changed since we felt sympathy for Jesse Eisenberg’s geeky-but-flawed depiction of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook (now Meta) is unregulated and omnipresent and Mr. Zuckerberg is no longer a student fresh out of a […]
LCPC Parent Ed invites the community to register for a fall Candlelight Yoga and Mindfulness express class. Taught by certified yoga instructor and La Canada resident, Dimple Bhasin, this class will meet on Mondays through Nov. 9 from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Attendees will meet in the LCPC Cook Chapel for gentle movement, breathwork, […]
The Glendale Montrose Christmas Parade has announced this year’s grand marshal – longtime community supporter Mary Pinola. By Mary O’KEEFE “I really didn’t know what to say,” said Mary Pinola when she was told she was chosen as the grand marshal of the 2026 Glendale Montrose Christmas Parade. “We had just finished a meeting in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The public is invited, and encouraged, to come to a meeting of the Crescenta Valley Fire Safe Council (CVFSC) on Oct. 22 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s of the Mountains – Sadler Hall, 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. A parking lot is located off Cross Street, just […]