By Eliza PARTIKA Two nurses from USC Verdugo Hills Hospital received awards of $10,000 each in recognition of their service to the profession. The Simms/Mann Family Foundation supports the Off The Charts Award each year with a no-strings-attached $10,000 gift, recognizing and investing in nurses at a time when nursing faces significant and increasingly urgent […]
CVCA to Meet Tonight The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its meeting tonight, Thursday, July 25. This month the meeting is in person in the community room at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. The CV Water District will give a presentation at 7 p.m. on PFAS, an emerging water quality issue. Beforehand, at […]
July 19 500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, an employee reported seeing an adult, wearing a white shirt and black shorts, walk into the store. The suspect “yanked” three Apple watches from the display shelf and walked out with attempting to pay. The theft occurred between noon and 12:15 p.m. July […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Thursday, July 18, Glendale’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) heard the same detailed presentation about the city’s plans for Rockhaven that was presented to the community on July 10 at a meeting at the Montrose-Crescenta Library. The conclusions and professional recommendations will be shared with the Glendale City Council in advance of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It will be 13 years on Nov. 26 that the Mars Science Laboratory and its rover, Curiosity, were launched. It took a little less than nine months for it to arrive on the Martian surface. And, like most missions managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA, the discoveries are still coming in and […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) hosted the annual student artwork exhibit from July 24 to Aug. 6 at the Glendale City Hall lobby. This art exhibit features award-winning pieces from The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) 26 member agencies across its six-county service area, showcasing the creativity and environmental consciousness of young artists […]
The City of La Cañada Flintridge, in partnership with the La Cañada Unified School District, announced the grand opening of its newly updated pickleball courts at 4490 Cornishon Ave. The courts will open on Saturday, July 27 with hours Monday-Friday from 9:30 a.m. to dusk, and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to dusk. This […]
Brand Boulevard will be the place for folks to check out a variety of classic vehicles. By Clare BUCHANAN On Saturday, July 20, the City of Glendale invites the community to its annual Cruise Night. The event will take place on Brand Boulevard from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and will spotlight over 400 […]
By Julie BUTCHER “There was an item on the agenda regarding La Crescenta Avenue,” noted Councilmember Ara Najarian during the Glendale City Council meeting of Tuesday, July 16 that provides time for comments from councilmembers. “Then it was taken off the agenda. I don’t think items should be removed like that, without discussion. It just […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Let me say first how nice it is to see the city doing something beautiful in North Glendale,” one participant said during a packed, two-hour community meeting held on Wednesday, July 10 at the Montrose-Crescenta Library concerning immediate and longer-term plans for the former Rockhaven site. Nurse Agnes Richards opened Rockhaven Sanitarium […]