By Jason KUROSU On the former site of the old Montrose Theater, now the parking lot of Andersen’s Pet Shop, a two-day film festival was held with the aid of a giant projection screen, seemingly infinite proportions of popcorn, a red carpet and a theater’s worth of seats. The fourth annual Montrose Film Festival spanned […]
By Ted AYALA The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a draft report that proposes maximum levels permitted of the chromium-6 in tap water. Chromium-6, otherwise known as hexavalent chromium, is used in the manufacturing of stainless steel and textile dyes, among other uses. It’s also a carcinogenic toxin that carries the potential of […]
Aug. 19 5500 block of Godbey Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, a 19-year-old La Cañada man was arrested on suspicion of possession of concentrated cannabis (hash oil) and marijuana at 1:45 a.m. 3700 block of Inverness Drive in La Cañada, a 21-year-old Glendale man was arrested on suspicion of possession of concentrated cannabis (hash oil) […]
Members of the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) mission recently gathered at Jet Propulsion Laboratory to celebrate the 10-year anniversary on the launch of their spacecraft to study star formation in the ultraviolet wavelength. Launched in April 2003, the mission found hundreds of millions of galaxies in the UV, observed new stars exploding a few […]
By Jason KUROSU Bolton Hall, the second oldest monument in the city of Los Angeles, was dedicated in August 1913. During its century long history, the building served a myriad of functions including as a public library, a venue for worship services, the city hall for Tujunga and, most recently, a museum of local history […]
By Jason KUROSU One of the more common sights that Lovette Panthier encounters during her work at the Dept. of Children & Family Services is one that she deplores: children in and out of foster care in her office, carrying their things in duffel bags or garbage bags. “This child has been in your home […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN The Crescenta Valley High School student advocacy group, the Parent Teacher Student Association – PTSA – will continue building membership as the organization begins the school year. The group’s first meeting of the year will take place tonight, Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. Current and prospective members are invited to the […]
Photo by Steve HERNANDEZ updated at 3:04 p.m. By Ted AYALA Residents of Twelve Oaks Lodge Assisted Living in Verdugo City woke up to shocking news on Friday morning that they had two months to vacate the site. Up in the air are the possibilities as to how the site can be redeveloped. Dotting the […]
Photos by Mark HURTADO and Charly SHELTON By Charly SHELTON Cars drove through clouds of smoke as a brush fire burned on the south side of the Eastbound 210 freeway today. “We had a vegetation fire right there at the gore point on the freeway at the Oceanview [Boulevard] exit on the Eastbound 210 freeway,” […]