By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County firefighters and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. sheriffs from the Crescenta Valley station responded to a call concerning an explosion at the Sport Chalet store in La Cañada about 10 a.m. this morning. “Employees smelled gas and shortly thereafter an explosion occurred resulting in two people being transported to Huntington […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It was light and not very in-depth, but audience members at the Feb. 21 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting were given an up close look at three of the candidates running for the April 2 elections. Glendale Unified School District board of education candidates Dan Cabrera, Armina Gharpetian and incumbent Greg Krikorian […]
Falcon players and coaches reflect on winning water polo’s first Southern Section title. By Brandon HENSLEY As the seconds expired on the game clock, Crescenta Valley High School water polo coach Brent Danna jumped up and down, until he couldn’t jump anymore. So as the clock hit zero he somersaulted into the pool, followed […]
Tasting Bee Hosted by Girl Scouts Local Girl Scout troops will be participating in the Crescenta Valley Glendale 29th Annual International Tasting Bee on Sunday, March 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pacific Community Center. This annual event celebrates Girl Scouting around the world, with troops hosting booths from many different nations. […]
By Jason KUROSU A well-dressed crowd gathered in front of the Alex Theatre on Thursday morning, not passing the time during the intermission of a symphony or play, but rather celebrating the establishment of the Downtown Glendale Community Benefit District. Business owners in the area hope that by collectively contributing towards improvements within the district […]
By Tyler BIDDLE Montrose has finally turned 100. The celebration, Centennial Days, took place last Saturday and Sunday with a host of western themed attractions, shows and historical presentations all in acknowledgement of the original 1913 land purchase that started everything. The 2200 and 2300 blocks of Honolulu Avenue were closed off to auto traffic […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On March 14, the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition will present a community and family summit with Clay Roberts. Roberts will be speaking on the 40 Developmental Assets, described as a common sense approach to raising children from the toddler years through college age. Roberts is an author, consultant, speaker […]
By Natalie MAIER Glendale NewPress and Glendale Adventist Medical Center have partnered to bring the sixth annual Downtown Dash to Brand Boulevard on March 10. Starting in front of the Alex Theatre, the 5K run/walk and will race through the Americana and then back up Brand. All proceeds from the dash will go toward GAMC […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the very first time in the school’s history, Crescenta Valley High School’s graduation ceremony will be held at – Crescenta Valley High School. “Graduation is at CVHS,” announced Lisa Reed, assistant principal, at senior information night on Tuesday. “It’s been hard,” she said of trying to find another graduation venue. For […]
Feb. 26 Foothill Boulevard and Hampton Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a 36-year-old Norwalk man and two Los Angeles men, one 31 and the other 30 years old, were arrested on reasonable cause burglary charges, receiving stolen property and suspicion of possession of a narcotic. Deputies stopped the suspects on a routine traffic stop and […]