By Mary O’KEEFE The economy extinguished many Fourth of July fireworks celebrations across the country but in La Crescenta the night sky once again was ablaze with the traditional red, white and blue sparklers. “It is a good family time,” said Christian Pablico. Pablico watched as his wife Rowena helped put a temporary Prom Plus […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The vacant lot that used to be home to the plumbing store Plumb Crazy in the 2600 block on the south side of Foothill Boulevard will soon be home to a three-story office and retail building. Just don’t ask local residents for any more information, because this project seems to be one […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Foothill Municipal Water District will be absorbing 75% of Metropolitan Water District’s rate increase for the 2010-11 fiscal year, which will be beneficial to Crescenta Valley Water District, according to CVWD general manager Dennis Erdman. In its July 1 news release, Foothill Municipal said its board of directors had adopted a […]
By Mary O’ KEEFE Last Thursday evening, a van traveling eastbound on Montrose Avenue drove through a red light, hit another car then went airborne, landing and skidding to a stop in the opposite lane according to witnesses. About 7:30 p.m. a van driven by a 50-year-old Glendale man was traveling eastbound on Montrose Avenue […]
By Mary O’ KEEFE A few weeks ago Whiting Woods residents were part of a drill that they hope will never become a reality. An earthquake hit the La Crescenta and Glendale areas. The disaster was so great it toppled homes and closed the only access street into Whiting Woods. “We spent six months planning […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Three suspects, two adults and a juvenile were arrested on Frederick Avenue and Paraiso Way on suspicion of receiving stolen property, burglary and conspiracy to commit a burglary. Travis Morgan, 19, from La Crescenta, Kenneth Payer, 19, from Marina Del Rey and a 16-year-old San Pedro boy were arrested on July 6 […]
By Mary DAWSON Right off the bat you might well ask, “So what in the world is the MSPA?” It’s an acronym for the Montrose Shopping Park Association, formed way back in 1968 for the purpose of representing the interests of the then “newly created” Montrose Shopping Park. The Shopping Park is a B.I.D. (another […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattled through Southern California at 4:53 p.m. on Wednesday. “It was at a depth of 7.3 miles and at this time (5:10 p.m.) we have had about 500 people respond to our ‘Did you feel it?’ website,” said Leslie Gordon from the U.S. Geologic Survey. The earthquake was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The nation’s birthday was celebrated in style on July 4 thanks to the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Association and community support. About 5,000 people came to La Crescenta Elementary school to eat cotton candy, pizza and tacos, ride carnival rides and meet up with friends and family as they waited for the fireworks […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday evening, a van traveling eastbound on Montrose Avenue that witnesses said drove through a red light hit another car then went airborne skidding to a stop on its side in the opposite lane. About 7:30 p.m. a van driven by a 50-year-old Glendale man was traveling eastbound on Montrose Avenue […]