By Geghard ARAKELIAN With the recent addition of bike lanes along densely populated Foothill Boulevard, local officials advise motorists to drive cautiously while encouraging cyclists to use the new bike lanes in La Crescenta. “There’s no special rule. There’s just the rules that cyclists would normally use when driving on the street,” said Robert Thomas […]
Chamber director introduced Ted Ayala, new executive director of the Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, was introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23 to the Glendale City Council. Ayala said he was not a local resident but was familiar with the community. “My mother worked at Vons Market,” he said. Montrose, the city’s official old town, celebrated […]
Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition takes on open campus lunch policy, and discusses possible drug testing of students. By Mary O’KEEFE Closing the Crescenta Valley High School campus for lunch was once again a topic of discussion during the Feb. 26 meeting of the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition. Parents at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police Reserve Officer Ari Simonyan was presented with his second Medal of Valor award at a ceremony at the Glendale police station. In 2008 the Glendale Police Department honored Simonyan with the Medal of Valor, one of the highest awards that can be bestowed on a Glendale officer. On Feb. 3 […]
By Chris BLUME The Glendale Unified School District held a meeting this week at Crescenta Valley High School to discuss the budget crisis that will affect the education of children in the district. In the state of California, 40% of the state’s budget is spent on education. Due to an anemic economy the governor and […]
There was a sea of red at the Glendale Unified School District board meeting on Tuesday. In a show of solidarity, teachers attending Tuesday’s board of education meeting wore red shirts and carried signs protesting a then-proposed decision by the district to lay off teachers and eliminate class size reduction while negotiations with the teachers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Mandatory evacuation orders are still in affect as storm systems work their way across Southern California. “We had one incident where a pick-up truck got stuck in deep mud,” said Stephanie English, spokeswoman for Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The incident was in the Vista Del Val Road area. Our L.A. County […]
Alert LA messages went out Thursday night forewarning residents in La Crescenta and La Cañada of mandatory evacuations to begin this afternoon (Friday) at 4 p.m. Residents are advised to be out by 6 p.m. “We have not gone door-to-door yet but will at 4 p.m.,” said Sgt. Mark Slater at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s […]
The Glendale Centre Theatre presents Pinocchio – A Children’s Musical based on the classic story continuing Saturday mornings through June 16. Directed by Patrick McMahon, produced by Brenda & Tim Dietlein, Pinocchio bursts onto the stage with all the fun and excitement theatre-goers have come to expect from the Children’s Theatre program. Join the lovable […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, after a busy weekend, the Crescenta Valley High School 2010 Falkon robot was packed into a crate and shipped to the Long Beach Arena where it will stay until it faces other robots on the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competitive field on March 25. “I […]