IN BRIEF

Q&A ABOUT WOMEN’S TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB OF EAGLE ROCK The Women’s Twentieth Century Club of Eagle Rock is having an open door general meeting tonight from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at its clubhouse at 5105 Hermosa Ave. in Eagle Rock.  Refreshments in the garden; introduction by the board of directors on the future of […]

9/11 Survivor Shares His Experience

9/11 Survivor Shares His Experience

By Mary O’KEEFE “I will never forget; we were on a 20-minute break and I went to the opposite end of my floor to see the view from the other side of the tower. I looked out the window and I saw the North Tower on fire.” Those were memories told by Kevin Danni who […]

Planet Fitness La Crescenta: Now Open

Planet Fitness La Crescenta: Now Open

By Mary O’KEEFE Planet Fitness, located at 2647 Foothill Blvd., officially opened its doors on Monday at noon. It was back in June 2025 when CVW reported that Planet Fitness was moving into the former Rite Aid location. Rite Aid closed its doors in January 2024 after the company filed for bankruptcy and shuttered its […]

Enough is Enough – SAFE Asks for Action from LA City Council

By Mary O’KEEFE Members of SAFE (Streets Are For Everyone) and concerned community members took to the podium at the Los Angeles City Council meeting on Tuesday to ask for a state of emergency declaration concerning traffic accidents in LA.  The first to the City Council podium was SAFE’s executive director and founder Damian Kevitt. […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Sept. 10 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a woman reported she had placed her bag inside the locker in the female locker room and went to the dry sauna. When she returned she found that her bag had been stolen between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Sept. 9 Green Lane and […]

Glendale Police Arrest Man in Fatal Hit-and-Run Collision

On Sept. 9 at approximately 10:04 p.m., Glendale police officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of East Colorado Street regarding a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The vehicle involved in the collision fled the scene without stopping. The pedestrian, a male approximately 60 years old, sustained life-threatening injuries. The victim, whose […]

FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER <<< ROBIN GOLDSWORTHY

Out of Time I was moved by Mary O’Keefe’s summary of the funeral service of former CV Town Council member Charlie Beatty (you can find her summary in her column across from this one). She urged that each of us spends more time with those we love, our family and friends – a sobering message. […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has read this column knows that I have been very concerned about AI [artificial intelligence]. This concern is born out of decades of warnings from science fiction, tech CEOs and employees’ testimonies and writings. I was actually speaking to someone over the weekend when a discussion came up about AI.  […]

Caltrans Announces Closures

Caltrans announced daytime and overnight ramp closures on Interstate 210 (I-210) on Monday, Sept. 14 through Friday, Sept. 18 for work on a culvert drainage project on I-210 near the Sunland Boulevard undercrossing. The closures are subject to change and scheduled as follows: On Monday, Sept. 14 through Thursday, Sept. 17: Eastbound I-210 Closure of […]