Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and cleaning up the trails for upcoming field trips. Wear sturdy shoes, comfortable clothes and garden […]
By Dominique ROCHA Ever since he was a child, 16-year-old Ashar Baker has always known that he wanted to work in defense. Baker has settled on becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. In the meantime, Baker has been serving his community through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station Explorer Academy. Through this […]
The City of Glendale invites community members to its Second Annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration on Wednesday, Sept.10 at 5 p.m. in the historic Alex Theatre courtyard, 216 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale. This inspiring evening will bring together civic and community leaders, equity advocates, residents and business owners for a program centered on education, […]
By Mary O’Keefe Bears, mountain lions and all forms of wildlife are just something those in the foothills learn to live with; in fact, it is one of the things that make residents love this area. However, that doesn’t mean it is comforting for residents to walk to their front door and find a bear. […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Foothill Municipal Water District and retail water agencies throughout La Crescenta, Altadena and La Cañada will continue discussing the prospect of agency consolidation in August, after a June meeting in which representatives from all eight local water agencies talked through pros and cons of consolidation and whether there is enough interest in […]
The City of La Cañada Flintridge is taking a step forward in wildfire prevention by reintroducing one of nature’s oldest vegetation management tools: grazing animals. Through funding from CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention Grant Program, the City has launched a targeted grazing project to reduce wildfire risk across 58.7 acres of City-owned land in the Gould […]
A community-led donation drive is collecting urgently needed food and supplies for immigrant families affected by recent ICE raids and financial hardship. The LA Loves Immigrants Food Drive, in partnership with local non-profit La Mano Extendida, is placing donation boxes at small businesses across Los Angeles. Everything collected goes directly to undocumented families – no […]
By Vera GARABEDIAN and Ruth SOWBY A resident one once brushed shoulders with, a barista from Starbucks, the cashier at Ralph’s, and the deputy who maintains public safety all congregated at the same place. On Aug. 5, community members gathered to honor and celebrate first responders at National Night Out (NNO). Celebrations were found at […]
During the construction period, detours, intermittent lane closures and traffic delays are expected on the following streets: Location and Dates La Crescenta Avenue between North Verdugo Road and Las Palmas Avenue: Travel lanes may be closed intermittently between Aug. 11 through Aug. 22 (excludes weekends) La Crescenta Avenue at Piedmont Avenue, Roselawn Avenue, Shirlyjean Street, […]
Aug. 1 4100 block of Big Tujunga in Tujunga, deputies responded to a call concerning multiple packages stolen from the location. The victim reported that she has a one-room shed located at the front of her property where delivery trucks are instructed to leave packages. She received notice on her cellphone that several packages had […]