How Time Flies I don’t know if you’re familiar with the 1971 “Wedding Song (There Is Love)” by Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary and, though I might be considered a sentimental sap, I love the simplicity of that song. It is particularly special to me this week as Steve and I celebrate […]
“Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” ~ American writer Lewis Grizzard Recent warm weather has transformed the foothills’ landscape from a season passed to one that is current … spring. Roses, flowers of all sorts, vegetables and fruit trees are in full bloom. The oaks, pines and […]
By Julie BUTCHER “An unrecognized genocide is a genocide repeated, a government-sponsored hate that remains into the 21st century,” Mayor Paula Devine read from the city’s proclamation commemorating the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at the beginning of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council. “The hurt is deep. We look forward to a […]
April 18 4600 block of Alveo Road in La Cañada Flintridge, the rear window of a home was shattered and rooms had been ransacked. Nothing was reported stolen at the time. The residential burglary occurred between April 18 at 9:30 a.m. and April 19 at 3:30 p.m. April 16 Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National […]
CVCA Meets Tonight, April 22 The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, April 22 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting will include discussion on local issues as well as an opportunity for foothill area residents to bring their own concerns. Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with questions and for Zoom meeting information. All are […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Johnny Brookbank, first alternate member of the Crescenta Valley Town Council, has been given a general censure and will not be on council through June 30. During the April 15 virtual Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting, member Aram Ordubegian answered the question several people had posed in the public comments section of […]
The Glendale Police Museum announced the procurement of a restored Glendale Police Dept. call box made possible by generous donations from Kathleen O’Dea, the Glendale Police Officers Association, and Vital Medical Services. Manufactured in the mid-to-late 1920s by the Glendale Foundry and Manufacturing Company, it is the first and only style call box used by […]
By Justin HAGER 2021 marks the 106th year since the Ottoman Empire began its eight-year systemic starvation and massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenian people. Although the Genocide required the rest of the world to turn a blind eye for far longer than a single day, April 24 is recognized by Armenia, Artsakh, Canada, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The pause of the administration of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine continues as more Southern Californians become eligible to be vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suspended use of the J&J vaccine due to safety concerns. The decision was made because, according to the CDC, “The safety systems […]
LA County Public Works will resume sediment removal at Devil’s Gate Reservoir as early as May 3 and continue these operations through November. LA County Public Works, in coordination with the contractor Griffith Company, began preparations on April 19 to resume sediment excavation and removal inside the reservoir and are farther along in excavation and […]