The USDA Forest Service announced that the Angeles National Forest will be temporarily closed from Aug. 31 at 11:59 p.m. through Sept.17 at 11:59 p.m. The closure of the forest will affect some roads in the local area. Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road from Angeles Forest Hwy to Angeles Crest Hwy will be closed. Angeles […]
For 20 years, the Early Rodders have gathered to share their love of things that go zoom. By Mary O’KEEFE Twenty years ago Rick Chew drove his hot rod to Goldstein’s Bagels, which used to be located at the Regal United Artists theater complex at 1919 Verdugo Blvd. in La Cañada. He stared at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At a recent meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, Joanna Linkchorst, the president of Friends of Rockhaven, and members of the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley shared information on the history of Rockhaven Sanitarium and the recently announced $8 million state grant. “We don’t know” was the answer Linkchorst […]
The Glendale Community College board of trustees voted at its Aug. 17 meeting to require all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated to access District facilities including the Verdugo, Garfield and Montrose campuses beginning Oct. 31. The board took action at Tuesday night’s meeting in response to the rise in Delta variant COVID-19 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Going back to school, especially this year, can be stressful. A lot of attention has been paid, and rightly so, to the threat of the new COVID-19 Delta variant fueling rising numbers of COVID patients, including children. Returning to in-person learning after nearly two years of virtual learning is also an adjustment. […]
Color Me Curious I’m not a conspiracist. I don’t subscribe to conspiracy theories and generally turn my nose up when confronted with tales of how “they” (the government, Big Brother or whoever) are trying to get information from me, about me or against me. Don’t be mistaken, though; I try to listen to every bit […]
“One always measures friendships by how they show up in bad weather. ~ Winston Churchill The past week’s weather was a welcomed reprieve; a light jacket was needed for our evening dog walk. The first day of school for the local kids dawned under cloudy and drippy skies. Without a calendar to remind […]
By Justin HAGER Proposed plans to install permanent parklets for outdoor dining and socializing are moving forward with current temporary parklets expected to be removed in mid-October, just prior to the Montrose Shopping Park Association’s Arts and Crafts Fair. New, smaller, permanent parklets will then be installed a few weeks later. Part of the al […]
By Justin HAGER SB 10, one of a package of controversial bills designed to tackle California’s housing crisis, passed the assembly floor on Monday leaving just two steps remaining before the hotly contested bill becomes law. SB 10 allows a local government to zone a parcel for up to 10 units of residential density if […]
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine, known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee) for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including […]