By Mary O’KEEFE This month is Wildfire Awareness Month but in our area it is mostly a year round awareness. There is not one month, week or day that we do not think about fire. The Crescenta Valley is in the middle of two mountain ranges that are spectacular and, with the rains we’ve had, […]
How Time Flies My youngest son and his wife celebrated their wedding anniversary this past weekend. I thought back to the day when they got married (in Camarillo) and what life was like in their early days (prior to the arrival of their two kids). Of course, I also thought of my wedding. It’s hard […]
CVIM Having Last Full Concert of the Year Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music is having its last full concert of the year on May 22 at 7 p.m. in the MacDonald Auditorium (located in the 4300 block of Ramsdell Avenue) at the high school. Tickets are $10 at the door; cash, check or Venmo @CVIM-Foundation. Rosemont […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “The only thing better than singing is more singing.” – Ella Fitzgerald That quote from Ella Fitzgerald is the foundation of the Foothills Community Choir. People from all over the area, from Lake View Terrace and Burbank to La Cañada and Pasadena, join a choir that is truly a community. Under the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are many issues facing Glendale – from budget shortfalls to new bike lanes to strained city services; however, housing is one of the biggest issues voters will be tackling. The corporate purchase of homes in Glendale, and throughout California and the nation, has been reported in various media outlets. It was […]
On Sunday, May 17 at approximately 10:25 p.m., officers with the Glendale Police Dept. responded to the 1100 block of Sonora Avenue regarding a reported structure fire involving a commercial building. The Glendale Fire Dept. responded to the scene with assistance from the Burbank Fire Dept. and Pasadena Fire Dept. Fire personnel initiated an immediate […]
The Los Angeles Fire Dept. is reporting that two of its firefighters sustained minor injuries Tuesday when their apparatus was involved in a vehicle accident in the 8200 block of Foothill Boulevard in Sunland while responding to a structure fire. Both firefighters were transported to a local hospital and are being evaluated by medical personnel. […]
The solemnity of Memorial Day will be commemorated in the Crescenta Valley and beyond. By Mary O’KEEFE Memorial Day is May 25 and, as is the tradition in the Crescenta Valley, Montrose, Glendale and Burbank, events will be held that recognize the day. In the early days, Memorial Day was known as Decoration Day when […]
By Julie BUTCHER At the end of a packed meeting on Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council began the process of adopting objective design standards for new multi-family and mixed-use housing in residential and commercial districts. According to California’s government code, objective design standards are defined as “standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station held the first of two community meetings on May 7 to get input on new County policies guiding the use of drones by all L.A. County Sheriff stations, and to discuss the potential purchase and use of drones for policing in La Crescenta, La Cañada Flintridge and […]