City Votes No on Land Exchange

By Mary O’KEEFE At the end of another very long night at the Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday, council members voted three-to-one against the proposed land/building exchange with Carmel Partners and the Glendale Unified School District.  The proposal began over a year ago. When the GUSD board of education voted unanimously to enter into […]

‘Winter Village’ Comes to Glendale

‘Winter Village’ Comes to Glendale

Visitors to city hall will find a display built by a craftsman for his town. By Mary O’KEEFE At Tuesday’s Glendale City Council meeting, Councilmember Vartan Gharpetian spoke about the miniature houses decorating city hall and its courtyard. He asked if Chris Peplow was behind the decorations; City Manager Yasmin Beers said he was.  “He […]

Foothill Medians: Done and Done

Foothill Medians: Done and Done

By Mary O’KEEFE After over a decade of discussing, proposing, rejecting and finally approving, the Foothill Boulevard medians are complete.  A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Monday at the median closest to the corner of Briggs Avenue and Foothill Boulevard where a “Welcome to La Crescenta” sign is placed. From the Los Angeles County […]

In Brief

AT&T Hearing Delayed The Dec. 5 Regional Planning Commission hearing that included information regarding the proposed installation of an AT&T small cell on Briggs Avenue was postponed in response to the day of mourning declared for President George H.W. Bush. On Dec. 12 a new date for the hearing is expected to be announced. Annual […]

Making Memories at the La Crescenta Christmas Tree Lighting

Making Memories at the La Crescenta Christmas Tree Lighting

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Community members, many in coats and scarves, made their way to the La Crescenta Library on Tuesday night for an event just for them – the annual La Crescenta Christmas tree lighting. “It’s throwing a big party for the community,” said Robbyn Battles, formerly with the Crescenta Valley Town Council, who spearheads […]

The Smiths are Leading the Parade

The Smiths are Leading the Parade

Learning about this year’s ceremonial leaders of the Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade. By Mary O’KEEFE Community volunteers have been working for months preparing for the 42nd Annual Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade. The parade is in the tradition of a small town celebration with over 600 Boy Scouts, Girl Scout troops, schools, local organizations and local marching bands […]

»FIRES – Part III Keeping A Safe Distance

»FIRES – Part III   Keeping A Safe Distance

By Charly SHELTON This is the third article in a three-part series on fire and fuel management in the local area. Over the last two weeks, we’ve learned about the restorative necessity of wildland fires, the management techniques of native Californians for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, and how wildland fire fuel […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Nov. 25 900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a large family had dinner at a local restaurant. During the evening the large group became “rowdy” at times and one man in the group was “quite intoxicated.” When the time came to pay, the bill was split into several smaller bills. Some paid with […]

Council Approves Temporary Rent Freeze

By Julian MITCHELL, intern Driving by the Glendale City Hall on Tuesday night, one could not help but notice the large crowd on the steps of city hall. The mass of over 100 people was gathered to protest the lack of rent control within the City of Glendale. “Shame on the greedy landlords!” chanted the […]