By Mary O’KEEFE The Foothill Boulevard median project that has been discussed for about two decades is finally a reality. Construction began on Sept. 4 with trucks in the center lane, red flags and warning lights. “The bulk of the construction, including installation of the community monument signs, will be completed by Thanksgiving,” said Steven […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the Glendale City Council approved a bid for the Pennsylvania Avenue Rehabilitation Project during the council meeting. The cost of the $2.8 million project will be split evenly with Los Angeles County since the west side of Pennsylvania Avenue is under Glendale jurisdiction and the east side of […]
Surprised? No, Not Really The big discussion these days are the new medians being installed along Foothill Boulevard. Social media has been aflutter with people confused as to what the construction is along Foothill. It’s almost as if the start date for this long-awaited project was never going to arrive. CV Weekly has been […]
“Tell me what’s more beautiful; how the moon lets the sun shine throughout the day or the way the sun lets the moon glimmer at night?” ~ “s.b.” Sabrina, 19-year-old Canadian poet An unexpected shift in the wind blew the validity right out of last week’s forecast. Weather in the Foothills predicted a cooling marine […]
Sept. 16 3100 block of Harmony Place in La Crescenta, a woman reported placing mail on her mailbox intending for it to be picked up by the mail carrier the next day. She also left clothing and a DVD player inside a paper bag on her porch. When she returned the mail and the paper […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police responded to a call concerning a robbery in progress at Vons Market in the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard on Sunday at 6:34 p.m. When officers arrived the suspect had fled. The Vons employee told officers that he had witnessed a man, described as Hispanic in his 20s, about 6’ […]
The Crescenta Valley Town Council meets tonight, Thursday, Sept. 20 at the La Crescenta Library community room. On the agenda is a presentation to the Council by the Los Angeles County Parks & Rec of the final rendering for the Two Strike Park Median Tree Project. The Arroyo Verdugo Communities Joint Powers Authority (AVCJPA), consist […]
The annual Montrose Film Festival was the place to be last weekend. The family-friendly movies were screened to a packed open-air house in the parking lot of Andersen’s Pet Shop. Years ago this was where the Montrose Theatre once stood before fire destroyed it in the late 1980s. Free popcorn was handed out and […]
On Sunday morning, a fatal accident occurred on the southbound I5 Golden State Freeway just north of the Balboa Boulevard exit at 11:08 a.m. resulting in the death of a Crescenta Valley High School graduate. Matt Fielding, 25, from La Crescenta was traveling southbound. A BMW was also traveling southbound in lane six when Matt’s […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District has contracted with Placeworks to conduct the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed lighting and bleachers at Crescenta Valley High School track and field. The district has also contracted with TbP Architects to do preliminary drawings/plans for Placeworks to use […]