By Charly SHELTON It has been eight years since the Station Fire scorched its way through the Angeles National Forest. The blaze, which was begun by an arsonist on Aug. 26, 2009, quickly grew out of control and many neighborhoods across the Crescenta Valley, Tujunga, Sunland, Pasadena, Acton, Altadena and La Cañada were evacuated as […]
By Brian CHERNICK After more than four hours of hearings, deliberations and two hold-out votes, a new hotel in the heart of downtown Glendale was approved with a number of exceptions that go beyond the city’s land use ordinances and standards. Hotel Louise – the proposed new hotel on the southwest corner of Louise and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Trader Joe’s recently celebrated its 50th anniversary by offering items for 50 cents that disappeared quickly. What would become the California-based chain actually began in 1958 when it was called Pronto Markets, but it wasn’t until 1967 when the store’s named changed to Trader Joe’s that it became a California icon. According […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For 70 years, the Montrose Search and Rescue team has traveled the Angeles National Forest ready to search for any lost hikers, respond to cars over the side of the road, recover those who met a tragic end and even rescue a dog … or two. It is easy to take their […]
Aug. 25 Foothill Boulevard and Littleton Place in La Cañada, the front passenger window was smashed and an umbrella was stolen from a vehicle between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Foothill Boulevard and Littleton Place in La Cañada, the front passenger window was smashed, a wallet was stolen and the interior of the vehicle was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A routine traffic stop garnered more than just a citation for the driver and passengers. On Monday, at 1:05 p.m. Glendale police officers stopped a vehicle at Foothill Boulevard and Dunsmore Avenue for not displaying a license plate. According to a GPD statement, officers smelled marijuana when they approached the vehicle. […]
Glendale police are asking for the public’s help with information concerning a residential burglary that occurred on Wednesday morning at about 10 a.m. in the 3500 block of Santa Carlotta Street. The suspect’s vehicle is described as a black 2007 four-door Toyota Corolla with dark black tinted windows. Detectives are requesting residents in the area […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill (I-210) Freeway as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Scheduled closures are subject to change and/or cancelation. Closures continuing through Saturday, Sept. 2: Eastbound I-210 • 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Up to three lanes between Lowell Avenue to Mountain Avenue • […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It used to be that California wildfire season began in October; however, with temperatures rising each year, the season has started earlier. “In the [Los Angeles] County over the last few months we have already witnessed several brush fires. We have seen fires in Malibu, Castaic, Santa Clarita, La Verne and Lancaster […]
“’Houston, we have a hurricane.’ Our thoughts and prayers are with folks feeling Harvey’s wrath, as dawn breaks after a long night of rain.” ~Astronaut Jack Fischer, International Space Station, Aug. 27, 2017 Words cannot adequately describe the immensity and impact of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey. It doesn’t seem fair to mention our current heat wave […]