June 1 1000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, an employee at 7-Eleven realized there was a discrepancy with the sales and inventory of lottery tickets. He reviewed the surveillance footage and discovered that two suspects entered the store, acknowledged the employee behind the counter and, while the employee’s view was obstructed, one of […]
CicLAvia Announces New Route The 21st CicLAvia event launches its second event of the 2017 season with a new route that will travel for three miles from Atwater Village into the heart of downtown Glendale on June 11. Called CicLAvia – Glendale Meets Atwater Village Presented by Metro, the event will mark the first time […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Local television news stations have reported on the “beast of La Crescenta,” as coined by one station. The blurry video image of the beast appears to be a chimpanzee swinging from branch-to-branch in the brush and trees near the Lowell Avenue entrance/exit of the Foothill (210) Freeway and the Crescenta Valley YMCA. […]
By Brian CHERNICK The City of Glendale reached an agreement for a $1.1 million settlement with consulting firm Willdan Financial Services, three years after the city filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit that claimed the city lost revenue due to faulty methods in a water-rate study conducted by the firm in 2011. “We are extremely satisfied with […]
The Summer Beach Bus returns on June 13. The bus is sponsored by the County of Los Angeles and City of La Cañada Flintridge. The bus travels to Santa Monica from local pick up points on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Labor Day. Pick up from Two Strike Park (5107 Rosemont Ave.) is 9:15 a.m.; […]
By Brian CHERNICK Glendale’s successful efforts to strengthen the city’s youth community through after-school sports programs was recognized with the Henry Reining Outstanding Organization Award last month by the American Society for Public Administration. One Glendale is part of the city’s Parks and Open Space Foundation – a non-profit organization that supports “open space activities […]
By Nicole MOORE On Thursday’s morning meeting of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. talk turned to discussing ways to improve the shopping village. Jackie Barlow, Economic Development coordinator for the City of Glendale, reviewed the possibility of developers being interested in the City Bank site in the 2400 block of Honolulu Avenue. She also mentioned […]
With more than 40 years of service between them, Dr. Cynthia Livingston and Lt. Col. Dave Worley say goodbye. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON No presumption needed. When one mentions Dr. Livingston in the Crescenta Valley community, all know who she is. Volunteer, parent, principal and all-around caring and involved community member, Dr. Cynthia […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The graduation ceremony at Clark Magnet High went off almost without a hitch on Thursday, if you don’t count the young man who was escorted from the pavilion area after he committed the cardinal sin of using an air horn during the conferment of diplomas. First-year principal Lena Kortoshian, who replaced Doug […]