By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Crescenta Valley High School will host a discussion on the Glendale Unified School District’s transition from an “at-large” election to a “trustee area” election on March 16 in MacDonald Auditorium located in the 4400 block of Ramsdell Avenue in La Crescenta at 6 p.m. In the past a requirement […]
Confessions of a Reluctant Faithful Person I have to confess something that I’m sort of ashamed about: I got mad at God and decided that I didn’t believe in Him anymore. Now those of you who know me and/or have read my column these past six years know that I’m a woman of faith, although […]
By Charly SHELTON The Crescenta Valley High School Falkon Robotics Team 589 will be competing this weekend in a battle of the bots! The annual FIRST Robotics competition is being held this weekend at the Long Beach Convention Center Arena. The competition pits high school teams against each other in a game played by the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Foothill Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue are the main thoroughfares in the community of Crescenta Valley. There are buildings that have been along the roadways for years, like the 1920s stone church St. Luke’s of the Mountains, and buildings that have been torn down, remodeled and reworked. It’s interesting sometimes to look at […]
Spring Forward Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. Remember to move clocks ahead one hour. Fundraiser Planned The Friends of La Crescenta Library and the Crescenta Valley Town Council are hosting a joint fundraiser, A Literary Evening, on March 12. The event is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School PTSA celebrated Founders’ Day with the theme “Grow, Thrive and Flourish.” The event was held at the school’s cafeteria on Feb. 29 and highlighted people in the community who support students. PTSA received many submissions for honorary service awardees. Submissions came from teachers, parents and students. Lt. […]
By Charly SHELTON The International Studies Language Academy (ISLA) charter school petition was brought before the Glendale Unified School District last year and met by much debate from the public both in favor of and opposition to the program. Proponents wanted a separate school to expand the existing Foreign Language Academies of Glendale (FLAG) program […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s official – there are new trash cans coming to Montrose. After three years of talking and deciding, revisions and bids, choosing colors and getting diameter approvals, plus a dozen other aspects of trash-can-ness, new trash cans are coming to Montrose in just a few short weeks. “They’re Montrose green,” said Mike […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CV Alliance announced on Friday that it will be transferring the organization to the YMCA of the Foothills. It was about eight years ago that a group of concerned residents from the Crescenta Valley, led by then-Glendale Community Police Officer Matt Zakarian and parent Susan Dubin, began the conversation on drug abuse […]