“To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.” ~ Jeanne Moreau, French actress Was it the 100 degree heat or an instinctual longing that led us unhesitatingly to the beach last Friday afternoon? The expected monsoonal flow left only a few drops of rain as […]
August 2 2400 block of Orange Avenue in La Crescenta, the rear window of a vehicle was smashed but nothing in the vehicle was stolen or disturbed overnight. July 29 1300 block of Descanso Drive in La Cañada, a resident reported leaving her home with all doors and windows locked. When she returned she found […]
By Jason KUROSU he new College View campus was unveiled Tuesday afternoon with a ribbon cutting ceremony that officially opened the school’s doors to the public after over a year of construction. Parents and students were introduced to the new facility and encouraged to tour the building, which features numerous amenities to aid the school’s […]
Closures on the Foothill (210) Freeway The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will continue intermittent closures of two lanes on the eastbound and westbound I-210 through Friday, Aug. 7 each night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The work schedule will change to Sunday through Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Aug. […]
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that addresses federal concerns about mental health services, suicide prevention and use-of-force issues in the County’s jails. The settlement builds on the sweeping progress already achieved by the County in recent years to ensure that the thousands of […]
Two nonprofit organizations—be.group and the National Charity League, Inc., Glendale Chapter—today announced that they have agreed to transfer management and control of Twelve Oaks Lodge, a 41⁄2-acre senior assisted living facility in the neighboring Glendale/La Crescenta area. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close by Aug. 14, 2015. “Twelve Oaks was closed […]
Rep. Adam Schiff Announces Support of Iran Deal Schiff: Congress Should Help Strengthen Iran Deal, Not Reject It Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has released the following statement: “After several years of difficult negotiations with a dangerous and malevolent regime, the Administration and the representatives of the other P5+1 nations reached […]
UPDATE JULY 31: The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the fatal accident victim. Valerie Lovio-Gonzales, 59, from Rosemead was pronounced dead at the scene at the vehicle accident that occurred on Thursday on the eastbound Foothill (210) freeway near the Sunland Avenue exit. _______________________________________ Traffic is slowed on the […]
It all began with a train robbery in the early 1900s. By Mary O’KEEFE “The Great Train Robbery” was a silent film produced by Thomas Edison and directed by Edwin S. Porter, an Edison Company employee. Although silent film technology was available in the late 1800s, the popularity of this 12-minute film was the birth […]
On Tuesday at about 4:50 p.m., a pine tree fell in Brookside Park outside of Kidspace Children’s Museum in Pasadena. At the time of the incident there were Kidspace staff, volunteers, and campers, as well as the general public, in the vicinity. Pasadena Fire Dept. reported that there were six children who were treated for […]