By Michael J. ARVIZU This weekend’s first Teranga Ranch Summerfest at Sunland Park is slated to go to the dogs and cats – and the lemurs, opossums, ferrets, chameleons and other wildlife. The animals at Summerfest are part of Teranga Ranch’s outreach efforts to the community to increase awareness and education of local wildlife in […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK Friday evening, Aug. 8, will mark the third annual Community Bingo Night at Holy Redeemer Middle School, 2411 Montrose Ave. in Montrose. The event is hosted each year by the American Legion Post to raise funds for veterans in the community. Tickets to participate are only $10 and include two bingo cards […]
Just When You Thought Traffic Was Over… I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to give up summer just yet. I have been to only a couple of Memorial Park summer concerts on Sunday evenings and just one Cal Phil concert at Santa Anita Race Track. This Saturday will find me in Burbank […]
“I roamed the countryside searching for answers … Why thunder lasts longer than that which causes it, And why immediately upon its creation the lightening becomes visible to the eye while thunder requires time to travel.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci The threat of thunderstorms across all L.A. County last Saturday turned to real showers by […]
By Jason KUROSU Construction of a three story apartment complex in Montrose is currently underway, occurring on the same land as the last Storybook-style house in the Crescenta Valley, preserved only because of its historical import. The style is known by other names – Fairy Tale or Hansel and Gretel or Provincial Revivalism – and […]
By Ted AYALA The lawsuit pertaining to the controversial “comfort women” memorial in downtown Glendale was dismissed late Monday by a federal judge. According to the decision handed down by U.S. Central District of California Judge Percy Anderson, the monument does not violate the constitution as claimed in the lawsuit. “Glendale’s placement of the Comfort […]
Mt. Baldy Declared State of Emergency On Sunday, thunderstorms caused mudslides in the Mt. Baldy area of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties that damaged homes and roads and led to the death of one person. On a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared a local […]
Aug. 2 2500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, Armenian National and Korean National flags were stolen from the front yard of the church. The poles holding the flags had been snapped at the bottom from their stands. Both the poles and the flags were missing. This incident occurred between noon on Aug. 1 […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU A proposed construction project by Canyon Park Homes in the 12400 block of Big Tujunga Canyon Road in Tujunga has already raised eyebrows among residents concerned with the area’s fragile infrastructure and narrow roadway. The project is being billed as similar to one already taking place on Sister Elsie Drive in […]