By Mary O’KEEFE Last week La Crescenta lost another piece of its history. The Bonetto home (seen below) was demolished to make room for three new homes on the location that once housed a stone cottage and swimming pool. In 1905, Tommaso and Josephine Bonetto purchased acreage at the corner of Manhattan and La Crescenta […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a teen suspected of burglarizing the Chamlian Armenian School. On April 24 between 7:54 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., the boy – described as between the ages of 14 and 16, 5’8″ to 5’10″ tall, weighing 130 to 145 pounds – entered the […]
May 11 600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, employees at the TJ Maxx store reported hearing an alarm activate indicating someone was attempting to leave the store with merchandise that had not had its security tags removed. An employee moved toward the front door and saw a woman walking out of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE CV Alliance and Rosemont Middle School invite community members to a special evening of math amazement and insight into the pre-teen mind. That may sound like a large bill to fill, but Dr. Arthur Benjamin and Clay Roberts promise an evening that will be one to remember. Benjamin is a world famous […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents of Sunland and Tujunga this week are lamenting the closure of the Backdoor Bakery Cafe, a popular eatery among locals gutted in an early morning fire on Sunday. No injuries were reported. About 55 Los Angeles Fire Dept. firefighters responded to the blaze, called in at about 4 a.m., said […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In 2008, the Glendale City Council purchased Rockhaven Sanitarium from Ararat Home of Los Angeles, Inc. for $8.25 million. At the time it was thought the property would be used as the new site for the Montrose Library. Once vacated, Glendale Fire Station 29 would then expand to the library location that […]
By Ted Ayala he California State Assembly voted Thursday, May 8 to formally recognize the sovereignty of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The region, also known by its traditional Armenian name Artsakh, is a landlocked region that lies between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the area has been the source of a […]
By Joyce LEE een girls in the Crescenta Valley community had the opportunity of being the attendees of the first ever Teen Girl Empowerment Day, which was held on May 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fire House youth center on the property of St. Luke’s of the Mountains. The event, aimed […]
CVTC Meets Tonight, Thursday The Crescenta Valley Town Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the La Crescenta Library. On the agenda is disbursement of scholarships. La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta ANCA to Host Mayor On Friday, May 16, the Armenian National Committee of America – Glendale Chapter is hosting a […]
By Jason KUROSU La Cañada will commemorate Memorial Day weekend with its traditional Fiesta Days weekend celebration, the 41st annual Fiesta Days weekend from May 23 to May 26. The weekend will provide a wide variety of events for attendees, from live music and entertainment to the Crescenta Cañada Fiesta Run to the annual parade. […]