By Mary O’KEEFE The male suspect who was the center of a burglary investigation that began on Thursday and included both Los Angeles County Sheriffs and the Glendale Police Dept. has been arrested. On Thursday late afternoon a burglary occurred in the Highridge Road area of La Crescenta. It was alleged the suspect stole a […]
March 23 4400 block of La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta, a wall at the First Baptist Church was vandalized by spray-painted graffiti overnight. 2100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, an employee at Joann’s Fabrics reported a man, described as about 40 years old, 6’ tall, weighing 260 pounds with a shaved […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The fate of Twelve Oaks assisted living facility continues to be in the hands of the courts as two non-profit agencies vie for the right of ownership. A court date has been set for April 13, 2015 in the lawsuit brought by the National Charity League, Glendale Chapter, against the be.group. In […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN The debate over the territory transfer of Sagebrush, the westernmost region of the City of La Cañada Flintridge that falls within Glendale Unified School District boundaries, reached its highest point of civility thus far on Tuesday evening in the Crescenta Valley High School auditorium during a public forum about the future of […]
The Community Development Department’s Building & Safety Division was recognized as the Building Department of the Year during the California Building Officials’ (CALBO) annual business meeting this month. The award recognizes a building department’s exceptional accomplishments in four key categories: education, state affairs, community involvement and innovation. Several programs set the City of Glendale Building […]
A Fond Farewell – Exactly Several years ago, when I was editor at the Crescenta Valley Sun, I was smart enough to realize what a talent there was in columnist Jim Chase. A lifelong resident of the Crescenta Valley, Jim had a unique – and seemingly endless – take on life in the foothills. When […]
“Water is a blessing when it falls gently on parched fields, turning the green earth, causing the birds to sing.” ~ Donald Worster, professor of American History, University of Kansas Spring has arrived and the appropriate weather for the occasion also came along. No invitation needed, just a step outdoors lands you into the “grand […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 30th Annual Challenge Cup/Baker to Vegas Relay was held last weekend. Locally Glendale police and Los Angeles County sheriffs from Crescenta Valley and Altadena stations participated in the 120-mile race. “We did well. We finished second in our category,” said Lt. John Gilkerson, GPD. “We finished 35 out of the 261 […]
In response to a precipitous drop in regional film production, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich authored a motion unanimously approved by the board of supervisors to launch an aggressive effort to halt runaway production. The flight of the multi-billion dollar film and production industry has created an enormous impact on the Los Angeles County economy – […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At one time, St. James the Less and Holy Redeemer schools were separate K-8 schools; in 2009 they merged. St. James took over the responsibility for the elementary school, while Holy Redeemer handled grades six through eight. By separating the grades and campuses, each school is able to direct educational programs specifically […]