Memories of the La Crescenta Trader Joe’s La Crescenta has the distinction of having the second Trader Joe’s location; it opened way back in 1968. From 1968 to 2011 it operated out of a tiny storefront at 3433 Foothill Blvd. It had an even tinier parking lot, which it shared with several other businesses. Parking […]
Prop 218 and the Protest Process Proposition 218 is an initiative passed by California voters in November 1996 that is designed to allow greater public involvement in rate setting processes for public agencies. Proposition 218 requires public agencies to mail a public notice to every single property owner within their service area when proposing a […]
Help Still Sought for Prom Plus Over 30 years ago, Prom Plus was formed to give Crescenta Valley High School seniors a safe, yet fun, place to go after prom. The genesis of the organization was the death of Crescenta Valley High School senior Berlyn Cosman who died at an unsupervised after-prom hotel party in […]
Response by CVTC Crescenta Valley Town Councill continues to work with the county to facilitate maintenance and safety of our streets. As explained to Mr. Pappas [see the letter to the editor, April 24], the county will be doing a traffic study between La Crescenta Avenue and Rosemont Avenue to see how best to resolve […]
Keeping the Plates Spinning It’s interesting to look back at your life and try to understand how you developed into the person you ultimately turned out to be. I have been doing that a lot lately. It is said that the older you get the stronger your behaviors become – and I believe that is […]
Crack! The tremendous moans of the great tree echoed off the canyon walls. Again, crack! The tall timber slowly began to tip. Standing a short distance away was Asa Rowley, holding the handle of an enormous tree saw in one hand. On the other end of the long sharp-toothed saw stood Asa’s son Loron. The […]
Ancient Battle Fought on the Glendale/Burbank Border This story is a little farther afield than my usual focus on the Crescenta-Cañada area – it focuses on the Glendale/Burbank border. But it’s such an interesting story that I just couldn’t resist. This takes place in the 1840s when the United States was about to take over […]
Speed Safety Systems Will Help Make Glendale’s Streets Safer for Everyone As a Transportation and Parking commissioner and a resident who regularly walks, bikes and drives our streets, I strongly support the upcoming installation of speed safety systems in Glendale as part of the AB 645 pilot program. This innovative approach to traffic safety couldn’t […]
Disagrees with Coverage The “Najarian Named Glendale Mayor” article in the April 17 issue of the Crescenta Valley Weekly makes a few statements that I don’t think are warranted. The article says that Ara Najarian’s announcement that he was not going to seek another term was “surprising” to his colleagues. I doubt that is true since many […]
A Century of Consequence: The Armenian Genocide in International Relations When the date of April 24 comes around, it is mainly remembered for the devastating effects of the 1915 Armenian Genocide on ethnic Armenians. Yet what is often overlooked is the profound influence this atrocity had on global affairs, the evolution of international law and […]