Not likely. Parking woes seem to be a trademark of Trader Joe’s grocery stores and we’ll have to wait to see if that will be true of our new store in Montrose. I sat down recently with Mike Morgan, vice president of the Montrose/Verdugo City/Sparr Heights Neighborhood Association, to find out what the latest word […]
HAS AN ANSWER FOR WHAT NOW? Mike Lawler’s attempt to conceal St. Luke’s on-going history of the congregation’s relationship with a denomination that openly approves of homosexuality is most regretful. The church members are aligned with heretical clergy which concedes to the worldly whims of this breach with true Christian doctrine. Such leaders destroy the […]
By Mary O’Keefe Last week the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Council held its first community outreach event via a drug forum. The panel included law enforcement, clinical experts and parent Aileen Bristow whose son was killed at Valley View Elementary School nine years ago in an apparent drug related deal gone bad. In […]
If you’re a new reader of mine, this is one of those columns I write every few months that are filled with random questions that either bother, confuse or simply stick with me on any given day. I call them “wonderings” and I’m happy to put them in your head and get them out of […]
My fears are finally at rest. St. Luke’s of the Mountains church has stabilized at last. For three years now the ultimate fate of this beautiful icon of the Crescenta Valley has been, in my mind anyway, under a cloud. Would it be sold? Rented to another church? Bulldozed for a mini-mall? We all know […]
Last month, I attended the Laughing Out Loud For Literacy program at Crescenta Valley High, and I did laugh out loud (much to the annoyance of those around me). The show was put on by Once Upon A Time bookstore, a Montrose icon, and, just like the store’s selections, was geared to both kids and their parents. On my way out I spotted Jane and Bob Humphrey, who back in […]
Last week, I half-jokingly suggested that an appropriate icon for our fair foothills would be a trash bin in honor of those blue, brown and black plastic demi- dumpsters littering the streets, driveways and front yards of our neighborhoods. A recent email from a frustrated reader got me thinking about these waste wielding whales on wheels and what they’ve done to our community’s aesthetics. The e mail’s author has lived in the […]
Congratulations from the CV Chamber On Nov. 5, the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce and community members will recognize the outstanding individuals who constantly contribute their time enriching the quality of life in the Crescenta Valley. Man of the Year Steve Pierce semi retired a few years ago and has devoted his time to the C […]
Many cities have a symbol or image that, over time, comes to represent that place. You see the image, you think of the place. For example, when you see the distinctive architecture of the Sydney Opera House, you think of Australia. Same goes for the Coliseum in Rome, New York’s Empire State Building, the Eiffel […]
I’ve heard a lot of comments from locals about the new three-story medical offices on the edge of Montrose, at Verdugo Road and Broadview Drive, mostly to the tune of “What happened there?” You can’t miss that building. It’s a looming modern glass-and-steel structure that raises huge issues about compatibility. Although it’s not in the […]