The Sad Tale of the Florencita Market Robbery At 2460 Florencita Ave. sits an odd little house. Unlike the other houses on the street, it fronts right onto the sidewalk, with no front yard. A long and thin front porch seems to lead one right to the front door. It seems out of place, and […]
AAUW Correction I was just reading the Jan. 19 issue and love the photo and article about AAUW Glendale Branch … but you have a few details wrong. AAUW nationally was founded in 1881 and the Glendale Branch was founded in 1923 … so the event last week was our 100th anniversary party! Yes, there is a discussion about […]
Climate Change Will Only Bring More Devastating Storms like January’s After a brutal series of atmospheric rivers drenched our state with deadly consequences, the skies have finally cleared. But the mess left in their wake is on full display. Rocks have littered the roadways, trees are still down, debris clutters the sidewalks and the risk […]
So far, 2023 has put us through a lot, weather-wise. We’ve had storm after storm, and while that may be great for our drought-starved reservoirs, it’s taken a toll on many of our homes, neighborhoods, and infrastructure. If you’re cleaning up after the latest round of wind and rain, or shoring up your home for […]
Memories of Villa Esperanza – Part 2 We’re continuing last week’s description of Villa Esperanza related by Marjorie Faddis. To recap, Villa Esperanza was a rambling Victorian mansion on the southeast corner of Rosemont and Foothill, where Rosemont Veterinary is today. It had been built as a retirement home for the learned Professor W.C. White […]
Memories of Villa Esperanza – Part 1 I’m continuing a streak of reprinting the memories of early CV residents. Some might call that plagiarism but, in my defense, who better to write about the past than those who were there? And often eyewitness accounts, like the flood description I reprinted a couple of weeks ago, […]
Goodbye December and Happy New Year! Now we welcome the New Year, full of new things. How the New Year will turn out is entirely up to you. The attitude you bring, the determination you have, the goals you set all will result in the type of year you will have. So let your attitude […]
The Guessing Game Congratulations to your representatives (and mine) who received failing grades from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, Assemblyman Chris Holden and State Senator Anthony Portantino each earned an ‘F’ from the Orange-based organization that has fought for hard-won protections of Proposition 13 since 1978. “Progressive” politicians pay lip service to […]
That Christmas Morning Feeling Friends sometimes ask me if the holidays are difficult for our family since the loss of our son Ben almost three years ago and my mother earlier this year. That’s an understandable question as losing loved ones often stirs up emotions during certain times of the year. It can be very […]
Former Montrose Merchant was a Holocaust Survivor If you’ve been here in the valley a long time, you may remember a dress shop for young ladies back in the ’60s called Caroline’s. It was located at 2247 Honolulu Ave. in the storefront occupied now by Chic Bohëmian Bride. Caroline’s was owned by a Polish Immigrant […]