By Jason KUROSU The Draft Environmental Impact Report for Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s modernization project has been released and is currently available for public comment until Aug. 27. Titled the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Draft Specific Plan, the project is intended to upgrade the campus in several facets, including modernizing and expanding the Arts and […]
By Jason KUROSU California’s extended drought has prompted the Crescenta Valley Water District to implement a yellow alert, an “extraordinary conservation alert” denoting that customers should minimize water usage and water outdoors no more than three days per week. Statewide, the situation has become so dire that a penalty of $500 a day will be […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Have you been in Montrose on a Friday night lately? Stroll along Honolulu Avenue and you will hear music, see sidewalks filled with families and shops open for business. “We are trying a new promotion on Friday nights to get people to shop and dine locally,” said Linda McMenamin, events coordinator/marketplace manager […]
By Charly SHELTON Last weekend saw the debut of the Montrose Food and Brewfest, hosted and organized by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. Twelve breweries, one cidery and a wine shop came down to Montrose Shopping Park on Sunday afternoon to provide samples of their craft brews for eager attendees. For the ticket price […]
Eaton Canyon Upper Falls to Close Forest Service officials will close the Eaton Canyon Upper Falls beginning Friday, Aug 1 due to the number of rescues, injuries and deaths associated with climbing to the upper waterfalls in Eaton Canyon. This health and safety closure of the area surrounding the Upper Waterfall only applies to Forest […]
“Slowly at last the heavy clouds, charged with the welcome water, roll up from seaward. And down, as if really from heaven … comes the fresh rain. Then there rises from the ground a cool and penetrating aroma, the scent of the dry soil saturated…” ~ Daily Telegraph, quoted in “A Cyclopaedia of Nature […]
On July 21, the La Cañada Flintridge City Council formally adopted its annual budget and financial plan for fiscal year 2014-15. With the passage of this budget, city general fund reserves will be approximately $14.3 million by the end of the fiscal year, roughly 120% of the city’s annual operating budget. La Cañada Flintridge has […]
By Ted AYALA Amidst a historic statewide drought that has persisted with no foreseeable end in the near future, Glendale City Council approved on Tuesday moving Glendale Water & Power (GWP) into the second phase of its water conservation plan. The implementation of phase 2 of the GWP Water Conservation Ordinance was required after the […]
Did you attend the First Annual Montrose Food and Brewfest? There were quite a few beers and drinks from a dozen breweries, one cidery and a wine shop. If you had one that you liked but can’t remember the name, take a look below. These are the beers from those 12 breweries that were offered […]