By Isiah REYES Pasadena Heritage presented the Colorado Street Bridge Party on July 12 featuring dancing, live music, children’s activities, vintage Mustangs, drinks, food and more. Pasadena Heritage started the Bridge Party in 1979 with the hope of raising money to renovate the Colorado Street Bridge, which was built in 1913. The bridge was refurbished […]
CVTC Meets tonight The Crescenta Valley Town Council meets tonight, Thursday, at the La Crescenta Library at 7 p.m. On the agenda is recognition of GUSD board president Mary Boger, a presentation by members of the Boys and Girls Clubs and a discussion of possible bus route changes. All are invited to attend. The library […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN The Glendale Unified School District board of education postponed a vote on the proposed territory transfer between GUSD and La Cañada Unified at its July 8 meeting. Superintendent Richard Sheehan explained that the board did not want to feel “under the gun to vote.” He also added that they “don’t anticipate this […]
Glendale police responded to the 2200 block of Montrose Avenue on Saturday, July 5 at about 3:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found Crescenta Valley Sheriff deputies detaining three suspects, later identified as an 18-year-old Palmdale man, an 18-year-old Pasadena man and a 17-year-old Montrose juvenile. CV deputies had initially responded to an apartment due […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the Crescenta Cañada Lions Club collected new and gently used backpacks and suitcases, along with some toiletries, to be donated to the Los Angeles County Foster Care system. Kases for Kids is an event sponsored by the Lions Club to help ease the transition for children who are taken into […]
The 53rd Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Watermelon Festival will continue its annual tradition at Santa Anita Park this weekend, July 19 and 20. Since 1961, the Watermelon Festival has grown considerably in scope, with this year’s event raising money for over 70 nonprofit organizations. After 51 years in Sunland, the festival was moved to the Rose […]
“There is no way that we can predict the weather six months ahead, beyond giving the seasonal average.” ~ Stephen Hawking, “Black Holes and Baby Universes” As we sail into mid-summer, weather is pretty much business as usual. Monday a surge of monsoonal moisture brought cloud cover and a chance of showers to the foothills […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week the Peace Corps announced some changes in the agency’s application process. The changes are designed to make it easier and more personalized for applicants to join. “The agency saw what they needed to do,” said Alejandra Garcia, Peace Corps recruiter in the Los Angeles area. In 1960, then-Senator John F. […]
July 9 4400 block of Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, person/s spray painted an unknown substance on the front driver’s side door of a vehicle causing the clear coat to strip, leaving permanent damage to the door. The incident occurred between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. July 8 2800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La […]
By Charly SHELTON On Tuesday, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that the Appropriations Committee has included $5 million in funding in the fiscal year 2015 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for the Earthquake Early Warning System, the first time Congress has ever provided funding specifically for the system. Earlier this year, Schiff led a group of […]