By Ted AYALA Residents of the foothills communities may be feeling anxious in the wake of Gov. Jerry Brown’s declaration of a statewide drought emergency last week. California has been exceptionally parched this past year, with levels of rainfalls dropping to historic lows. Gov. Brown called the drought “perhaps the worst ever since records began […]
By Ted AYALA Years of research into reducing the levels of hexavalent chromium, better known as chromium 6, are nearly wrapped up, declared Glendale Water & Power (GWP) staff during Tuesday’s Glendale City Council meeting. “We have reached a seminal point here in the research and study of chromium 6 in water,” said City Manager […]
The Montrose Search & Rescue Team is comprised of local community members that are sworn reserve deputies and high risk volunteer members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In addition to being certified EMTs, the team has members that are specially trained for underground/mine rescues as well as ice rescue. This results in the […]
Feb. 3 Foothill Boulevard and Woodward Avenue in Sunland, a deputy noticed a 53-year-old La Crescenta man leaning against his bicycle that was against a planter at the corner of the location. He was slouched, according to the deputy’s report, with his head facing the ground appearing as if he was sick or injured. […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It was light and not very in-depth, but audience members at the Feb. 21 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting were given an up close look at three of the candidates running for the April 2 elections. Glendale Unified School District board of education candidates Dan Cabrera, Armina Gharpetian and incumbent Greg Krikorian […]
Falcon players and coaches reflect on winning water polo’s first Southern Section title. By Brandon HENSLEY As the seconds expired on the game clock, Crescenta Valley High School water polo coach Brent Danna jumped up and down, until he couldn’t jump anymore. So as the clock hit zero he somersaulted into the pool, followed […]
Tasting Bee Hosted by Girl Scouts Local Girl Scout troops will be participating in the Crescenta Valley Glendale 29th Annual International Tasting Bee on Sunday, March 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pacific Community Center. This annual event celebrates Girl Scouting around the world, with troops hosting booths from many different nations. […]
By Jason KUROSU A well-dressed crowd gathered in front of the Alex Theatre on Thursday morning, not passing the time during the intermission of a symphony or play, but rather celebrating the establishment of the Downtown Glendale Community Benefit District. Business owners in the area hope that by collectively contributing towards improvements within the district […]
By Tyler BIDDLE Montrose has finally turned 100. The celebration, Centennial Days, took place last Saturday and Sunday with a host of western themed attractions, shows and historical presentations all in acknowledgement of the original 1913 land purchase that started everything. The 2200 and 2300 blocks of Honolulu Avenue were closed off to auto traffic […]