By Mary O’KEEFE It will be 13 years on Nov. 26 that the Mars Science Laboratory and its rover, Curiosity, were launched. It took a little less than nine months for it to arrive on the Martian surface. And, like most missions managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA, the discoveries are still coming in and […]
Glendale Water & Power (GWP) hosted the annual student artwork exhibit from July 24 to Aug. 6 at the Glendale City Hall lobby. This art exhibit features award-winning pieces from The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) 26 member agencies across its six-county service area, showcasing the creativity and environmental consciousness of young artists […]
The City of La Cañada Flintridge, in partnership with the La Cañada Unified School District, announced the grand opening of its newly updated pickleball courts at 4490 Cornishon Ave. The courts will open on Saturday, July 27 with hours Monday-Friday from 9:30 a.m. to dusk, and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to dusk. This […]
Brand Boulevard will be the place for folks to check out a variety of classic vehicles. By Clare BUCHANAN On Saturday, July 20, the City of Glendale invites the community to its annual Cruise Night. The event will take place on Brand Boulevard from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and will spotlight over 400 […]
By Julie BUTCHER “There was an item on the agenda regarding La Crescenta Avenue,” noted Councilmember Ara Najarian during the Glendale City Council meeting of Tuesday, July 16 that provides time for comments from councilmembers. “Then it was taken off the agenda. I don’t think items should be removed like that, without discussion. It just […]
By Julie BUTCHER “Let me say first how nice it is to see the city doing something beautiful in North Glendale,” one participant said during a packed, two-hour community meeting held on Wednesday, July 10 at the Montrose-Crescenta Library concerning immediate and longer-term plans for the former Rockhaven site. Nurse Agnes Richards opened Rockhaven Sanitarium […]
Telling the Truth When I was little I was told by my father that he wouldn’t abide having in his house a thief or a liar. I thoroughly absorbed that message and I remember telling my dad only one lie in my life: something involving an incident with the neighbor kid when I was a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Over the weekend I had to stop watching the news. Now anyone who knows me understands this is a monumental decision because I am and have always been obsessed with the news. I read the Des Moines Register and Oskaloosa Herald every day from kindergarten well into my young adulthood. I couldn’t […]
By Hayden FRANKLIN October 16 of this year would have marked the 100th anniversary of the Montrose Theater. Though barely remembered, the theater was at one point the centerpiece of the downtown Montrose area. Fashioned in the Spanish Revival style the theater hosted vaudeville shows and silent films in its early days; then as cinema […]
CVCA to Meet July 25 The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its meeting on Thursday, July 25. This month the meeting is in person in the community room at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. The CV Water District will give a presentation at 7 p.m. on PFAS, an emerging water quality issue. Beforehand, […]