La Crescenta Avenue ‘Road Diet’ Put On Hiatus

By Ted AYALA Advocates of bicycling in Glendale were dealt a blow by City Council on Tuesday. After reviewing a proposal by the city’s Traffic and Transportation Department to allow a road diet of La Crescenta Avenue between Verdugo Road and Montrose Avenue, the council voted against the proposal. The road diet, to have been […]

Weather in the Foothills

“… The winds will blow their freshness into you, and the storms, their energy. And cares will drop off like Autumn leaves…” ~ John Muir I’m aware the quotations of this week and last are both John Muir’s. After searching, I found nothing that came close to describing our weather. His basic understanding of nature, […]

‘CV’s Got Talent’ Is Back

By Mary O’KEEFE It is time once again for students at Crescenta Valley High School to put their best entertainment foot forward and show that CV’s Got Talent at their annual performance at MacDonald Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday. The show is produced by the CVHS Advanced Dance and will highlight not only the […]

IN Brief

Low Cost Property Clean Up Available Those in the city of Glendale who have private property that was affected by the recent windstorm can seek low cost assistance available from the City. The Property Clean Up Program (PCUP) is managed by the Neighborhood Services Division and offers a variety of maintenance services including removal and […]

Changes Coming to North Glendale

By Brandon HENSLEY The North Glendale community has a new model for its community planning, as City Council adopted the North Glendale Community Plan this month. Effective Jan. 5, the area will see new regulations and guidelines for incoming projects. Council adopted a draft of the plan on Nov. 29 and also introduced new zone […]

The Gift of Giving

By Mary O’KEEFE The holiday gift-giving season is in full force. The Montrose Shopping Park Assn. saw an increase in some sales when they covered Honolulu Avenue with snow on Nov. 25 and then lit up the avenue with twinkling lights. White, as opposed to Black, Friday was a push to shop locally. The following […]

Lunch Policy Still Debated

By Jason KUROSU For years, Crescenta Valley High School has been the only high school in the district with an open lunch policy, a distinction which may not exist come January when the district school board will decide whether or not to move towards closing the campus at lunch. Increases in off-campus drug arrests and […]

Suicide Victim Found on Angeles Crest Highway

By Mary O’KEEFE A 43-year-old Pasadena man was found in his car dead of an apparent suicide on Monday. The man was in a vehicle parked along Angeles Crest Highway at mile marker 27.2. “It [has been determined] a suicide [from] a gunshot wound,” said Craig Harvey, Los Angeles County Coroner spokesman. The man’s vehicle […]

Illegal Marijuana Dispensary Closed in Tujunga

By Mary O’KEEFE An illegal marijuana dispensary was closed thanks to the efforts of the Los Angeles Police Department, the department’s narcotics unit and the city’s district attorney. “We did get one [dispensary] closed down on Commerce Avenue,” said LAPD Officer Richard Wall. The operator of the dispensary was renting the facility in the 10000 […]

CV Station Detectives Seek Public’s Help

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives from the Crescenta Valley station are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who vandalized Rosemont Middle School. Detectives have released a surveillance photo of two individuals suspected of vandalizing the school with spray painted graffiti on June 16. The first suspect is described as […]