By Mary O’KEEFE Friends of Rockhaven continued its recognition and celebration of Rockhaven Sanitarium’s 100th anniversary by hosting a dance at Montrose Girl Scout House last weekend. Rockhaven Sanitarium was dedicated to women’s mental health. Agnes Richards founded Rockhaven in 1923 after working as a nurse in mental facilities that were not kind to women. […]
CVTC Presents General Meeting The Crescenta Valley Town Council will be having its monthly general meeting tonight, Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. Among the items on the agenda is a candidate forum for those running for seats on the council. CVWD […]
The Burbank Police Dept. was awarded a $190,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads. This represents a $70,000 increase from the previous grant year and was based in part on […]
If you’re looking for something fun and different to start off your fall, the Brewery Artwalk is holding its Fall Artwalk on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, featuring two days of open studios on Main Street in Lincoln Heights, just east of the LA River. A venerable institution, the Brewery Artwalk has been welcoming the […]
Oct. 13 700 block of Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a woman parked her vehicle at the location and hiked the Switzer Falls Trail. About two hours after she began the hike she began receiving text message from her bank notifying her of unauthorized charges made with her credit cards. She did not […]
Montrose Oktoberfest, one of the biggest events and fundraisers held in Montrose, took place on Saturday, Oct. 7. Despite warm temperatures during the day, thousands flooded Honolulu Avenue to enjoy live music, food, beverage, games, rides and more. Photos by Charly SHELTON
On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s Assembly Bill 645 into law. While speed cameras are widely accepted across the country and the world as a tool to save lives, authorizing them in California has been a challenge. This is the eighth attempt to authorize them in California since 2005 and the first […]
A Community Versus a Place to Live On Thursday last week I had the chance to attend an evening ribbon cutting and CV Chamber of Commerce mixer at KNA Clawssy at 3156 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta (at the south east corner of Pennsylvania Avenue). Not only was the weather beautiful, in attendance were […]
By Mary O’KEEFE First I need to apologize for not informing readers of last week’s eclipse of the Sun, even though in California we only saw a partial eclipse. On Oct. 14 an annular solar eclipse crossed North, Central and South America. Of course it is never safe to look into the Sun during an […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After about 10 years since the project was first introduced the Fremont Park renovation is officially beginning. “I can tell you this is one of my favorite parks,” said Assemblymember Laura Friedman. “This is where my [daughter] learned to ride her bike. This is where she learned to ride her scooter. […]