By Ruth SOWBY At Tuesday’s Glendale City Council meeting, the issue of the day was historic. Long grappling with the lengthy process to designate which Glendale districts may be considered “historic,” councilmembers decided to revisit the issue. The City’s goal in creating historic districts is to help residents protect and enhance the appearance of neighborhoods that […]
Finally Here Since I was a kid I have been a lover of Halloween and all things scary. Back in the day I would decorate my house on Rincon in Sun Valley with dry ice from Conwin Carbonics to create eerie smoke effects and hang plastic spiders from cheesecloth webs. Despite the lingering residue […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This week photos from the Small World Photomicrography Competition were released and to say they are terrifying is an understatement. It took me a long time to look at a fly without seeing Jeff Goldblum or Vincent Price’s face, and “Them” had me worried that someday nuclear waste-eating ants could be at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It’s been a busy election year for members of the Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club. First up was the primary election in March and now the upcoming November general election. Club members have been sending out postcards and manning telephones, getting the facts out about Democrat candidates – not just in California but […]
CVCA Meets Tonight Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Included on the agenda is an update on the proposed project at 3411-3437 Foothill Boulevard (at the northwest corner of New York Avenue). Contact the CVCA at crescentavalleycommunityassn@gmail.com with any questions. Movie Night Planned, […]
By Ruth SOWBY Friday’s Big Strike Auction attracted dozens of supporters who generously bought high-end live auction items and lavish silent auction treats. With the addition of a pricey dinner fee, the Council added thousands of dollars to its coffers – all to benefit hundreds of Scouts, both boys and girls. To date, an estimated $1.8 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There have been a number of reports of a triple threat to the health of children recently: RSV, flu and COVID. RSV – respiratory syncytial virus – is a respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms in adults but can be serious for infants and toddlers. “There is everything,” said Dr. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) received a grant from the California Dept. of Health Care Services and CA Bridge to support a behavioral health pilot project in its Emergency Department (ED). This means that when someone comes into the USC-VHH ED with a drug emergency there is a cohesive plan to not […]
The admission free American Heroes Air Show on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will take place at Hansen Dam Recreation Center. Plans are being finalized for U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to swear in candidates for U.S. citizenship and present their citizenship certificates as attending family members cheer on this […]
Oct. 21 13000 block of Descanso Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded regarding the activation of a burglar alarm. Deputies found several areas had been ransacked and a bathroom window had been shattered. Nothing was reported stolen at the time. The residential burglary occurred between 3 p.m. and 8:43 p.m. Oct. 18 2300 […]