For its 16th consecutive year, on Dec. 11-12 the Allen Lund Company (ALC) participated in a volunteer event with Navidad en el Barrio, joining for the fifth year with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and for a third year with Catholic Charities of Los Angeles. Each event celebrated the holidays and supported the […]
Today, Tuesday, Dec. 22 beginning at 6 p.m. Santa and his GPD elves will be making their way through the Crescenta Valley. Below is the turn-by-turn route.
Montrose Chamber Continues Holiday Bingo The Montrose Holiday Bingo continues. Participants are encouraged to shop or purchase gift certificates at five small businesses in a row and win one of 16 prizes ($20+ retail value) available. Some of the prizes include YMCA 90-day membership, hair products, $25 MasterCard gift card, beauty products, fit kit, wellness […]
“Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning of hand.” ~Henry David Thoreau Days of miracles. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah comes to an end tonight, Thursday evening, and the Christian celebration of Christmas arrives next week on Friday. Hanukkah isn’t associated with any style of […]
The Christmas Spirit For many of us, finding and holding onto the Christmas spirit is particularly difficult this season. The pandemic, with all of its restrictions, has lasted so much longer than we expected. There have been few, if any, holiday parties. Getting together has been all but forbidden. The rules, too, have not been […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Los Angeles and staff members at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital have rolled up their sleeves, ready for their shots. “Our plan is to pick up [the vaccine today] and start rolling it out to staff,” said USC-VHH CEO Keith Hobbs. The hospital will be receiving the […]
By Charly SHELTON Joe Rinaudo may not be a name that everyone in the Crescenta Valley recognizes right away. But many who have spent a summer evening at Two Strike Park watching silent films will recognize his face. Rinaudo is the stalwart facilitator of the summer nighttime silent film event hosted by the Historical Society […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale City Councilmember Paula Devine listed a number of questions for city staff to open this week’s meeting of the council, first questioning the recyclability of flocked Christmas trees (they are not recyclable – but the city picks them up and processes them along with the recyclable ones), then inquiring about the […]
By Sabrina SHELTON For these local heroes, giving is part of their nature – and a pandemic won’t slow them down. Every holiday season, the call to donate and volunteer is heard loud and clear. Some people thrill at the opportunity to help others during this festive season, and some live the volunteer lifestyle year […]