Close enough to the big city without being overwhelmed by it, the Crescenta Valley offers a charm that is hard to come by. By Mary O’KEEFE Even though Crescenta Valley is only a few miles from downtown Los Angeles, the small town feel can be found everywhere especially during the holidays. Storeowners decorate their […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale has always considered the 1929 subdivision of Mountain Oaks to be an illegal subdivision through the 1952 Glendale annexation of the 401 lots that make up the 44.7-acre property at the terminus of New York Avenue near Park Vista Drive. The city insisted that the original 1930 subdivision of Lot A […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Runners who did not let cold weather and rain slow them down lined up on Foothill Boulevard on Thanksgiving morning in La Cañada for the annual Thanksgivings Day Run. The run began in 1994 and throughout the years has become, for many families, a holiday tradition. Diane Peranich described herself as “not […]
Nov. 30 200 block of Berkshire Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, someone cut through a chain-link fence at a property and stole a trailer between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2. Nov. 28 3000 block of Hopeton Road in La Crescenta, the sliding glass door of a home had been shattered. Nothing appeared to […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For those in the Glendale and Crescenta Valley area who wished there was an ice skating rink closer than downtown Los Angeles their wish has come true. For the first time, the City of Glendale has its very own ice skating rink erected in the parking lot of Glendale City Hall, 122 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Porch pirates” or “box bandits” are known for cruising local neighborhoods looking for booty. This is especially true during the holidays. Porch pirates and box bandits are terms used for criminals who steal packages that have been delivered to a home, often to the front porch. The home security company Safewise collected […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. at Crescenta Valley Station is looking for teens for its Explorer program. The Explorer program started in 1969 as a career development and education program open to kids from 14 to 20 years old. “The [Explorers] can go on ride-alongs with station deputies, work with station […]
Information Found in Candidate Forums By Mary O’KEEFE Learning what issues candidates stand for and how they will work, if elected, in the specific office is by attending a candidate forum. Below is a list of several forums that relate to the Glendale City Council election, open to Glendale registered voters, the Glendale Unified […]
With a significant amount of rain and snow recorded across most of the forest recently, fire managers downgraded the fire danger level to very high from extreme. This change will allow forest visitors to use campfires and barbecues within designated campgrounds and picnic areas where steel fire rings and stoves are provided. “Although these recent […]
State Senator Anthony J. Portantino was recently honored by the California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CALACAP) as the 2019 Children’s Hero Award recipient. CALACAP recognized the senator at its recent conference in Marina Del Rey for his dedication to youth mental health. Portantino has long made mental health issues a key component of […]