Devil’s Gate to Eaton Canyon Water Conservation Project

By Charly SHELTON The Foothill Municipal Water District held a special meeting on Aug. 22 to discuss and gather information on, among other things, a new project proposed by the L.A. County Flood Control District to help replenish the groundwater basin beneath Pasadena. A portion of the water used in homes and businesses comes from […]

The Right Book at the Right Time

The Right Book at the Right Time

OUAT turns the page on five decades of being a staple in the community. By Mary O’KEEFE For 50 years Once Upon a Time has been the place to go in Montrose for children’s books, but it is so much more than that – it has been the place where kids grow their imagination as […]

Sagebrush Petition Accepted by LACOE’s LACCSDO

Sagebrush Petition Accepted by LACOE’s LACCSDO

By Charly SHELTON Yesterday morning, several stakeholders in the Sagebrush territory transfer option were on hand at the Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization meeting at the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Parent group UniteLCF has backed a petition and gathered 724 verified signatures to transfer the Sagebrush territory from Glendale Unified […]

More Than Meets the Eye at the Rosemont Preserve

More Than Meets the Eye at the Rosemont Preserve

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The Rosemont Preserve came to life early Sunday morning – without a single animal being seen. A small group of local residents joined animal tracker Johanna Turner at the Preserve for a lesson in identifying animals by studying their tracks and scat. Turner is a self-taught tracker who introduced the group to […]

In Brief

Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day The community is invited to the Rosemont Preserve Restoration Day on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. to help protect the natural habitat at Rosemont Preserve. Volunteers will be preparing to plant more trees and some new natives on the south slope and tending to native plants, removing […]

Seven Years After the Station Fire

Seven Years After the Station Fire

By Dana DOWSE Last week marked the seven-year anniversary of the Station Fire that started in the Angeles National Forest on Aug. 26, 2009.  The fire burned over 160,000 acres and threatened over 12,000 structures. The Station Fire was Los Angeles County’s largest and California’s 10th largest wildfire in recorded history. While arson was determined […]

Devil’s Gate to Eaton Canyon Water Conservation Project

By Charly SHELTON The Foothill Municipal Water District held a special meeting on Aug. 22 to discuss and gather information on, among other things, a new project proposed by the L.A. County Flood Control District to help replenish the groundwater basin beneath Pasadena. A portion of the water used in homes and businesses comes from […]

Will There Be Light?

By Brian CHERNICK With street lighting in La Crescenta still in limbo, a meeting scheduled for later this month hopes to make moves in one way or the other Despite reaching enough signatures from La Crescenta residents in a petition to install additional streetlights north of Foothill Boulevard on La Crescenta Avenue, the initiative continues […]

Korean Culture Celebrated at Annual Festival

Korean Culture Celebrated at Annual Festival

By Mary O’KEEFE The Second Korean Cultural Festival will take place Saturday at La Cañada Memorial Park. The Korean American Federation of North Los Angeles is inviting the community to the event that is sponsored by the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles, the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles and the Overseas Korean Foundation. […]

From The Desk of the Publisher

Bright Lights and Great Music Music is magic to me. Like many people, I can hear a song and immediately be transported to another time or place. I’m a disco girl – my mother taught me to jitterbug so when disco came around I was ready. In the ’70s there were clubs for teens specifically […]