By Mary O’KEEFE and Sammi SLAYBACK The Crescenta Valley community had the opportunity to recognize 9/11 last week with three separate events held over two days. The first was a Remembrance Parade that began at 9:11 a.m. on 9/11 that wound through the streets of the Crescenta Valley. Later that day, an emotional tribute was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A surveillance video is making the social media rounds of a man stealing a bench in front of Montrose Pet Hospital. Without hesitation he picked up the bench, then apparently placed it in his truck. Comments on social media reflect feelings of anger, but mostly disappointment that someone would do this in […]
By Isiah REYES On Sept. 12, 2014, the community had the opportunity to celebrate La Crescenta 91214 (the area’s zip code) by visiting 15 historical landmarks located throughout La Crescenta. Locations ranged from Crescenta Valley Park and Dog Park, Whiting Woods, Rosemont Preserve and Ananda Ashrama, to name a few. The main reception for the […]
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 in the Crescenta Valley was surely a day to remember. The CV Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Early Rodders Car Club organized the second annual Remembrance Parade, a commemoration of Patriot Day and an opportunity for the community to show its respect for those who died on Sept. 11, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY September always brings the start football season, but in La Crescenta it also means it’s time to gear up for Joe’s Minibike Reunion Tour. For the third straight year, the minibike tour will take place at Crescenta Valley Park this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. “It’s a short, fun gathering […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Councilmember Laura Friedman, during remarks summarizing the trip she and other members of the council made to the meeting of the League of California Cities (LCC), urged her colleagues to adopt an online comment system that she said would “engage the public in discussion in a formal way.” That system, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Since the attacks on U.S. soil on Sept. 11, 2001, security at airports has changed, and continues to change. The days of getting to the airport late, having family walk to the gate with the passenger and keeping your shoes on are gone. The security, most agree, is worth the time and […]
5K Walk-Run on Saturday The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to take part in the annual 5K Walk-Run taking place on Saturday at Two Strike Park. Check-in begins at 7 a.m.; kids’ fun run is at 7:55 .m.; the 5K run starts at 8 a.m.; the 5K walk starts at 8:05 a.m. The […]
Sept. 15 3000 block of Orange Avenue in La Crescenta, jewelry, an X-Box, two Apple iPads, an iPhone and several X-Box games were stolen from a home. The resident reported that a person/persons entered her locked home and stole the items. When she arrived home the front door was still locked; however, once inside […]
“Change is a measure of time and, in the autumn, time seems speeded up. What was is not and never will be again will be; what is is change.” ~ Edwin Teale, American naturalist, writer and photographer Summer 2014 is almost history. After two power outages and temperatures reaching close to 110, most of us […]