Photo by Mary O’KEEFE Hundreds Without Power, Roads Closed By Mary O’KEEFE At about 5:12 p.m. this afternoon, a driver who exited the 210 Freeway at La Crescenta Avenue was traveling northbound when a piece of equipment from a utility pole apparently fell onto the roof of her car. The driver was not injured. The […]
Labor Day weekend is coming up. For many Americans, that means an extra day off, backyard and beach barbecues, visiting friends and family, and the unofficial end of the summer season. Unfortunately, it also means a sharp increase in drunk-driving related fatalities. Now, through Labor Day weekend (September 1, 2014), the Glendale Police Department will […]
Advocates for street safety are celebrating as two landmark bills by Assemblyman Mike Gatto , which seek to curb the epidemic of hit-and-runs in California, have passed the legislature and are headed to the Governor’s desk. AB 47, which would create a “Yellow Alert” system to help catch hit-and-run offenders, passed the Assembly today by […]
Beyond The Box: A Utility Box Mural Program The last round of utility box murals went so well the city is going to have another round. Glendale Arts and Culture Commission will partner with The Big Draw LA to create murals on 11 locations in Montrose. Glendale Arts & Culture Commission encourages artists and community […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It has been five years since the hills above Tujunga, far north Glendale, La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge were ablaze. The fire that started as a small brush fire on Aug. 26, 2009 grew into the largest wildfire in California history. At containment on Oct. 16, 2009, the fire had burned […]
By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN About 110 people filled the auditorium of Mountain Avenue Elementary School on Tuesday evening to listen to a presentation by Glendale Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan regarding the proposed territory transfer. In attendance were Mountain Avenue parents, who represented a majority of the crowd, Mountain Avenue Principal Rebecca Witt, PTA […]
Note: The website address was printed incorrectly in the original story. The URL has been updated. By Mary O’KEEFE The Ice Bucket Challenge is not a new phenomenon – it has been used to call attention to a number of organizations – but for some reason in July the challenge took off. The difference was […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Former Crescenta Valley Town Council member Marti Marshall urged those involved in Scouts to be wary of council during the Aug. 21 CTVC meeting. She also told the council it should be “ashamed of itself” over how it has handled the planning and development of the Crescenta Commons. Crescenta Commons is a […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents have until midnight on Aug. 31 to submit comments for a controversial high-speed light rail project that, when completed, would connect the cities of Palmdale, Burbank, Los Angeles and points farther north and south. The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), which is building the high-speed rail line project, opened the […]
By Isiah REYES Registration is now underway for the 4th Annual California Council of the Blind 2K and 5K Mutt Strut walk that takes place on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Crescenta Valley Park. Everyone is invited to bring a canine friend, whether a trained guide dog or the family pooch. Registration will begin at 8 […]