By Bethany BROWN La Crescenta Library held its 7th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Dec. 8. The public was not invited to the event, which was sponsored by LA County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger. Barger had the honor of lighting the tree as limited guests and employees of the library gathered in the […]
By Bethany BROWN JohnHart Real Estate held an event on Sunday, Dec. 12 in celebration of the holiday season at the new JohnHart campus at 2428 Foothill Blvd. The campus now serves as the company headquarters. The event was free to attend and offered complimentary hot cocoa, pictures with Santa, a “snowground” and sled rides. […]
Grace Chase remembers that everyone needs extra kindness shown to them during the holidays, By Bethany BROWN Crescenta Valley resident Grace Chase has long continued her family tradition of hosting a Christmas party for those in the community who are severely disabled. Her father, Vito Cannella, began the tradition over 40 years ago and it […]
By Bethany BROWN Glendale Parks and Open Space Foundation hosted a special viewing on Saturday, Dec. 11 of a new art installation at Deukmejian Wilderness Park. The 26-foot mosaic mural, titled “The Breath of a Deukmejian Day,” depicts and celebrates natural elements of the region, including plants and animals found in the local area. The […]
By Bethany BROWN The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony played the Violins of Hope on Sunday, Dec. 12 at The Soraya in Northridge after the concert was postponed for nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The private collection of string instruments remained in safekeeping as it awaited its return to the stage and includes […]
By Bethany BROWN The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony will play the Violins of Hope on Sunday, Dec. 12 at The Soraya in Northridge. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and tickets can be purchased on www.thesoraya.org or by calling (818) 677-3000. The Violins of Hope is a private collection of more than 50 rescued […]
By Bethany BROWN The Montrose Shopping Park will celebrate its traditional White Friday the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 26. While many are familiar with the nationwide Black Friday, participation in Montrose’s White Friday doesn’t require waking up at the crack of dawn or standing in hours-long lines and fighting off hordes of people […]
Life’s Too Short Over these past few weeks I’ve had the chance to share my thoughts on the brevity of life and how we spend it. In my opinion there are two ways at looking at it: 1) life is too short to spend time around people who don’t bring you joy and 2) life […]
By Bethany BROWN Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will hold a blood drive on Dec. 1 at Surface Fitness, 3470 Ocean View Blvd. The blood drive will be in honor of Crescenta Valley resident Kean Ryder and will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kean, a sophomore at CVHS, was diagnosed with severe aplastic […]
Local elementary school students celebrate American Legion and VFW members. By Bethany BROWN Lincoln Elementary School in La Crescenta held an assembly on Wednesday, Nov. 10 in celebration of Veterans Day. Many students’ family members who are veterans or active duty military were present and recognized for their service to the country. Operation Gratitude […]