Opportunities abound this weekend to support a variety of non-profit events. By Jason KUROSU, Mary O’KEEFE and Samantha SLAYBACK Saturday promises something for everyone when several non-profits host a variety of local activities. The California Council of the Blind will take over Crescenta Valley Park with its Annual Mutt Strut on Saturday morning. The event […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday it was firefighters vs. Keen girls and …the girls won. It was all in good fun as eight members of the Glendale Fire Department and women who are work-out regulars at Keen Fitness in Montrose competed in endurance workouts including squats and medicine ball exercises. “It’s exciting,” said Bat. Chief […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone attempting to get on the La Crescenta Avenue onramp of the 210 Freeway in the morning of Nov. 5 found it nearly impossible. This was because the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.-Crescenta Valley Station conducted a traffic stop that ended in the arrest of three burglary suspects. It all began in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are all kinds of “cons” from Comic to Dragon where fans can catch a glimpse of their favorite star from their favorite show. But there is something special about a convention. Maybe it’s because the fan convention was established years before the “cons” began. Maybe it is because a convention dedicated […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rockhaven has been a rollercoaster ride for both city officials and the nonprofit organization Friends of Rockhaven since the city purchased the site in 2008. At that time there were talks of the property becoming a library and park, but those plans gave way when the economy began to suffer. In 2014 […]
Veterans Day provides plenty of opportunities to thank a vet. By Mary O’KEEFE Twenty-one years after the “war to end all wars” – World War I – Adolf Hitler’s German army invaded Poland and World War II began. WWII spanned from 1939 to 1945 and, at the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE And so it begins – The construction for the Crescenta Valley Skate and Scooter Park has begun. “The contractors moved in on Monday,” said Frank Gonzales, deputy director, East Community Services Agency of the Dept. of Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation. It has been about three years since skaters Cooper Iven, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriffs from Crescenta Valley Station captured two burglary suspects after a daylong search. The CV Station received a call concerning a possible burglary at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the 5500 block of Rock Castle Drive in La Cañada. “We had a burglary in progress,” said Lt. Bill Jaeger. Deputies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For those who have ever driven by local restaurants and wondered what was beyond those doors or had heard of a restaurant but have never have the time to check it out… well the time to check out those eateries is coming up at the annual Taste of the Foothills event. On […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The shops along Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park have changed over the years. Many retailers have gone by the wayside as restaurants moved in. This is a typical sight in many small towns as mom and pop retail businesses battle the challenges brought by big box stores and the Internet. […]