Something to Dance About

Something to Dance About

By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley High School dance team has something to really dance about with their successful showing at the Sharp International West Coast Championship Competition held on April 11 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. “We started [going to] competitions last year,” said Jacqueline Tsang, the assistant director with the high school’s dance […]

Banning Banners

Banning Banners

By Mary O’KEEFE People who hang banners around the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County/La Crescenta have been asked to take them down. For as long as anyone can remember banners promoting everything from country fairs to little league have been zip-tied to fences in areas like Ramsdell Avenue and Foothill Boulevard and the La […]

Celebrate Earth Day at Harvest Market

By Mary O’KEEFE The Harvest Market in Montrose will recognize Earth Day this Sunday with several Earth-friendly and green options that will help lessen carbon footprints. The idea came from Mark Sheridan and Steve Pierce of the Harvest Market. “Mark and I were talking about the Market and thought we should do something for Earth […]

Celebrate Earth Day at Harvest Market

By Mary O’KEEFE The Harvest Market in Montrose will recognize Earth Day this Sunday with several Earth-friendly and green options that will help lessen carbon footprints. The idea came from Mark Sheridan and Steve Pierce of the Harvest Market. “Mark and I were talking about the Market and thought we should do something for Earth […]

Rim of the Valley Study Released

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday the National Park Service (NPS) released the Rim of the Valley Corridor Draft Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment for public review. The study is another step in the process of determining if any portion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor is eligible to be designated as part of […]

New Faces on Glendale City Council and School Board

New Faces on Glendale City Council and School Board

By Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE Glendale’s 2015 municipal election results show a number of incumbents reelected to their positions across the board, as Tuesday’s voters kept many of their representatives in place, as well as retaining the current at-large election process. These are preliminary results: Paula Devine has retained her seat on the Glendale […]

Fatal Accident at Hermit Falls

By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff Homicide Unit responded to the Hermit Falls area of Angeles National Forest at 9:30 a.m. regarding a “recreational accident.” An 18-year-old man, later identified as Jesse Yuth of Signal Hill, jumped 50 feet from the top of the fall into a pond below. “Two teens were with him […]

Baker to Vegas Run a Hot, Sweaty Success

Baker to Vegas Run a Hot, Sweaty Success

By Mary O’KEEFE After running 120 miles through the desert, law enforcement members that participated in this year’s Baker to Vegas relay race are recovering from the run and the heat, and deciding on whether to run next year’s race. “This was my 14th or 15th year,” said Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro. This was […]

Local Robotics Teams Perform Well in Ventura

Local Robotics Teams Perform Well in Ventura

By Mary O’KEEFE ast weekend, robotic teams from Clark Magnet, Crescenta Valley and La Cañada high schools competed in a FIRST [For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology] contest in Ventura. It was the first time Ventura had hosted a FIRST competition and, for three local teams, it was a successful outing. Against a […]

Get Out And Vote!!!

2015GeneralElectionsPrecinctMapPolls “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” –Franklin D. Rooselvelt By Mary O’KEEFE “Get out the vote” has been a cry from citizens groups, cities, counties and, yes, even politicians. On April […]