By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents will see rain and wind over the weekend, with wind gusts in the mountains up to 70 miles per hour and snow levels possibly dipping to 5,000 feet. The rain will begin lightly today with the peak of the storm arriving early Friday morning. “You could see two to […]
A long-standing pine tree in a local neighborhood cracks “like a wishbone.” By Mary O’KEEFE Part of a giant Stone pine tree that had towered over a neighborhood for more than 80 years crashed onto that neighborhood street, when the soil from recent rains became saturated. “I was sitting in my chair watching the news […]
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. – Mohandas Gandhi By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays are a time to share with one’s family and for many that family includes pets. On Saturday, Dr. James “JD” Speas, owner of Crescenta Cañada Pet Hospital, continued […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Billy’s Board Shop is changing hands. The board shop has been in Montrose since 1976 and will continue to maintain its loyalty to all things skater while expanding its reach to appeal to everyone in the family … skaters and beyond. Former owner Tim Shepard sold Billy’s Board Shop to Christian and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The weather is expected to cooperate for the 38th Annual Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade on Saturday. The small town parade will carry on its tradition of highlighting local organizations, schools and community members. Over 800 Boy Scouts will parade down Honolulu Avenue, along with bands and sport teams from the Glendale Unified School […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, the parking lot at Montrose Travel was a picture perfect winter wonderland with snow, sleds and lots of kids wearing hats and mittens. The unusual winter weather was courtesy of Montrose Travel and its seventh annual Snowpalooza. Seven years ago Joe McClure, Montrose Travel president, had the idea for a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade is just around the corner – on Dec. 6 – and all the volunteers who make the parade happen are busy getting ready for the annual event. It takes hundreds of volunteers to make the parade the hometown celebration it has been for 38 years, from those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents are seeing the closure of another business – this time along Foothill Boulevard owned by a local family who was very generous to local teams and organizations. Straw Hat Pizza at 3463 Foothill Blvd. closed its doors on Monday after opening a little over a year ago. “We couldn’t […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and friends, but there are two families in the area that will have an empty place setting at the table this year. Kimberly Blum, 45, was last seen at a family home in the 2000 block of Cinco Casitas Lane in La Crescenta on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The image of children running to presents waiting under the tree is part of the holidays; however, for some the presents are not part of the season. These children are at the forefront of the minds of those at Kobeissi Properties. They want to make sure there are gifts waiting for these […]