By Mary O’KEEFE In 2009, sports apparel icon Nike launched the 3ON3 basketball tournament at L.A. Live, the entertainment and sports district surrounding the Staples Center and Nokia Theatre. At that first event, there were over 500 teams and more than 13,000 players and spectators. The event has grown by almost three times the original […]
They did it! Those amazing engineers and scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory invented a robot that flew 352 million miles from Earth to land on a very precise little piece of land on Mars. After years of development and testing, the Mars Science Laboratory with its rover Curiosity landed on Mars. I have been […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Joe’s Minibike Reunion Tour came and went last Saturday at Crescenta Valley Park, but not before it left an impression on the community. The event was a showcase for all kinds of minibikes, be classic or custom built, and was headed up by La Crescenta resident Joe Sebergandio, who may now be […]
Coming off the successful Sunday landing, the Mars rover is already busy sending images to Earth. By Mary O’KEEFE The Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity has been on Mars for four days as of today and has already sent back pictures described by scientists in terms like “spectacular” “amazing” and “better than we could have […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Although she is still recovering from injuries received after her vehicle plunged down a cliff off Angeles National Forest highway about four months ago, on Thursday Tracy Granger returned to the scene of the accident. She met with members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Montrose Search and Rescue Team and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Although she is still recovering from injuries received after her vehicle plunged down a cliff off Angeles National Forest highway about four months ago, on Thursday Tracy Granger came back to the scene of the accident. She met with members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Montrose Search and Rescue Team […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s proposal to extend term limits for the board of supervisors will not be on the ballot this November. Antonovich’s proposed amendment would change the term limits from supervisors serving up to three four-year terms to five terms. Ten years ago, L.A. County voters imposed the three-year […]
By Mary O’KEEFE John Drayman and National Fire Systems and Services have come to an agreement on the mechanic’s lien on Drayman’s condominium. The agreement, which has Drayman paying $15,000 over a 15-year period, was arrived via arbitration on Tuesday according to Drayman. This amount is considerably less than that of the original $98,000 figure […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Water & Power will be switching from chlorine to chloramines to disinfect the water in the area of Northern Glendale above Oakmont Golf Course in the Verdugo Canyon, including Montrose and La Crescenta, starting Aug. 8. This conversion will be done to comply with new federal drinking water regulations and will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School District continued its community outreach meetings concerning solar construction at local Crescenta Valley campuses. On Tuesday two meetings were held, the first at Rosemont Middle School and the second an hour later at Clark Magnet High School. Deputy Superintendent John Garcia, Chief Business/Financial Officer Eva Lueck, Public Information […]