The newly created Charles K. Beatty Memorial Scholarship was awarded to a local student. By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Charles “Charlie” Beatty loved the community. He was a regular fixture at the Ralph’s supermarket on Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta and donated his time with the Montrose Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Monica [Mountains] Conservancy, was part […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council took unusual action and voted to reduce two previously approved increases to the solid waste fee set to go into effect on July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027 from 10% to 4% and 3%, respectively. In 2023, the Glendale council voted unanimously to phase […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Monday the Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted law enforcement in a talk about e-bikes and e-motors. The talk began with officers from California Highway Patrol explaining the difference between e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motors and the laws that apply to each classification. “Our big thing is that we are looking to provide […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This month is Wildfire Awareness Month but in our area it is mostly a year round awareness. There is not one month, week or day that we do not think about fire. The Crescenta Valley is in the middle of two mountain ranges that are spectacular and, with the rains we’ve had, […]
How Time Flies My youngest son and his wife celebrated their wedding anniversary this past weekend. I thought back to the day when they got married (in Camarillo) and what life was like in their early days (prior to the arrival of their two kids). Of course, I also thought of my wedding. It’s hard […]
CVIM Having Last Full Concert of the Year Crescenta Valley Instrumental Music is having its last full concert of the year on May 22 at 7 p.m. in the MacDonald Auditorium (located in the 4300 block of Ramsdell Avenue) at the high school. Tickets are $10 at the door; cash, check or Venmo @CVIM-Foundation. Rosemont […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “The only thing better than singing is more singing.” – Ella Fitzgerald That quote from Ella Fitzgerald is the foundation of the Foothills Community Choir. People from all over the area, from Lake View Terrace and Burbank to La Cañada and Pasadena, join a choir that is truly a community. Under the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There are many issues facing Glendale – from budget shortfalls to new bike lanes to strained city services; however, housing is one of the biggest issues voters will be tackling. The corporate purchase of homes in Glendale, and throughout California and the nation, has been reported in various media outlets. It was […]
On Sunday, May 17 at approximately 10:25 p.m., officers with the Glendale Police Dept. responded to the 1100 block of Sonora Avenue regarding a reported structure fire involving a commercial building. The Glendale Fire Dept. responded to the scene with assistance from the Burbank Fire Dept. and Pasadena Fire Dept. Fire personnel initiated an immediate […]
The Los Angeles Fire Dept. is reporting that two of its firefighters sustained minor injuries Tuesday when their apparatus was involved in a vehicle accident in the 8200 block of Foothill Boulevard in Sunland while responding to a structure fire. Both firefighters were transported to a local hospital and are being evaluated by medical personnel. […]