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Want to paint your business's building? Think again

Want to paint your business's building? Think again

The La Cañada Flintridge Planning Commission Tuesday endorsed a possible zoning ordinance change that could require businesses to...

 

Board can't un-do pupil-free days

Some 10 district parents carried protest signs designed to make their feelings known, about 50 total parents attended the La Cañada...

 

Tom Traeger's the teacher he never had

Tom Traeger, a La Cañada High School geology and earth-science teacher, often gets asked by his students why he doesn’t move...

A place where kids can run amok

Avast mateys, pirates have landed in La Cañada and they’re here for a five-day stay.

 

Dam cleanout pushed to August

The removal of 25,000 cubic yards of sediment from the basin behind Devil’s Gate Dam has been put on hold until August in order to...

 

Local advocates bicycle safety on Crest

A La Cañada resident is asking Caltrans to increase bicyclist safety along Angeles Crest Highway by replacing missing signage that...

Opinion

Crest danger a long-term issue

In the August 2011 issue of Motor Trend magazine there was an article comparing two new BMWs, the M1 and the M3. The author got two...

Piece of Mind: Showing the flag is least we can do

There was a ritual in my parents’ household during my youth. On the mornings of Flag Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day and Veterans...

Seven pupil-free days is ridiculous

As a teacher in San Marino and a parent in La Cañada, I am concerned about LCUSD’s proposed seven staff development days for...

A gift to all who knew him

I’ve really been enjoying Gene Pepper’s columns, and especially his most recent, “Memories of a Noble Gift That Was...

Columns

Piece of Mind: In praise of our zippy number

Piece of Mind: In praise of our zippy number

On July 1, 1963 a new mail coding system, the Zoning Improvement Plan, was launched by U.S. Postmaster General J. Edward Day. La Cañ...

Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Thinking about Barbara

Girls can do anything, part two.

Take Five: We need to talk

We have to talk. Make that, we need to talk. Right now, before it’s too late. Our vocal chords will soon atrophy. We can’t let...

In Theory: Should there be morality in the markets?

Q. At a time of near-record food prices, Pope Benedict XVI has denounced speculation in commodities markets as “immoral” and...

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Judge in Costa trial says all charges stand

If work goes smoothly, 405 Freeway could reopen early

Brian McGackin's 'Broetry,' poems geared towards guys

Lawmakers honor local business women

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    Sports

    • An old school approach

      An old school approach

      Richard Tetu has learned in his near-decade of coaching high school golf that the best golfers are usually rather self-centered. That was...

    • Being coached by champions

      Mike McGlashan spent many of his childhood summers developing his game in the Spartan Basketball Summer Camp at La Cañada High, soaking...

    • Brown moving up in minor leagues

      Kelson Brown had his dream came true last summer when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2010 Major League Baseball First-...

    • Campbell carves her niche

      The 500-yard freestyle is usually a test of endurance for swimmers. Katy Campbell, who just finished her junior season with La Cañada...

    Life & Leisure

    • Musicians in the making

      Musicians in the making

      It has all come together quickly for the Christopher Brothers. They learned to play their first song together, Santana’s “...

    Society

    The Valley Line: Fun at theTofR Happy Hour

    It has been pretty darn muggy around here lately. It felt more like being in the state of Virginia than California. The weather people...

    The Valley Line: Bits, bows and bites from around town

    “Old Glory” was flying high and so beautiful, adorning many yards in our city. It was a great Fourth of July celebration for...

    Public Safety

    Crime Blotter - July 13, 2011

    AREA 1: 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard: A woman was shopping at Ralphs in La Crescenta at about noon on July 5 with her purse sitting open...

    Crime Blotter - July 6, 2011

    Area 1: 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard: Two men left a Ralphs grocery store just after 6 p.m. on July 3 without paying for 10 cases of Red...

    Crime Blotter - June 29, 2011

    AREA 1: 2300 block of Florencita Avenue: A woman told deputies at entered the lobby of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station on June 20...

    Firefighters make quick work of blaze

    U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County firefighters used teamwork on Sunday to quickly extinguish a small wildfire that broke out in the...

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