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Unemployment rate drops across tri-city region

Unemployment rate drops across tri-city region

Unemployment rates continued to drop in the tri-city area last month, boosted by job gains in trade, transportation and utilities, as well as leisure/hospitality and residential construction.

Flintridge Proper offers free coffee for teachers, staff in La Cañada Flintridge

Faculty and staff members of La Cañada public and private schools are being offered free servings of coffee the week of May 6-May 10 at the town's new restaurant, Flintridge Proper, 464 Foothill Blvd.

Verdugo Hills Golf Course developer wins a round

Verdugo Hills Golf Course developer wins a round

A move that could block a residential development on the Verdugo Hills Golf Course hit a stumbling block last week when the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted unanimously to recommend it not be made a Historic-Cultural Monument.

Vince Vaughn buys home in La Cañada Flintridge

Vince Vaughn buys home in La Cañada Flintridge

Vince Vaughn has bought a house for $3.925 million in an area of Los Angeles one might not normally associate with actors – La Cañada Flintridge.

Flintridge Proper: A restaurant for La Cañada

Flintridge Proper: A restaurant for La Cañada

On a recent Saturday night at Flintridge Proper, well-dressed couples and multi-generational families occasionally left their tables or bar stools to talk to people they knew across the room.

No E-ticket for JPL

No E-ticket for JPL

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's annual open house allows space geeks and budding young scientists a rare peek inside the missions behind the La Cañada Flintridge facility.

Congress members urge NASA to spare planetary science funding

Congress members urge NASA to spare planetary science funding

Don't cut planetary science funding, members of Congress

JPL open house canceled

JPL open house canceled

The decision this week to suspend the hugely popular open house at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge less than two months before it was scheduled to take place was met with a huge dose of disappointment on Thursday.

Jobless rates drop slightly across tri-city region

Unemployment rates declined across the tri-city area in March, fueled by continued strengthening in the motion picture industry and sound recording industries.

La Cañada Flintridge City Council considers plastic bag ban

La Cañada Flintridge City Council considers plastic bag ban

La Cañada Flintridge City Council members are divided on whether to ban single-use plastic bags in the city.

Space budget takes a hit

Space budget takes a hit

President Obama's budget proposal, unveiled on Wednesday, would cut funding for planetary exploration at NASA by roughly $200 million, although it still funds several high profile missions being planned out of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge.

Sport Chalet joins Wal-Mart, Amazon in same-day-delivery parade

Sport Chalet joins Wal-Mart, Amazon in same-day-delivery parade

Specialty sporting goods store Sport Chalet Inc. is now offering same-day delivery service, hopping on a crowded...

Future space explorers tour JPL

Future space explorers tour JPL

Thirty-two students in aerospace, engineering and science programs in 11 different countries descended on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory last week as part of a Caltech competition to design a mission to one of Mars' two moons, Phobos or Deimos.

Local unemployment rates fall in tandem with California

Local unemployment rates fall in tandem with California

The unemployment rates throughout the tri-city area declined in February in tandem with California, driven down by gains in the motion picture/sound recording industry, professional services and educational/health services.

La Cañada works to get word out to residents

The city of La Cañada Flintridge is small, but its compact dimensions still don't necessarily mean that information about meetings and ordinance changes always reach every resident.

Blood drive benefits Sport Chalet burn victims

Blood drive benefits Sport Chalet burn victims

Friends, family and co-workers of the two Sport Chalet employees who were severely burned in an explosion at the La Cañada Flintridge store earlier this month donated 64 pints of blood on Tuesday.

Unemployment rates rise slightly across tri-city region

Unemployment rates rise slightly across tri-city region

The unemployment rates throughout the tri-city area rose in January fueled by job losses in retail, motion picture/sound recording and business services.

Nick Berkuta named La Cañadan of the Year

Nick Berkuta named La Cañadan of the Year

Nick Berkuta has been named La Cañadan of the Year by the Kiwanis Club.

Senior tax exemption forms available at LCUSD website

Property owners within the La Cañada Unified School District boundaries seeking senior citizen or contiguous parcel exemption from the $150 schools parcel tax for 2013 can find the forms at www.lcusd.net or at the school district's...

Verdugo Hills Hospital doctors expect mixed bag

With USC's acquisition of Verdugo Hills Hospital finalized last week, doctors on staff at Verdugo Hills are saying the merger's impact likely will be a mixed bag.

Median home prices rise in Glendale

The real estate market in Glendale saw continued steady growth last month as median home prices were driven up by a limited number of homes and lots of potential buyers, according to the latest real estate report.

Slow recovery for Sport Chalet burn victims

Slow recovery for Sport Chalet burn victims

Nearly two weeks after a gas explosion rocked the La Cañada Flintridge Sport Chalet store, two employees who sustained severe burns in the incident find themselves in a slow recovery.

Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC merger awaits final OK from state

Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC merger awaits final OK from state

For the first time in its 40-year history, Verdugo Hills Hospital is no longer independent, announcing on Tuesday that it has completed its merger with USC’s Keck Medical Center.

Sport Chalet identifies employees burned in gas explosion at La Cañada store

Sport Chalet identifies employees burned in gas explosion at La Cañada store

Sport Chalet and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive that will support the two employees who were injured on March 1 during an...

Revenues look good, La Cañada Flintridge remains financially stable

While other cities in the county operate on a deficit, La Cañada Flintridge remains financially stable.

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