La Canada Flintridge News

NASA has a new mission to lasso an asteroid. It's all in an effort to protect the Earth if an asteroid ever comes too close.

Residents will take to the streets to celebrate the community's heritage and local businesses this weekend in the 40th annual Fiesta Days.

A La Canada Flintridge Girls Scout troop will have a yard sale at the Ronald McDonald House in Pasadena on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Seven eighth graders will sell books, paintings, cookware, children's clothing, furniture and modern art at 763 S. Pasadena Ave., said Lisa Simone, the troop leader.

It's 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue.

With an intense fire season already underway before summer officially begins, firefighters need all the help they can get even from space.

Alhambra Mayor Steve Placido announces Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Alhambra City Hall the launch of its city's "Close the Gap" campaign in support of the 710 freeway extension project currently under review by Metro while a group of 710 protestors held signs.

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

The judicial system in 2011 sent a setback to a group of senior Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers who, citing academic freedom, had challenged onerous background checks being made in the name of "national security.

At least one historical account says evidence of these dead-end streets have been unearthed from Egyptian ruins circa 1885 B.C. They also are believed to have been used in ancient Athens and Rome, probably more for defensive purposes or to accomodate walls built around communities.

The great cliche from Americans opposed to funding the space program has been for half a century: "Why don't we solve problems down here on the planet first before wasting all that money up there?" But when the investment in space helps solve the most vexing problem of our time -- climate change and its effect on future generations -- the naysayers ... (more)

Growing up in South Pasadena, Jill Bowers Sayre attended K - 12 in the quaint community.

The La Canada Flintridge Public Library will celebrate its centennial in a library rededication today Saturday, May 11 at noon.

Months away from the Nov. 5 election and already, the race for a seat on the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees is heating up, according to a story in the Pasadena Sun .

Tickets are on sale now for the annual La Canada Spring Home Tour, which this year takes place on Friday, May 3 and features local properties in a variety of architectural styles.

Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Adrian Murrieta estimated damages to the pool deck and trees at $40,000. He said there were no injuries.

The Flintridge Proper, a new neighborhood restaurant and bar in La Canada, is celebrating National Teacher Appreciation week by offering its locally roasted, specially blended gourmet coffee free to faculty and staff of any of LCF's public or private schools from May 6-10. According to owners and local residents Mary and Brady Caverly, "Our ... (more)

Students celebrate Earth Day at St. Bede the Venerable School. Left to right: Sean Douglas, Lauren Gmelich, Michael Lund, Ivana Alejo, and Tommy Italia.

Gusty Santa Ana winds blew across the Southland today amid rising heat and falling humidity, creating an "elevated fire danger'' in the region expected to last until Friday, National Weather Service forecasters said.

After an arduous house hunt across Los Angeles, comedy and rom-com movie veteran actor Vince Vaughn and his preggers wife Kyla have splashed out $3.925 million on a mini-mansion in the upscale suburban community of La Canada-Flintridge, CA.

The 43-year-old funnyman has splashed out on a $3.925 million home in La Canada Flintridge, a small Los Angeles town known for its good schools.