Monthly Archives: April, 2016

Flintridge Prep’s Bachmann Celebrates 25 Years as Headmaster

Slow and steady wins the race. Many of us have heard this classic proverb, associated with Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Its...

Cook Studios Signs $500M Deal with Chinese Company

Dick Cook Studios, the namesake venture of La Cañada Flintridge resident and one of Hollywood’s heralded nice guys, last month announced a $500-million production...

Principal for a Day Puts Her Stamp on LCE

The hashtag is everything. Isabelle Risha had already managed to summarize her experience running La Cañada Elementary School for a day in the Twitter-imposed 140-or-less...

Teachers, District Continue to Talk About Pay

Talks between district officials and union representatives about additional teacher compensation continued in earnest this week. A joint communique posted on the La Cañada Teachers...

After 57 Years, Sport Chalet to Close Doors

Fifty-seven years ago, German immigrant Norbert Olberz spent $10,000 — his life savings — to open a small ski shop in La Cañada Flintridge....

One Man’s Trash Patrol Keeps Mountains Tidier

La Cañada High School hosted a “Be the Change Day” a couple of years ago, an event that welcomed dozens of the community’s most...

LCUSD Approves New Turf at High School

The La Cañada High School Spartans — and every other user group that runs, jumps and tackles on the field at the school —...

Barbershop Owner Named Grand Marshal for Fiesta Days

Whenever he rides out of town, Frank Ruiz will be doing it in style. After opening Paco’s Barber Shop in La Cañada Flintridge 57 years...

Barber is Particular About Snipping Ties With Paco’s

Paco’s Barber Shop, on the market since late last summer, remains for sale not because the local institution hasn’t received interest from would-be buyers...

How Green Can the City Be?

Should the city of La Cañada Flintridge be advocating for water-conserving landscaping? Should it be working with local schools to encourage students to walk...
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