Susan Wickman from Chase’s La Verne serves La Verne residents Jack Wear and Julie Griffith a crab cake on Tuesday night in the Sky Aviation Hangar at Brackett Field Airport at the Taste of La Verne Food and Wine Festival.
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Pumpkin Festival brings autumn vibes
Visitors flooded South Campus Drive in Walnut last weekend as the Cal Poly Pomona’s AGRIscapes Agricultural Outreach Center celebrated its 26th annual Pumpkin Festival.
Firefighters’ suit alleges secret surveillance
The La Verne Firefighters Association, the local chapter of the International Association of Firefighters union, is suing the city of La Verne, La Verne Fire Chief Peter Jankowski and Battalion Chief Michael Thompson.
Pair of plane crashes kill two at La Verne airport
Two unrelated plane crashes resulted in two deaths in a two-day span from aircraft that launched from Brackett Field Airport in La Verne.
La Verne businesses cope with new straw ban
To use a straw or not to use a straw? That is the question. While initially some may have rolled their eyes at the straw ban proposal, the idea has since gained traction and now is law.
Apartments offer new housing option
La Verne Landing Apartments, a 38-unit apartment complex opening fall 2019, will have studio, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom layouts with a kitchen and will not include resident assistants or mandatory meal plans.
Residents fight Sierra La Verne development
Following resident-led efforts to protect the Marshall Canyon Golf Course, the city of La Verne took proactive measures to address community concerns about the pending sale of the Sierra La Verne Country Club last month.
Local community considers Dallas shooting
Following the death of Botham Shem Jean – the 26-year-old African American man who was shot when off-duty Dallas police officer Amber Guyger apparently mistakenly entered his apartment on Sept. 6, thinking it was her own – it’s clear something went horribly wrong, say local experts.
La Verne facility reunites 13 kids
Following United States District Judge Dana Sabraw’s ruling on June 26, 13 children who were housed at the David and Margaret Youth and Family Services facility in La Verne have been returned to their families as of July 26.
Donor gives major boost to $7 million wellness research center project
The Randell Lewis Center for Wellness and Research is expected to open in fall 2019 at the University of La Verne campus; this $7 million project will be dedicated to research, wellness and healthy lifestyles for students, faculty and community members.