By Mary O’KEEFE On the evening of Sept. 5 the Los Angeles Police Dept. was in pursuit of a vehicle traveling on the Foothill (210) Freeway. The suspect driving the vehicle exited the freeway and stopped his vehicle in the 2600 block of Mary Street. According to a resident, she heard a noise in her […]
On Sunday, Aug. 28 at 5:38 p.m., the suspect entered the CVS at 2037 Verdugo Blvd. He proceeded to the liquor aisle where he then loaded up his backpack with bottles of vodka and whiskey. He carried one bottle in his hand which set off the theft sensor. He acted as though he accidently forgot […]
The community enjoyed a day celebrating Korean culture and local military veterans. By Nicole MOORE On Saturday the Korean American Federation of North Los Angeles celebrated the 2nd Annual Korean Cultural Festival at La Cañada Memorial Park. Sung Il Lee, president of the Korean-American Federation of North Los Angeles, shared with event attendees that the […]
By Charly SHELTON Once Upon A Time, the nation’s oldest children’s bookstore, celebrated its 50th anniversary Sunday at the Harvest Market in Montrose. To mark the occasion, store owner Maureen Palacios and the whole OUAT staff came out to take over the west end of the market near Wickham Way where they had a large […]
By Charly SHELTON At last week’s Glendale Unified School District Board of Education meeting, a hot topic of discussion once again was the adoption of new Spanish textbooks. The much debated book, ¡Qué chévere! by EMC Publishing, was adopted last June, much to the chagrin of Spanish teacher Laura Rivera of Rosemont Middle School and […]
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde Well said. As the transition into fall often feels – one day you’re headed to the beach then, before you know it, Labor Day has passed, it’s getting dark earlier and pumpkins have gathered in front of every grocery store in the foothills. We’re […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Patriots’ Day was recognized in Crescenta Valley beginning on Friday, Sept. 9 with a motorcade that drove past local schools and fire and law enforcement stations. The motorcade honored those emergency responders in the area. As the fire engines and law enforcement patrol vehicles in the motorcade drove by them students and […]
By Brian CHERNICK Tuesday’s joint meeting between Glendale City Council and Housing Authority focused on the streamlining of the city’s planning and permitting process. Streamlining began in 2013 with the goals of simplifying the application process, reducing its processing time and efficient decision- making while retaining public review and comment opportunities. The streamlining allowed established […]
Remember, Respect and Honor On Friday I had the privilege of taking part in the annual Patriots’ Day motorcade. Typically held on 9/11, the event this year was held on Friday, 9/09 to give local schools the chance to participate. The motorcade included classic cars, vintage vehicles, fire trucks, police cars and motorcycles. The motorcade […]
CVW has written several times about the close-knit community of Crescenta Valley. It seems that many of those who were born here may leave, but find their way back. It is a community that despite being just minutes from the city of Los Angeles, feels like a small town so when one of us experiences […]