By Pat KRAMER On Saturday, a special workshop was held in Sunland to demonstrate the art of Seidokan aikido, a Japanese self-defense practice founded by the late aikido master Rod Kobayashi. On hand to demonstrate special techniques were Kobayashi’s daughter, Michiyo Kobayashi, along with Sensai Michael Dwyer and Sensai Gabriel Lagaretta. This special event, offered […]
Your Hometown Country Fair We’re deep into planning this year’s Hometown Country Fair. This will be the Chamber’s 12th year of putting on the festival dedicated to the people, places and things of La Crescenta. It will take place on Saturday, April 29 at beautiful Crescenta Valley Park. We’ll have booths with wares made by […]
Over the long Presidents’ Day weekend we took the CV Weekly on an adventure trip by train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, New Mexico. Karen and Ivan Tyler with Dorothee Kruegermann and her son from La Crescenta. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. […]
Officers and members from 20 branches of the Italian Catholic Federation organization throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles gathered for a special Mass and installation of officers at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church in La Cañada Flintridge recently. As many as 150 ICF members throughout Los Angeles, San Gabriel, San Fernando and Santa […]
Timeout Play Place and Art Studio Many new businesses are coming into the Montrose-Sparr Heights area and that is good news. We have a new barbershop, kids’ party space, jewelry store and the soon-to-be-open John Sparr Tavern. Our newest Chamber member, Timeout Play Place and Art Studio, has just moved into the Sparr Heights area. […]
This Sunday, March 5, La Cañada Presbyterian Church will be sending out hundreds of volunteers to serve people in need across LA County. “It’s a great way to join together and put our faith into action in order to impact our local community,” said Rev. Megan Katerjian, outreach pastor at the church and coordinator of […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE Not a weekend passes by in Southern California when there isn’t some kind of intriguing classical music concert or other that well rewards the listener for their search. This weekend – with beloved Baroque classics, 20th century masterpieces, and somehow overlooked gems of Late Romantic chamber music among the options – promises […]
February’s Crescenta Valley Community Association meeting covered a number of local land use issues. Glendale City Council has adopted an interim ordinance to regulate Accessory Dwelling Units that is a compromise between the previous ban and the permissive state regulations. California has mandated that these units be handled via ministerial review; that is by planning […]
Ron Pearson, renowned comedian, headlined La Cañada Presbyterian Church’s Parent Education annual benefit on Saturday. More than 125 people were entertained as Pearson brought levity and a lot of laughter to the challenges facing parents with children of all ages. Pearson’s performance ended with a standing ovation after he successfully juggled atop a unicycle, accomplishing […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” Dr. Martin Luther King once said. It’s a sentiment that carries over into other spheres, sometimes unexpectedly. War, for example. For English composer Benjamin Britten, who was a dogged and lifelong pacifist, the fact that war, especially in the 20th century, made victims […]