ReflectSpace presents ReCoding the Codex: Cultural Heritage through Language, an exhibition that considers the complicated relationship between language, social justice and cultural heritage. The codex is the historical name for a book; this becomes the starting point for the artists to re-create or re-code the way language is seen and read. Located inside Central […]
Question: I am looking for a prayer or spiritual practice to do at night that helps me process my day. Do you have any suggestions? Seeking in La Crescenta Answer: Dear Seeking in La Crescenta, Thanks for this question. It seems like you are on a path of wanting to use your daily experiences as […]
Gentle Giants by Raphaele Cohen-Bacry is on display at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station through Friday, Oct. 2. Gentle Giants presents a gathering of tall, hand-formed characters who share the space with a calm, watchful presence. Each giant stands as part of a loose “family,” connected not by a single story but by a […]
Donation Drives at LCIF As the upcoming school year approaches, Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) has launched a dual-purpose donation drive to help students both around the corner and around the globe. To support local youth, the church is currently collecting brand-new backpacks. The backpacks will be delivered to “Making it Happen,” a Sunland-based […]
Forgotten Friendship of William and Moses William took a moment to give his horses a few gentle strokes before hopping into the seat of his buckboard wagon. He’d spent a good part of the morning loading up crates of grapes, peaches and apricots for the long journey downtown. He’d grown this produce on his 80-acre […]
Reviewing the Budget Earlier this year, Governor Newsom released a budget proposal that kicked off negotiations with the Legislature over everything from how we fund our schools to public safety. This year, as we navigated the challenging financial climate made worse by the passage of HR 1 and repeated hostile actions from the Trump Administration, […]
Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church, located at 2700 Montrose Ave., offers Learning Works Charter School, a drop-in center for homeless students that gets kids on the edge back in school so that they can graduate. A flexible independent study approach works. The church’s mission with Learning Works is to help “couch-surfing” kids with nowhere to […]
Doubts Value of Investigation Adam Schiff is going to investigate oil companies [“Schiff to Introduce Legislation to Investigate Oil Companies,” CV Weekly, July 9] – companies that help get about 31-plus million households to work, to school and to the market [but] need to be investigated. For what? Selling their products instead of donating to all […]
Students at Rosemont Middle School recently traded textbooks for firsthand experience, welcoming a crew from Fire Station 63 to their campus for an immersive lesson in fire safety and emergency response. The visit, organized by Rosemont teacher Andre Andreas’ Environmental Science classes, served as the culmination of a broader curriculum focused on the causes, prevention […]
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) announced over 750 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities. These Merit scholar designees join more than 2,500 other college-sponsored award recipients who were announced in June. Among those was Lila Mercer of La Cañada Flintridge who attended La Cañada High School and whose probable career […]