Parking Big Issue for MSP On Thursday, May 2, the Montrose Shopping Park board of directors was given a sneak preview by a city employee of the results of [a recent] parking study. The report said that there was adequate parking available for our shoppers. Parking needs have been in conversation for almost 40 years. […]
“Man – despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication and his many accomplishments – owes his existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.” – Paul Harvey Aurandt (Sept. 4, 1918 – Feb. 28, 2009), American Radio for ABC Radio Networks Monday’s overcast skies and storms brewing over the foothills produced […]
Senior Celebration On Wednesday, May 15, the City of Glendale celebrates the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month with the 3rd Annual Senior Street Fest at the Artsakh Paseo, located between Broadway and Wilson avenues. The two-hour street festival, which recognizes the contributions of older Americans, begins at 10:30 a.m. and features live music, lunch, […]
Celebrating Small Businesses This week is National Small Business Week. This was pointed out by our insurance provider, The Hartford, which sent a note of congratulations and thanks to the CV Weekly. After all, small businesses are the “heartbeat of our communities and the backbone of our economy.” I couldn’t agree more. My small […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was a typical Wednesday afternoon last week for Artur Poghosyan. He went to work at his office on the corner of Honolulu and La Crescenta avenues then, around noon, headed out for lunch. During his walk back to his office his day turned anything but typical. “It happened very fast,” Poghosyan […]
By Julian MITCHELL The Crescenta Valley Water District is again considering raising its usage rates. The CVWD will hold a public hearing on June 11 at the CVWD boardroom at 2700 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta to present its case and hear responses by the public. If the board feels that enough of the public has […]
Sept. 24, 1926 to April 21, 2019 The 62 years that Raymonde Lewis lived in the Crescenta Valley were a radical departure from everything she knew her first 17 years growing up in a tiny village in France. Five of those years the town was under German occupation during WWII. Raymonde spoke no English when, […]
May 2, 2019 John Guy Gurley passed away on May 2. He was 70 years old. John was the son of Ester and Guy Gurley. He lived in La Crescenta most of his life. He graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in 1967. He worked in various occupations, primarily in construction. However, he was better […]
The Glendale Police Dept. arrested Sergio Castillo, 27, of Los Angeles for residential burglary. On April 13 at 3:44 p.m., Glendale officers responded to the 1700 block of Hillside Drive regarding a male, later identified as Sergio Castillo, 27, of Los Angeles, who made entry into the home. The investigation revealed children at the residence […]