Ask Phyllis! Counter Offers Not Required Dear Phyllis, I have been looking at homes for nine months. We have written several offers which for various reasons weren’t accepted. The most recent offer my agent submitted was on a home which had been on the market for three weeks. When asked, the seller’s agent […]
Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC) will welcome a new musical director at its annual Summer Fun Rehearsal. Ki Park (Montrose) will wield the baton for this special get-together of the 35-member chorus. The chorus, which is known to some people as the “friendliest group in town,” extends an invitation for people to judge for themselves. […]
Madison Artis and Lois Lee of La Crescenta graduated from Whitworth University. Artis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Music – instrumental performance, magna cum laude, and named to the provost’s honor roll. Lee was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, magna cum laude. Located in Spokane, Washington, Whitworth is a private, liberal arts […]
YWCA Glendale welcomed Jessica McConnell First, Armine Petrosyan, Ayana Rose, and Taline Saad to its board of directors effective July 2018. These new directors join board president Suzonne Slaughter and board members Ani Adjemian, Richard Bennett, Clare Ceplecha, Jade Dhatchayangkul, Jerome French, T.C. Kim, Seda Khojayan and Valerie Merritt at the launch of a new […]
The Crescenta Valley High School volleyball program will enter this fall with a new look to go with its new schedule. Matt Simons is the new varsity coach, as well the frosh-soph coach. Simons previously coached Calabasas High School, where he was Marmonte League Coach of the Year in 2015. Calabasas won 11 tournament championships […]
Change is in the Air Like many folks, I sometimes have a tough time with change. This week CV Weekly has seen a couple of changes that have made me a little melancholy and a little pensive. First the melancholy. Over 30 years ago, Steve and I moved into our house on Altura Avenue […]
“Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.” ~Russell Baker, American newspaper columnist, author and Pulitzer Prize recipient We like summer, don’t we? Here are the facts; then you can decide. On July 7, local weather history was made when afternoon temperature reached 117 degrees in La Crescenta. With the […]
District Holding Photo Contest The office of Assemblymember Laura Friedman is accepting submissions for the first district-wide photography competition. The competition will challenge artists to use the medium of photography to capture and define their community and/or neighborhood. Only residents of assembly district 43 can compete. Through Sept. 30, submit by mail or through the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Lana Norton purchased Quilt ’n’ Things at 2411 Honolulu Ave. a little over a year ago with a hope to create a place where the community of quilters, sewers and knitters could gather. And by all accounts she has done just that. Spend any time in her store and you will see […]
By Charly SHELTON Time takes a toll on everything-even buildings. After 45 years of conducting business in the Glendale Unified School District offices at 223 N. Jackson St. in Glendale, the GUSD administration is ready to make a move. Time has worn down the building and it is in need of many repairs and upgrades […]