By Brandon HENSLEY With the fall portion of the high school baseball season over, the Village Christian boys’ team is looking toward the winter season before the real stuff begins in late February. The VC Crusaders hosted Agoura High School at Tujunga Little League on Dec. 16 in the fall finale, and are now taking […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As in every new year, law enforcement must deal with new laws that go into effect. This year a primary focus is on the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana, and how to deal with those driving under the influence. “In reality we have faced this [issue] for a while,” said […]
SCENE IN LA BY STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH January 2018 Happy New Year! Here are some of the shows you can see in our local theatres this month: OPENING “Bugaboo & The Silent One” Bugaboo is an inmate in the women’s block of Henderson County Jail in […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE It is one of those curious curveballs in history that, despite the centuries in which it was at the summit of global power, Spain’s imprint on classical music was surprisingly weak. Composers it had – and very innovative ones at that ¬– during the Age of Exploration, both at home and in […]
Montrose Search and Rescue – Lost Women Hikers Kept Their Wits Longtime friends Nancy and Vicki were young, just out of their teens, when they planned an overly ambitious hike one Saturday in January 1988. Their day hike was to be from Trail Canyon in Big Tujunga to the top of Condor Peak, looping back […]
As 2018 begins many major issues continue. Rockhaven and the Verdugo Hills Golf Course properties are not yet safe from development. Environmental concerns with the Scholl Canyon landfill and the project to re-power Grayson complicate Glendale planning. LA County is implementing a delicately balanced approach to reduce the sediment behind Devil’s Gate Dam while retaining […]
“Probably nor’east to sou’west winds varying to the southard and westard and eastard and points between; high and low barometer, sweeping round from place to place; probably areas of rain, snow, heat and drought, succeeded or preceded by earth quakes. ~ Mark Twain, American humorist, writer and lecturer, 1835-1910 Leave it to Mark Twain […]
Gratitude … and Questions The relationship that I, as the publisher of the CV Weekly, have with our readers and other supporters is incredible. For example, last week, thanks to the generosity of one of our supporters, I was able to host a night at a suite at the Staples Center for a Kings […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For the 11th year, the Early Rodders gathered toys and delivered them, in their very classic way, to Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Station 82 for the fire department’s Spark of Love toy drive. The Spark of Love toy drive is a campaign that in 2017 celebrated 25 years of giving. The […]
Winter Wonderland at Two Strike Park The County of Los Angeles Dept. of Parks and Recreation is hosting a Winter Wonderland today, Thursday, Jan. 4 at Two Strike Park. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children and their parents can have fun in tons of real snow at the park. Geared for those 13 years […]