Pasadena’s art event, the Pasadena Chalk Festival, celebrates its 32nd year in the civic center on June 14 & 15. Over 500 artists from across Los Angeles and Southern California will gather to create spectacular murals on over two football fields of pavement. Referred to as A Museum Without Walls, the festival will be staged at […]
LCIF Welcomes Community Registration is now open for a long-standing tradition at Lutheran Church in the Foothills: vacation Bible school, better known as VBS. The week-long program will be held on the LCIF campus Monday from June 16 through Friday, June 20. The cost is $35 for one child and $25 for each additional child […]
For more than a century the LA County Fair has celebrated community through entertaining programming and memorable experiences. This year the Fair, scheduled for May 2-26, ignites the creative spirit of visitors with its theme Art Unleashed. What is Art Unleashed? It is taking everything the Fair offers and painting it with fun and creativity. […]
Being A Landlord Is Getting More Difficult? Dear Phyllis, I love reading your real estate advice and have a situation I would love to get your input on. I inherited my parents’ La Crescenta home about 15 years ago, and it has been rented ever since. The fi rst tenant stayed for eight years; the […]
For those looking for something fun and different to do, the Brewery Artwalk is holding its spring Artwalk on May 3 and May 4 with two days of open studios on Main Street in Lincoln Heights, just east of the LA River. A venerable institution, the Brewery Artwalk is in its 41st year of welcoming […]
Ancient Battle Fought on the Glendale/Burbank Border This story is a little farther afield than my usual focus on the Crescenta-Cañada area – it focuses on the Glendale/Burbank border. But it’s such an interesting story that I just couldn’t resist. This takes place in the 1840s when the United States was about to take over […]
Speed Safety Systems Will Help Make Glendale’s Streets Safer for Everyone As a Transportation and Parking commissioner and a resident who regularly walks, bikes and drives our streets, I strongly support the upcoming installation of speed safety systems in Glendale as part of the AB 645 pilot program. This innovative approach to traffic safety couldn’t […]
Disagrees with Coverage The “Najarian Named Glendale Mayor” article in the April 17 issue of the Crescenta Valley Weekly makes a few statements that I don’t think are warranted. The article says that Ara Najarian’s announcement that he was not going to seek another term was “surprising” to his colleagues. I doubt that is true since many […]
A Century of Consequence: The Armenian Genocide in International Relations When the date of April 24 comes around, it is mainly remembered for the devastating effects of the 1915 Armenian Genocide on ethnic Armenians. Yet what is often overlooked is the profound influence this atrocity had on global affairs, the evolution of international law and […]
This year’s recipients are (front row from left) Hazel Banul, Anita Rico, Yeseung Cho, Lily Zou, Alexa Johnson, Hannah Yi, Alyssa Gianoli. Back row, from left, are Taron Martirosyan, Michael Andrade, Anthony Santana, Dakota Ulloa, Amari Richardson, Jad, Abdoush and Jonathan Kim. Photo provided by Kiwanis Club of LCF-AM The Kiwanis Club […]