CV Weekly recently traveled to Maui with Jamie Holler, right, and Chuck Holler (holding CV Weekly). With them were John Beeks, Barbara Holler, Janine Easley and Jay Easley. They’re shown on the Discovery Catamaran through the Pacific Whale Foundation in Lahaina Harbor on July 4th waiting for fireworks to begin. CV Weekly loves to travel! […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley and Glendale law enforcement will be out in force doing something they both enjoy doing – meeting with the community during National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday, Aug. 1. “This is a time when we can meet [community members] without there being a victim or crime,” said Sgt. Robert William, […]
Symeon Stefan from La Cañada was named to the Miami University spring 2017 president’s list. Stefan was also among the more than 3,000 students who received degrees during spring commencement on May 13. Stefan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in biology University honors summa cum laude. Miami University students who are ranked in […]
By Charly SHELTON With nice weather in the morning continuing into the early afternoon, it might be easy to forget how punishing the heat can be later in the day. Many hikers take to the trails around the Crescenta Valley expecting to be back at their cars before temperatures peak. Instead, some wind up stuck […]
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the Foothill (I-210) Freeway as part of a pavement rehabilitation project. Scheduled closures are subject to change and/or cancelation. A long-term ramp closure of the westbound Ocean View Boulevard off-ramp begins Monday, July 31 and continues through August. Closures continuing through Saturday, July 29: Eastbound […]
Over the past few weeks, hikers discovered two dead fox carcasses, untouched, in property preserved by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy (AFC) in Millard Canyon in Altadena. Another hiker observed a bobcat walking in circles, seemingly catatonic. At AFC’s Rosemont Preserve, a dead rat was found, belly up in the middle of the trail, untouched […]
By Brandon HENSLEY It was no surprise that the leader of the pack on Wednesday at Crescenta Valley Park was Colin FitzGerald. The CVHS track and cross-country star sported a blue tank top as he won the 2K race, and half an hour later he was shirtless zooming down the lanes to the finish line […]
By Néstor CASTIGLIONE A surprise new chapter has been opened in the contentious, decades- long dispute over the 710 Freeway extension. A lawsuit filed by the city of Rosemead last Thursday is seeking to overturn the decision by the governing board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) to drop funding for the […]
By Charly SHELTON Residents of La Crescenta know Rich Toyon as a community fixture. He has been a Boy Scout troop leader for a decade, is a founder and former president of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, president of the Foothills Design Committee, president of V.O.I.C.E. – Volunteers Organized In Conserving the Environment […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was grand along Brand on the night of Saturday, July 15 when the City of Glendale hosted the 24th Annual Cruise Night. The free event, held in the heart of downtown Glendale, was a car- and motorcycle- lover’s dream. An estimated 45,000 people checked out 350 cars and motorcycles on display […]