By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Beer connoisseurs – or those who just enjoy a good brew – made their way to Honolulu Avenue on Sunday morning for the 3rd annual Food and Brewfest hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. About a thousand people – all 21 years and older – paid between $35 and $45 […]
California Women’s Chorus, Inc. (CWC) is heading into the final stretch of preparations for its 48th annual concert, “California Dreamin,” which will be held at the Glendale Hilton Hotel, 100 W. Glenoaks on April 30 at 2 p.m. The concert is hosted by Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus (VHWC) and Burbank Singers, two of the member […]
Dilbeck Real Estate, La Cañada and La Crescenta offices, with the assistance of its sales partners, the City of La Cañada Flintridge, community businesses and the foothills community, will host its 22nd annual Easter in the Park event on Saturday, April 15. The event will be held at the La Cañada Flintridge Memorial Park from […]
On March 13, Dianne Thompson, husband Wayne Gilbert and the CV Weekly posed in front of an old “half timbered” house in the charming Petite France District of Strasbourg, France. Strasbourg was one of the stops on a Rhine River cruise from Cologne, Germany to Basel, Switzerland, complete with wonderful people and enchanting cities. CV […]
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The Crescenta Valley High softball team won its home game against Burbank on Tuesday, 5-2, improving its Pacific League mark to 5-0, and 13-5-1 overall record. CV is ahead of Burroughs and Arcadia, which are both 4-1. The Falcons jumped out to an early lead, scoring a run in each of the first two innings. […]
By Leonard COUTIN Southern California residents witnessed the two-day Arcadia Invitational track and field meet extravaganza that celebrated its 50th year. Competition started in the early evening on Friday and included all day Saturday running and field events that continued into the late evening. The day also featured a bonus of elite races for spectators. […]
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) held a fun (and educational) event for National Patient Safety Week. On March 13, hospital personnel took the Xenex robot, its germ-zapping robot, to three local schools, including Rosemont Middle School, to teach biology students about the development of antibiotic-resistant superbugs and what hospitals nationwide are doing to stop them. […]
On March 31, Mountain Avenue Elementary School observed Diffendoofer Day. Based on the book by Dr. Seuss, Diffendoofer Day provides students with an opportunity to celebrate differences and learning. Students dressed in unusual clothing and, throughout the day, Principal Jaclyn Scott read stories to the school. “Diffendoofer Day is a day when all students are […]
Comedy Sportz: Students vs. Faculty The Crescenta Valley High School Comedy Sportz student team takes on the faculty on Friday night, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the CVHS MacDonald Auditorium. This “gluten-free, farm-to-table” event highlights the quick-thinking comic abilities of the varsity team when it takes on the school faculty. This is the 14th […]