By Jason KUROSU The La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild held its annual authors’ luncheon on Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year benefitting the Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC), which is dedicated to the care and treatment of children with musculoskeletal disorders. Three authors spoke at the luncheon, along with OIC […]
EAMES COUPLE PROFILED AT BRAND LIBRARY The Brand Associates REEL ART Series and the Glendale Historical Society present “Eames, the architect and the painter,” a film by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey. The screening will take place today, Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at Brand Library & Art Center Recital Hall in Glendale. Admission […]
By Samantha SLAYBACK In this day and age when everyone relies on technology for work and entertainment, sometimes people forget to just take an evening off to breathe, relax and take in the world around them. The folks at St. George’s Church are ready to remedy this situation and give people a night to “unplug.” […]
By Charly SHELTON When first seeing the trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film “Interstellar,” one might think it is “Gravity” folded into “Inception.” It looks like a very complicated space movie dealing with interstellar travel. But after seeing it, the viewer realizes it is neither “Inception” nor “Gravity.” It is an entity unto itself to […]
By Isiah REYES The Crescenta Valley’s Sheriff Station was transformed into a haunted jail for Halloween offering scares for the local community in a safe environment and reviving a tradition last observed in 2005. “It surpassed my expectations,” Sgt. Cynthia Gonzalez said. “I wasn’t sure what was going to happen because it was the first […]
A Country Girl Visits Los Angeles in 1948 In the past, people kept diaries to record their thoughts and experiences, somewhat like people use Facebook or blogs today. Reading these diaries is a wonderful insight into the past. My mom recently shared her diary from 1948, when she and her brother and sister, just out […]
By Ted AYALA The 20th century’s greatest innovation in the field of opera is without a doubt the way that this centuries-old art form was infused with flexibility. With the breezy and brief operas of Milhaud & Hindemith, among others composed in the 1920s, the imposing grandiosity then best represented by Wagner was swept away […]
The Falcons are closing in on an undefeated regular season as they face rival Arcadia this week in the season finale, and Jordan LoBianco and Matt Erickson have had plenty to do with the team’s success. By Brandon HENSLEY One more game – presumably a win – and then the real work begins. One more […]
Tom and Karen Suter took CV Weekly with them earlier this month to the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas. Tom was attending the NACUSAC board of directors meeting. CV Weekly loves to travel! Take us along on your next trip and send us a photo. You may find yourselves on the pages of the […]
Seasoned senior financial healthcare executive Patrick Lash has been named chief financial officer (CFO) of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH), effective Sept. 1. Lash brings more than 30 years of experience to USC-VHH, with expertise in interim management, financial operations, hospital financial systems and revenue cycle processes. Lash served as interim CFO for USC-VHH in […]