Winter Fun in Big Bear Lake By Greg ARAGON When winter hits Southern California I always find time for a trip to Big Bear Lake, one of my favorite mountain destinations for playing in the snow, relaxing in cabins and boutique hotels, and enjoying incredible lake and alpine views. Last week was no […]
The Brand Library & Art Center announced the return of Art Talks at Brand this spring. This series invites contemporary artists to discuss their work and the issues surrounding it. Each talk will be followed by a moderated Q&A session led by Brand staff member, artist and writer Jennifer Remenchik. The spring series will […]
The community is invited to immerse their soul and spirit in soothing, peaceful and beautiful art. “Magical Landscapes” by Lori Markman are mixed media collages that were created to sooth troubled spirits and were inspired by traditional Japanese landscape art. The exhibit continues through March 22.. Additionally, on March 1 and March 15 from 2 p.m. […]
LCIF Welcomes Community In a spirit of unity and shared faith, Lutheran Church in the Foothills of La Cañada and Mt. Olive Lutheran Church of La Crescenta are joining to host an Ash Wednesday service on March 5. All are welcome. The service will be held at 7 p.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 3561 […]
Empowering the Next Generation: Introducing the CVHS Youth Ambassador Program Beloved Crescenta Valley community, we are excited to once again share with you the many facets of Impact Foundation LA. As the executive director of the foundation and the program director of the CV Cares Coalition, it is my honor to introduce the CVHS Youth Ambassador […]
The Local Fire Captain Who Was An Arsonist The story of John Orr is a fantastic tale. He was a Glendale Fire Dept. captain who was eventually convicted of multiple arsons and murders. He is considered the most prolific arsonist in American history and many of the fires he set were right here in Glendale […]
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Five graduate landscape architecture students have partnered with the Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department (EMD) and asked CV Weekly to post the QR code for their wildfire survey. According to an email received at CVW, the graduate students are “focused on speculative design work that builds social cohesion, strengthens connections to the local ecology and […]
Plan now to attend Jazz Night at the Café featuring the Crescenta Valley High School jazz band on Friday, Feb. 21 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. By Mary O’KEEFE Jazz Night at the Café is a long standing, or long dancing, tradition in the CV Instrumental Music program at the high school. The award-winning […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In the week ending on Feb. 8, 50,382 patients across the nation were admitted to the hospital with influenza. The deaths due to the flu in the same week increased 2.6% and is trending upward. There were 68 deaths in total thus far for the flu season, which lasts from October to […]