KCET, the nation’s largest independent television station serving Southern and Central California, won the 2012 Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award for the station’s new state of the art broadcast facility. In April 2012, KCET relocated from its historic Sunset Boulevard lot to The Pointe in Burbank, a new LEED GOLD certified building in the city’s famed […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN As part of its ongoing tribute to the Melville classic, “What Ever Happened to Moby Dick?” the Los Angeles Public Library and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles teamed up with actor and comedian Patton Oswalt on Saturday in an effort to introduce the novel to 21st century audiences. Oswalt, an avid […]
POP UP! CONCERTS CONTINUE IN GLENDALE Tonight is the final Glendale Arts POP UP! concert, a free outdoor concert in downtown Glendale. It takes place in the Glendale City Center Plaza (101 N. Brand Blvd.) from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26. More information on Pop Up! Is at www.glendalearts.org or facebook.com/GlendaleArtsCA. Beginning […]
The Crescenta Valley, Montrose-Verdugo City and La Cañada chambers of commerce held their annual Foothills Community Business Expo on Sept. 18, an event that highlighted local businesses that serve the community. This was the 12th year of the business expo. As in the past, it was held in the community rooms of USC Verdugo Hills […]
The public is invited to hear Troy Murphy, the chaplain of the Green Bay Packers, at a La Cañada Presbyterian Church presentation of its Growing Families ministry. This event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the church. Murphy will weave storytelling with his experiences […]
CSL Calendar On Sunday, Sept. 29 at 12:30 p.m., the Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta will host Freddie Weber who will present, “Be Here Now.” Freddie’s one-woman show is based on Eckhart Tolle’s, “A New Earth.” The cost is $20 pre-registered and $25 at the door. Freddie will also be the guest speaker […]
Happy Anniversary, CV Weekly! Around the time this paper celebrates its anniversary, I like to pause and reflect on times gone by. Four years ago, I met Robin Goldsworthy and Mary O’Keefe for the first time. I can still see them coming into Mountain Rose Gifts and excitedly handing us their brand new paper – […]
Amidst the uncertainty of looming healthcare changes, shortage of primary care physicians and decreasing reimbursement rates, one local physician is not holding back. Dr. Emil Avanes has opened the doors for his private medical practice, Harmony Health MD. Harmony Health MD, a new medical practice for internal medicine, celebrated the launch of its spacious offices […]
All Can Benefit from 5K It’s time for our annual Running the Foothills 5K event! We invite all to join us this Saturday, Sept. 28 at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta. Runners, joggers, walkers, families, friends, and pets: this event is for all to enjoy! Come rain or shine we will be at the […]
After decades of waiting, a territory transfer may come as quickly as next month. By Mary O’KEEFE The Sagebrush area of La Cañada Flintridge has two identities: One as a member of the city of La Cañada Flintridge and the other as a member of Glendale Unified School District. Some La Cañada Flintridge residents, backed […]