The Rotary Club of Glendale is hosting the inaugural Jewel City Fun & Fitness Ride. The fundraiser is being held on Sunday, May 19 at Verdugo Park. Proceeds from this event will help benefit low income and homeless children and adults served locally by Ascencia, Glendale Healthy Kids and the Glendale Salvation Army. The run […]
Guests to the Sunland/Tujunga Elks Lodge on March 23 were greeted to a room filled with red and white flowers, colorful birthday balloons and the savory smells of a bountiful brunch in the making. The relaxing, festive and delicious venue was to celebrate “another birthday” for cancer survivors and caregivers from the foothills community. The […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Downsizing options Dear Phyllis, I enjoy reading your questions and answers and now I too have a question: My youngest is nearly done with college (next fall). My husband I want to sell the large home and get something more manageable. We hope to stay in the […]
Glendale Healthy Kids is holding its 12th Annual Taste of Downtown Glendale on Wednesday, May 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets start at $30. The event offers ticketholders the opportunity to stroll in and out of more than 35 of Glendale’s top restaurants, bistros and cafes. Live music will also be played in […]
By Charly SHELTON Once in a while, a director makes a movie around a singular idea. The 1930s serials done with a big budget became the Indiana Jones films. High-tech action in Alice in Wonderland – “The Matrix.” And now director Michael Bay has made a new film around one singular idea: “Hey guys, I […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Kids have boundless energy. Dancers have energy with style. Combine the two and you have Move It or Lose It. Ignite Dance Workshop, a non-profit organization, is partnering students with professional industry dancers for a performance at the Alex Theatre on Friday. The organization is dedicated to community advocacy for youth […]
–The measure of a society can be how well its people treat its animals– Mohandas Gandhi By Mary O’KEEFE After years of getting petitions signed, attending every event and participating in numerous dog parades, the group that blazed the dog park trail in Crescenta Valley was recognized by the Los Angeles County Board of […]
On Thursday, April 18 three Cub Scouts from Monte Vista Elementary School visited the Crescenta Valley Weekly office. The boys are in the first grade at Monte Vista, but are not in the same class. They came to learn about newspapers, said Emilio Yniguez, 7. “I like the meetings,” Brody Gibbs, 6, said of being […]
Let’s Ban Pressure Cookers The Associated Press reported this week that the two brothers who set off the deadly Boston Marathon bombs and later engaged in a full scale shoot-out with authorities (after killing an M.I.T. security guard execution style while he sat in his patrol car) did not have permits for their weapons. Color […]