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 […]
“Cruise Foothill – It’s A Riot!” I received some emails from people that had some vivid memories of the so-called Foothill Riots. This is from Craig Baker, who now lives in Paradise, California: “For better or worse, I was one of the people rocking the RTD bus. As I recall, the intent was only […]
As they were inseparable in life, they would not be separated by death. Leland Denson Ziegler, 88, and Betty Jane (Bicheno) Ziegler, 87, died within three weeks of each other. Lee died Saturday, March 23 at Hoag Hospital and Betty died on Sunday, April 14 at home both in Newport Beach, Calif. They had just […]
By Ted AYALA Ending weeks of scrutiny and speculation, newly sworn in Glendale City Councilmember Zareh Sinanyan admitted to being the author of racist comments that were uncovered early last month. The slurs against Muslims, Hispanics, and gays triggered a fierce reaction from many in the community. At the time, Sinanyan and his supporters said […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Crescenta Valley has rapidly become an important part of the Special Olympics community and that partnership will be highlighted on Saturday at CV High School. On Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the high school, the Tri-Valley Special Olympic games will take place where athletes will compete in events […]