By Mary O’KEEFE Adapting a musical from stage to the movie screen has never been easy, especially if it is a well-known theatrical musical. For those with a theatre background, like myself, the play’s the thing – but I must admit “Les Misérables” is the closest thing to theatre I have seen on the big […]
By Charly SHELTON I am a stickler when it comes to big movies based on classic works. That stands for comic books, for books, for movie remakes – anything. I believe movies should be made just as the work was intended to be presented, not edited and changed to fit whatever the director felt because […]
By Ted AYALA The axles of time inexorably grind away, with the old year – it does not seem very long ago that 2012 was the “new year” – now having only a few scattered grains of sand in a spent hourglass, its surface painted with the residue of memories accumulated over the months that […]
By Charly SHELTON The associates of the Westside Center for Independent Living presented their annual literary tea at the private home of Betty Deutsch in Beverly Hills last week. The annual tea is a fundraiser for WCIL and features an author who speaks on a certain book or topic. This year’s guest speaker was James […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce held its 100th annual association meeting and election of officers at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy on Dec. 11. Joel Peterson, chairman of the nominating committee and immediate past chairman of the board, presented the chamber’s slate of officers and directors for 2013. The chamber […]
Dr. Richard P. O’Toole, the chairman of Government Relations at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explained to members of the Kiwanis Club of La Cañada the Mars program and what JPL scientists are currently doing in exploration of outer space. O’Toole was presented by Dr. Fred Schooley, the retired JPL program manager of Biotechnics who is currently […]
CV Weekly reader Sylvia Plummer shared the location of a home that went all out this holiday season. Located north of Foothill Boulevard and west of La Crescenta Avenue, the Laing home at 2812 Alabama St. made Sylvia pull over and say, “Wow!” There are over 10,000 lights synchronized to music, guaranteeing no bah humbug […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Seniors, learn how to transfer your low property taxes when downsizing Dear Phyllis, My husband and I are planning on downsizing. But we are undecided if we should rent our present home and then perhaps rent something in San Diego where we think we want to live. And […]
DATE OPPONENT SITE TYPE TIME W/L SCORE Nov. 19th Alemany HS Crescenta Vly Scrimmage 6:00 – – Nov. 21st Alumni Crescenta Vly Alumni Game 7:30 L 62-72 Dec. 4th Simi Vly HS Crescenta Vly Falcon Classic 7:00 W 74-35 Dec. 5th Quartz […]
Glendale G19 girls brought home another first place title to Glendale earned over the Thanksgiving break. The journey began at 7 a.m. on Nov. 23 with check in followed by an 8 a.m. game against El Monte, the state champions. Glendale put the pressure on early and was soon rewarded by a 2-0 victory. This […]