By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council gave consideration to drawing up a resolution to support Measure J, which will be among many tax related initiatives to be voted upon in next month’s election. Measure J, if approved, would not result in any tax increases, but would extend already existing ones enacted by Measure R. […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN With a backdrop of candles and silhouettes of a few who did not survive, the YWCA, in collaboration with the Commission on the Status of Women, remembered the victims of domestic violence at their annual candlelight vigil held at the YWCA facility in Glendale on Oct. 17. The event included a testimonial […]
Getting Reacquainted After an almost one-year hiatus, CV Weekly returned to the Harvest Market on Sunday. It was November 2011 that we last had a booth on Honolulu Avenue. I remember it well – a dreary, wet Sunday with very little foot traffic. Coming into the holiday season, we knew that all of our calendars […]
~ At twelve o’clock you must be ready, and hold your pumpkin steady. For by its rays of candlelight, On Halloween all things are bright! ~ From a vintage postcard Redwoods, pumpkins and rainbows. Common theme here ? Absolutely … Last weekend found us in the northern most reaches of California, the wilds of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Tiny Tots program at Crescenta Valley Park has no plans to become a certified daycare and will keep its shortened hours until December, according to the County of Los Angeles. Contentious meetings and several emails from angry parents to L.A. County Parks and Recreation special assistant Kay Michelson demonstrate that the […]
Taste & Shop Party this Friday from 5 to 7! This Friday night you must come to the Montrose Shopping Park. In a moment I’ll tell you why. If you’re a regular reader of this column, you are well aware of Shop & Dine Fridays. Many of our merchants are staying open until 7 p.m. […]
Celebrating the Great “Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve … You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full […]
Oktoberfest was a Huge Success! Thank you to the community and our sponsors! The Montrose –Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the community and our sponsors for making Oktoberfest 2012 a successful event! The event brought a lot of exposure to the town of Montrose and is the biggest day of the […]
QUESTION: I have a wife who is a spendthrift. Or at least I think she is. When we were dating in college and had to watch our finances closely, her way of managing money seemed to be sensible and she was careful not to wreck her budget. Fast-forward to now: we’ve been married 10 years […]
Unity Fall Concert Unity Church of the Valley is hosting a fall concert on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. “Tribute to Your Favorite Artist” features some of the best L.A. musical talent available including Tod Macofsky who headlines the event singing Frank Sinatra favorites. Other actors and actresses who perform in clubs and the […]