Scholarship Fundraiser – How You Can Help Join us Thursday, May 3 for the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce’s 16th Annual Golf Classic and Scholarship Fundraiser at Verdugo Hills Golf Course! Not only does the event promise to be a fun day at a beautiful location in Verdugo City but it is a chance to […]
ABILITYFIRST HAVING 5K RUN/WALK Donors, sponsors and participants are still needed for the annual Santa Anita Derby Day 5K Run/Walk supporting AbilityFirst on April 7. Pre-event activities and registration start at 6 a.m. and the race starts at 8:15 a.m. Participants must be onsite by 7 a.m. due to street closures. Last year, AbilityFirst reached […]
By Susan JAMES If you liked the 2010 movie, “Clash of the Titans,” you’re going to love “Wrath of the Titans.” The general storyline for the new Warner Bros. film simply substitutes the monstrous Kronos, a gigantic Titan built of fire and lava rising out of the earth, for the monstrous Kraken thrashing up out […]
By Charly SHELTON In January, the CVWeekly started a four part series to showcase some upcoming movies over the coming year, broken down by season, every three months. This is part two of that series, featuring the biggest and best in upcoming movies of April, May and June. “The Raven,” director James McTeigue, starring John […]
The “Holidays Abroad” Fashion Show and Luncheon was a sellout for the La Crescenta Woman’s Club on Saturday. While the club has been in existence for over 100 years, the models and fashions were young, coming from Veronica M in Pasadena and Los Angeles and from Holiday Hats & Gowns in Montrose which added an […]
Sports attorney/agent Leigh Steinburg, a California graduate who represented such sports figures as Steve Bartkowski, Troy Aikman and Warrick Dunn, was the keynote speaker at the La Cañada Kiwanis Club recently. The recovering alcoholic and sports legend spoke to members of the Kiwanis Club at its weekly luncheon meeting at Descanso Gardens. The movie “Jerry […]
The 33rd Annual Glendale Quilt Show was held recently at the Burbank Convention Center. La Crescenta resident Esther Norbut took third place for her Birds and Flowers quilt. This dahlia pattern quilt goes under the glass top table on the porch of her friend Charlene Downs representing her garden. In 2000, Esther bought the pattern […]
Chamlian Armenian School in La Crescenta held its Annual Gala Banquet in March with over 300 guests attending the event at the Universal Sheraton banquet hall. Guests enjoyed an evening of dining, dancing and a live auction. The gala was organized by Chamlian’s Parent Support Committee (PSC) with the theme being, “Let’s Build Our Gym […]
On March 29, 2012, [the Korean American Federation of North Los Angeles] had a meeting with local leaders, inviting local public organizations. Glendale Healthy Kids, a non-profit organization, had a presentation explaining about jobs and helping kids with medical support from volunteer doctors [presented by] chief executive officer Camille Levee. Their site is www.GlendaleHealthyKids.org. Captain […]