By Ruth SOWBY The National Charity League (NCL) Glendale Chapter held its annual “Sellebration of Everyday Joy” at the Pacific Community Center in Glendale on Sept. 21. Bargain hunters were lined up at 7:30 a.m. for the event, which was from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A fancy rummage sale, Sellebration is an annual fundraiser […]
The La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild (LCFOG) is preparing to host its highly anticipated Book and Author Luncheon on Oct. 22 at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. This event will be a literary delight for book lovers featuring addresses by three celebrated authors: Lian Dolan, J. Ryan Stradal and Frans Vischer. Attendees will have […]
The Friends of Rockhaven had an ice cream social as the theme of its 10th annual meeting on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 21. Friends and neighbors enjoyed sundaes and floats and participated in a raffle to win prizes from Once Upon A Time, Union Jack’s Teas and much more. Girls Scouts Maia Vergara and Naiya Rothermund […]
Adria Navarro, PhD, LCSW Program Manager September was National Suicide Prevention Month. As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., suicide is on the rise – especially among people aged 65 and over. While older adults comprise just 16.8% of the population, they make up approximately 22% of suicides. Suicide is disproportionately […]
CVWD hosts a preview of what a dry day would be like. By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Sept. 28 Crescenta Valley Water District (CVWD) asked community members to imagine a day without water. “Imagine a day without water,” said James Lee, CVWD general manager. “We’re not talking about a whole future – just a day. […]
By Julie BUTCHER Among numerous other items of municipal business on Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council voted to reduce the dollars the city’s utility allocates toward its Public Benefits Charge (PBC) funds from 3.6% to 2.85% of the annual retail electric rate revenues and to use the funds that were inadvertently over-collected to fund […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Registered voters will soon be receiving their vote-by-mail ballots. “Los Angeles County begins mailing ballots to every registered voter on Thursday, Oct. 3. We ask voters to allow some time for them to arrive; however, most will receive theirs within the week. Voters can track the status of their ballot and its […]
Information Meeting by GWP Glendale Water and Power is hosting an informational community meeting regarding the city-owned Solar Development Program at the Glendale Sports Complex. This project includes the installation of carport solar canopies over parts of the Sports Complex parking lot slated to start in November 2024 and be completed by February 2025. GWP […]
Tough Week So last week stunk. In addition to the burglary of CV Weekly our building lost Internet on Tuesday and Wednesday. This meant that we had to build the paper remotely from home. And, to top it off, one of my delivery drivers quit and I had to deliver papers on Thursday. Ugh! (Thankfully […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This past weekend I got the chance to attend an event called Blue Hour:Ocean Songs, sponsored by AltaSea, in the Port of Los Angeles. What I knew about this organization prior to attending was due in part to my youngest daughter. She had gone to several events sponsored by AltaSea but […]