By Mary O’KEEFE When the 2026-27 school year begins on Aug. 19 the Fire House Youth Center, located at 2563 Foothill Blvd. on the campus of St. Luke’s of the Mountains, will again open its doors to Rosemont Middle School students on their late start days, which has been every Wednesday morning. For over a […]
Donation Drives at LCIF As the upcoming school year approaches, Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) has launched a dual-purpose donation drive to help students both around the corner and around the globe. To support local youth, the church is currently collecting brand-new backpacks. The backpacks will be delivered to “Making it Happen,” a Sunland-based […]
Madman Muntz Got His Start in Glendale The “madman” salesmen trope has been around for decades. Crazy Gideon was LA- based, always being shown being hauled away by doctors. Crazy Eddie sold electronics (until he ended up in prison for fraud). Of course there was Cal Worthington and “his dog” Spot. Recently we had Sit […]
Crossing Paths with a Graceful Enigma Having lived in the Crescenta Valley for 17 years since moving here from England, I’ve come to appreciate the familiar rhythm of our town. Working at Bob Smith Toyota on Foothill Boulevard, I see the usual ebb and flow of daily life along our streets. But recently, a singular […]
Local neighborhoods go all out for annual event. By Clare BUCHANAN National Night Out takes place this year on Tuesday, Aug. 4. It is a time that encourages families to spend an evening with local safety enforcement personnel and fellow community members. Here in the Crescenta Valley, several organizations are hosting their own National Night […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council celebrated the “passing of the typewriter” between the city’s inaugural poet laureate Raffi Joe Wartanian and its newest poet laureate Tina Demirdjian. Appointed in March 2023, “Raffi has built a poetry community in Glendale, encouraging poets of all levels to express themselves in times of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Planet Fitness has begun construction on its new facility in La Crescenta. In August 2025, representatives from Hirsch Green Transportation Consulting and Planet Fitness attended a meeting of the Crescenta Valley Land Use Committee (LUC) where the local committee approved the requested minor parking deviation. Planet Fitness will be located at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week I wrote about touring the Mammal Marine Care Center in San Pedro. First of all, the care center is located at the historic Fort MacArthur. The fort was the “center of early shipping activity in the harbor. In 1796 Father Lasuén built an adobe shelter at the location. During the […]
Attending a Concert – Not On Monday, our regular routine in the office of Crescenta Valley Weekly is to ask our co-workers how was their weekend. I’ve been blessed in that I’ve gone to various events (Temecula ring a bell?) and have plans to attend other events, including a member-to-member barbecue that the CV Chamber […]
Citywide Fee Schedule Update The City of Glendale adopted a new citywide fee schedule on June 23. Many fees took effect on Tuesday, July 1, but depending on the type of fee, some will take effect on either July 23 or Aug. 22. Please review the schedule as these changes may affect current applications and […]