By Jon K. The Hollywood Museum, housed in the historic Max Factor Building on Highland Avenue, celebrated the 100th birthday of screen icon Marilyn Monroe on Tuesday, May 26 with an exclusive red carpet event to re-dedicate its ongoing “Blondes Only Room” exhibit. It is the exact space where Max Factor, who created the first […]
Lutheran Church Available to Community Local history buffs, travel enthusiasts and residents looking to explore the roots of early Christianity are invited to step back in time this month for a special visual journey through the ancient world. Pastor Tim Singleton of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in La Crescenta will host a slideshow presentation on […]
Divided We Fall On July 2, 2020, the CV Weekly published an article that I had written titled, “United We Stand?” that contained my thoughts about the state of the country as we approached the Independence Day holiday. Earlier that year, I had lost my son from an overdose of fentanyl, we were in the […]
Are Our Local Bears True Natives? Well, yes and no. It’s complicated! Here’s the very unusual story of the history of bears in our area. Going back to pre-history, we locally had the short-faced bear. It was a real monster, weighing a ton, as tall as a man while on all fours and up to […]
It All Started in Montrose! The Congress of the United States on June 9, 1966 by joint resolution approved H.J. Resolution 763 proclaiming the week in which June 14th occurs as National Flag Week, and the same resolution requested that the President is to issue every year a proclamation and also to call upon citizens […]
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By Clare BUCHANAN Good music, good food and plenty of shopping will be found on Honolulu Avenue. On Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Montrose Shopping Park Association will be hosting its 42nd Annual Arts and Crafts Festival on Honolulu Avenue, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that 122 Vote Centers opened on Saturday, May 23 for the June 2, 2026 statewide direct primary election. Vote Centers will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for in-person voting, voter registration, and Vote by Mail ballot returns. A complete […]
By Eliza PARTIKA Discussion of the Twelve Oaks design review project at 2820 Sycamore Ave. was pulled off the design calendar by staff 20 minutes into the May 20 Glendale City Council Design Review Board (DRB) meeting. The DRB was set to hear public comment and a presentation by the project’s applicant, discussing changes made […]
An Especially Moving Memorial Da On Monday, Steve and I attended the Memorial Day ceremony at Two Strike Park (Mary O’Keefe attended the ceremony at the corner of Ocean View Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue; a wrap up of these two ceremonies will be in next week’s paper). During the Two Strike event the names on […]