NEWS FROM THE CV CHAMBER <<< ‘OUR BUSINESS IS YOUR BUSINESS’

Hello, Crescenta Valley! You were forewarned April would be a busy month, and busy it was.  First off, we had a great mixer at the Crescenta Valley Chamber office, 3131 Foothill Blvd. ‘D,’ on April 13. There was a great crowd, great networking energy, really good food and a good time was had by all. Then, of course, we […]

Calendar This

GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. The next speaker is on May 5. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Amy Navarette and Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca dancers. The cost to attend, which includes lunch and program, is $20. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, […]

Brand Library & Art Center presents ‘Don’t Believe Everything You Think’

Brand Library & Art Center presents “Don’t Believe Everything You Think,” an exhibition exploring how artists manage the universal impulse of negative self-talk through their artistic practice.   What is the role of the artist, especially in moments of great uncertainty and upheaval? Artists are recorders of history. They often expose what is hidden, and they […]

Scene In LA

Scene In LA

By Steve ZALL and Sid FISH May 2023  It’s great to see that more of the theatres we feared had been lost during the pandemic closure are opening their doors again with new shows. COVID protocols continue to be dictated by each individual venue, so bring a facemask to wear during the show in case […]

Prom – and Prom Plus – Season has Arrived

Prom – and Prom Plus – Season has Arrived

By Roman INGUANZO Since 1994, a local organization has hosted a post-prom event for Crescenta Valley High School seniors and their guests.  Prom is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for high school seniors. Typically taking place at the end of the school year, the event is designed for students to […]

K-9 Demonstration Presented

K-9 Demonstration Presented

The Alan Schultz State Farm Insurance Agency, located in the 1900 block of West Glenoaks Blvd., played host to some special guests last week – the Glendale Police Dept. K-9 Unit. Schultz is a supporter of the K-9 Unit and donates to help keep the Unit active. All training, food and equipment for the dogs […]

Council Districts, Directly Elected Mayor, and Potential Charter Amendments Discussed at Council Meeting

By Roman INGUANZO At Tuesday’s meeting of the Glendale City Council, Mayor Dan Brotman designated April 23 to April 29, 2023 as Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Week. “The health of Americans depends upon educated minds and trained heads,” said Brotman. “Laboratory medicine is an honorable profession which should be recognized by all individuals as vital to […]

Come Again

Back in the early 2000s I wrote the text for a Taiwanese website that was trying to reach into the American market. While I have learned a lot about grammar these past several years (thank you proofer Anne McNeill), I am confident that the content I wrote then was pretty clean. It was succinct and […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE On Thursday, ridiculously early in the morning, I was on the road delivering papers for CVW. It was surprisingly clear in the CV area but, as I made my way into Glendale, this thick fog appeared. It was so thick it was difficult at times to see the streetlights. It blocked out […]

Happy Crowd Found at Craft Beer Fest

Happy Crowd Found at Craft Beer Fest

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was an enthusiastic crowd that filled the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue on Sunday for the Annual Montrose Craft Beer Fest hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. A total of 738 tickets were sold to the event. According to Mavil Aghadjanian, executive director of the MVCOC, the fundraiser supports […]