By Bethany BROWN La Crescenta resident Jake Zawacki Goff was one of 18 national winners of the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge. The Challenge invited teams or individuals to create novel and game-changing food technologies or systems that require minimal inputs and maximize safe, nutritious and palatable food outputs for long-duration space missions, and which […]
As Los Angeles County continues to see reduced numbers of those infected with the COVID-19 virus, required safety measures are being considered while noting that vulnerable individuals should continue to layer in all protections possible. Given decreased risk, the LA County Dept. of Public Health is modifying the Health Officer Order to allow establishments, businesses […]
What We Hope We Would Be As most of you know, I am not a politico. I am not savvy in those areas and I don’t feel I’m educated enough in the arena to make sage political comments. However, the attack on Ukraine by Russia has made even this political novice rise up to offer […]
“March came in that winter like the meekest and mildest of lambs, bringing days that were crisp and golden and tingling, each followed by a frosty pink twilight which gradually lost itself in an elfland of moonshine.” ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author, 1874-1942 In many parts of the Northern Hemisphere snow begins to melt […]
Three Arrested for Burglary and Grand Theft On Feb. 20, Glendale PD patrol officers responded to the 100 block of North Louise Street and the 500 block of East Lexington Drive regarding vehicle burglaries of subterranean garages where a set of four tires were taken from two different vehicles, along with miscellaneous documents from a […]
By Justin HAGER Los Angeles County Public Works, the City of Glendale and the City of La Cañada Flintridge held a meeting last week to share their desire for community input on the creation of an active transportation plan for a large swath of Foothill Boulevard traversing the three jurisdictions. At the meeting, which took […]
Feb. 24 Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a wallet was stolen from a locked vehicle between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 20 2300 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, as a driver was passing the location he heard the sound of glass breaking. He turned back to the location and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Throughout the month of March, CVW will be looking at women who are making a difference within their communities. We start by looking at a young entrepreneur who is not only a savvy businesswoman but is also a supportive voice for her generation. When Destiny Helligar started her company she was 11 […]
Termites Found After Purchase Dear Phyllis, I appreciate your weekly real estate advice and have a question for you. Eighteen months ago, my son purchased his home. At that time, the seller paid for $1600 in termite work. His neighbor works for a large nationwide termite company and told him he noticed a lot of […]
March ‘Madness’ Comes to the Crescenta Valley Be prepared for some crazy happenings this month. March is the first month of spring – officially this year it’s March 20 – and while temperatures start warming, gardens spring to life and new leaves appear on our trees, there is always the unexpected blast of cold, rainy, […]