New Research Links Heart Health to Brain Disease

New research shows that heart disease directly impacts brain function, which can lead to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease – all of which are leading causes of death in the United States. Dignity Health cardiac experts urge people to keep their heart and brain health top-of-mind. Findings from the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2022 Heart Disease […]

People Making News

Matthew Gottfried, class of 2025, and Diana Kim, class of 2022 who is majoring in environmental studies, each earned dean’s high honors for the 2021 fall semester at Connecticut College. Both are from Glendale. Founded in 1911, Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college of 1,800 students located on a 750-acre arboretum campus in […]

PROBLEM SOLVED >>> CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

The Avalanche offered her money back. Looks like her refund request got buried. Sara DeGroot’s Colorado Avalanche game is canceled at the start of the pandemic. The organizer promises her a refund but then switches to a credit. Can it do that? Q: In February 2020, I bought tickets to a Colorado Avalanche game for […]

Calendar This

LILI SINGER GUEST SPEAKER AT VIOLET SOCIETY The next club meeting of the Burbank African Violet Society will be today, Thursday morning, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. at The Little White Chapel Christian Church, 1711 N. Avon St. in Burbank. The guest speaker will be Lili Singer, horticulturist, garden writer and educator. Singer will present the […]

‘Charlie Chaplin’ with Roses in Hand Greets Montrose Shoppers

‘Charlie Chaplin’ with Roses in Hand Greets Montrose Shoppers

By Bethany BROWN The Montrose Shopping Park Association held its annual Valentine’s Day rose giveaway on Saturday, Feb. 12. “Charlie Chaplin” was present on the corner of Ocean View Bouelvard and Honolulu Avenue to hand out roses to passersby between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Further entertainment was provided by the seven-woman musical group Monday@JoJo’s, […]

Gus & Andy’s Moves Hopefully Closer to an Opening

Gus & Andy’s Moves Hopefully Closer to an Opening

By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a long time since the restaurant on the northwest corner of Honolulu Avenue and Verdugo Road closed it doors. In 2017, CVW reported that restaurateur Tom Christopoulos announced that he intended to open up an eatery at the location, which he named Gus & Andy’s Montrose Grill. Since then […]

Council Certifies EIR

By Julie BUTCHER “We have a project before us – and the question is what’s the best way to confront climate change while keeping the lights on?” It was close to midnight on Tuesday night and Glendale Mayor Paula Devine urged her colleagues on the Glendale City Council to act on the proposed repowering of […]

The Big Band Played On

The Big Band Played On

By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, Feb. 12 the Crescenta Valley High School quad was transformed into a swing dance club with beautiful lighting floating from the trees to the dance floor, a table of food elegantly displayed, a paper moon photo booth and a jazz band that would make Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey tap […]

In brief

CVTC General Meeting The Crescenta Valley Town Council general meeting is tonight, Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. It will be held via Zoom. To take part, dial (669) 900-6833; meeting ID is 283 256 4275, password is 626159. On the agenda is an audit report for 2021 and the 2022 budget; reports on bulb-outs […]