Getting Ready for the Fair After months of preparation, volunteers with the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce are gearing up for its annual Hometown Country Fair on Saturday. As president of the Chamber, I’ve been working with these folks for a long time. Kudos to my vice president and Fair chairman Robert Manciero who has […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This weekend I went from a real high – an inspiring event – to a very sad “sign of the times” event. The first was Once Upon A Time bookstore’s Fairy Door Diaries, a book series from Megan McDonald. I wrote about the event on Page 3 of this edition but I […]
CVCA to Meet Today The Crescenta Valley Community Association will have its next meeting tonight, Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the community room at the La Crescenta Library. The meeting will include discussion on the five-story project approved for 3411-3437 Foothill Blvd. and the preschool planned for 4459 Lowell Ave., as well as other topics of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand. — The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats For centuries the belief in fairies have filled children’s imaginations and on Saturday, April 18 the love […]
On April 14, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) welcomed 40 high school students from five local schools for its annual Healthcare Day of Discovery, an immersive program designed to introduce students to careers in health care. Participating schools included AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Glendale High School, La Cañada High School and St. […]
The City of Glendale has confirmed that Andrew Jimenez, currently under criminal prosecution by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, is no longer employed by the City of Glendale. As reported in the Jan. 29 edition of the CV Weekly, Jimenez is charged with one count of murder with an allegation of using an axe […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Whether a connoisseur of red, white or rosé, the Kiwanis Club of the Verdugos had something for those who enjoy the product of the grape at its inaugural Wine Fest. Held at the J. Walter Smith Student Center on the campus of Glendale Community College (GCC) on Saturday, the event brought together […]
April 18 Big Tujunga Canyon, mile marker 2.05 in Tujunga, a person reported parking his vehicle at the location and went hiking When he returned he found the passenger side front and rear windows were shattered and the interior of the vehicle was ransacked. He also found items were stolen. The vehicle burglary occurred between […]
An arrest has been made in connection with a deadly stabbing that left one woman dead and another seriously injured. On April 20 at about 6 a.m., Burbank police officers and paramedics responded to the 2800 block of North Brighton Street following a report of two individuals who had been stabbed inside a residence. Upon […]
The City of Glendale’s La Crescenta Avenue Rehabilitation Project is entering its final phase. Upcoming Construction Activities Roadway grinding and paving will take place in segments along La Crescenta Avenue from Verdugo Road to Montrose Avenue through May 1, weather and conditions permitting. Work will occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]