By Mary O’KEEFE CVW was contacted by readers who were concerned about the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program. The concerns were based on communication issues between those who applied for the rent lottery and the County. The Rent Relief Program is administered by the Los Angeles County Development Authority. Those in need of assistance […]
And What A Year It Was Every year I get to help prepare the year in review, reading the 51 newspapers of the year and reliving some of the highs and, especially this year, the lows. Images pop into mind of the stories we covered, the situations that surrounded them and the challenges and joys […]
“Rain! Whose soft architectural hands have the power to cut stones and chisel to shapes of grandeur the very mountains.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher, 19th century clergyman, author, anti-slavery activist and social reformer At last! Real rain came pouring forth from Monday’s night sky and continued falling throughout Tuesday. Its fanfare was such that it […]
Mountain Avenue Elementary Had Controversial Beginnings – Part 2 Last week I wrote about the history of the grand estate, built in 1923, that was formerly on the site of Mountain Avenue Elementary School. In 1944, William and Elfrieda Bishop traded their home in Beverly Hills for the mansion in La Crescenta. It was a […]
What We Need to Know to Slow the Spread This year has been long and difficult for all of us. More than 300,000 Americans have died from the worst pandemic in a century, and all of us have faced hardships and difficulties, large and small, as we seek to protect ourselves and one another. Thankfully, […]
An Open Letter to the Montrose Shopping Park Association Are you in danger of losing your business? Are you operating at reduced capacity? Are you waiting for a government loan or an unemployment check? Did you lay off some or all of your employees? Did you spend – or waste – thousands of dollars on […]
Despite the pandemic, members and supporters of the Crescenta Valley High School baseball team were found distributing pre-ordered holiday trees and wreaths at the overflow parking lot on Ramsdell Avenue. From 6 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, Dec. 5, the players helped tie trees onto cars and loaded holiday wreaths into waiting vehicles. […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern On Monday, Dec. 7, Theresa Kiene, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA), invited eight troops for a virtual fireside chat via Zoom. Around 30 Girl Scouts of all ages attended the virtual fireside chat event. It was held, in part, to recognize the Scouts who earned their […]
The Ambassadors Program of the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is hosting a launch of Chris Erskine’s book, “Lavender In Your Lemonade” Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Each RSVP will be entered into a drawing to win a personalized/autographed copy of the book. “Lavender in your Lemonade” is Erskine’s fourth published book, […]
The 29th annual Breakfast with Santa hosted by the La Crescenta Woman’s Club was reinvented this year: Blessing the Holidays with Santa Drive-thru. Blessing the Holidays with Santa was wonderful! According to organizers just under 100 cars took part in the drive-thru, complete with wide-eyed children and their dogs, to see Santa, Mrs. Claus and […]