By Charly SHELTON The annual Pasadena Showcase House of Design dates back to 1965 when it was established as a fundraiser for The Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee. Since that time, PSHD has become one of the nation’s largest and most successful house and garden tours. Now, for the first time in its 56-year history, guests […]
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Knott’s Berry Farm has capitalized on its food fare to the delight of those missing their favorite theme park. While the theme park remains closed, Knott’s Berry Farm introduces its newest family-friendly outdoor food and retail experience celebrating the Halloween season and the flavors of fall with Knott’s Taste of Fall-O-Ween. Taking place Fridays through […]
KIWANIS DUCK SPLASH GOES VIRTUAL Support is needed for the Glendale Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash – K.I.D.S. – taking place virtually on Oct. 24 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This signature fundraiser benefits the philanthropic outreach of the Kiwanis of Glendale and gives participants who “adopt” a duck the chance to win anywhere from […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Clayton Frech is a man in his late 40s with the vocal inflection of a SoCal dude much younger. After talking with him, you get the impression that he might invite you out to a skate session to shred some gnar and go watch “Point Break” afterward. But Frech’s tubular way of […]
The Early Years of the Montrose Theater I’ve written about the Montrose Theater briefly before but it’s such an icon of Montrose that it really deserves a deeper dive. For those new to our community (and by that I mean moved here in the last 40 years), the Montrose Theater was legendary in the […]
» Part II By Mary O’KEEFE Some predators are becoming more sophisticated, using burner phones, social media and other technology to try and snare victims. Readers have called CVW with concerns about calls they’ve received supposedly by the IRS [Internal Revenue Service], calls regarding Social Security “breaches” and others that ask personal questions […]
Climate Change and Wildfires This month we’ve set another record in California, one we never wanted to reach. According to California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection – CAL FIRE– since the beginning of the year until the time I penned this editorial, California wildfires have burned over 3.2 million acres (as we go to […]
Value of Motel Obviously, the current [La Crescenta Motel] is outdated but the need for a modern foothill community hotel remains. It would much better serve the community than a four- or five-story affordable housing structure with all the problems associated with it. The large increase in vacant multistory business buildings in LA and Glendale […]
By Mary O’KEEFE USC Verdugo Hills Hospital holds many outreach events throughout the year and like many organizations is adapting to the new normal as a way of life. For the past four years the hospital has been hosting a conference to bring awareness to the issues of suicide and mental health and to share […]