Shortened Hours for Holiday The office of CV Weekly will be open only until 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Dec. 31. It will be closed on Jan. 1, 2021. Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning An “open gate” event is taking place at the Rosemont Preserve on Saturday morning, Jan. 2. This is a chance for residents […]
By Mary O’KEEFE This year has been one for the record books. It started with fire and is ending with a shot in the arm. Little did we know that the Australian fires that continued to burn from September 2019 into 2020 was a sign of things to come. In 2020, California saw the state […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With the latest surge of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, medical staff at hospitals need the community’s support now more than ever. “We are in crisis mode currently,” said Donovan Stewart, associate chief nursing officer at Adventist Health Glendale. “The [Emergency Department] is at [maximum] capacity.” The ICU is also well over 100% […]
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. […]