McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga has recently been awarded grants from the Weingart Foundation and Los Angeles County Arts Commission to support its capacity building efforts, which in turn improves the Center’s services. The $15,000 Weingart Foundation grant represents a new source of funding for the Center. The Weingart Foundation makes grants to assist organizations […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It was a hot Sunday but that didn’t stop true wine lovers from spending the afternoon sipping wine and enjoying a wide variety of foods at the Eighth Annual La Cañada Wine and Gourmet Food Tasting. The event was held at Memorial Park and wines from around the world were sampled, as […]
As I work here at my computer and watch the thermometer climb past the century mark I am reminded of the fire danger here in the Crescenta Valley. Some of the most striking images from the Sayre Fire two summers ago were the helicopter videos of homes ablaze a mile from the fire front, ignited […]
L a Crescenta-based solar power company PHAT Energy is joining the non-profit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and hundreds of solar specialists and grassroots organizations throughout America to collectively showcase more than 5,000 solar-powered homes, schools and businesses, including the Pasadena Foothills region and across North America, for the 15th Annual National Solar Tour, the […]
Crescenta Valley Weekly celebrated its first year anniversary last Thursday with family, friends and supporters. St. Luke’s of the Mountains graciously offered to have the event in their courtyard. Guests dined on an assortment of cuisine provided by Frank’s Famous and topped the meal off with an ice cream dessert donated by Paradis ice cream […]
The La Crescenta Woman’s Club, a philanthropic group that has been giving to deserving individuals and organizations for almost a century, will turn 100 years old in 2011. Its clubhouse, one of the oldest buildings left standing in La Crescenta, will be 86. (Its image in stained glass may be viewed at the new La […]
Harkening back to the 1940s and 1950s, John Peters and Andrea Barricklow exchanged wedding vows on Sept. 4 at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church with Pastor Andy Wilson presiding. The wedding and reception, which followed at La Cañada Country Club, had a vintage theme with bride and groom, as well as the wedding party, clad […]
A little known Labor Day destination is a short boat (or air) trip across the sea. Camp Fox Labor Day Family Camp has been operated by the Glendale YMCA since 1969. Many a family has traveled the 26-mile ocean channel to step foot on the shores of Camp Fox, Catalina. Parents and children alike have […]
By Doug KILPATRICK Welcome to At Home in the Foothills, a regular CV Weekly column featuring tips and information about maintaining and enjoying your home. Now that the kids are back in school and summer vacations are over it’s time to make a top-to-bottom inspection of your home. While not a substitute for professional inspections […]
By Brandon HENSLEY They are not long, the days of wine and roses. And so, as the summer days dwindle, residents gathered at Deukmejian Wilderness Park Sunday evening to enjoy what the park’s vineyard had to offer in the form of grape picking and wine making. The Stonebarn Vineyard Conservancy, a group whose roots are […]