By Ruth SOWBY The 25th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 was scheduled “rain or shine” (there was plenty of “shine”) on the grounds of the Jeffers Estate in La Cañada Flintridge. War veterans were scheduled to speak at the event; all of those present were richly fed by tales of heroism in warfare. The invocation and […]
Epic But Uneven: ‘The Uprising’ is Pertinent to Our Time But Sometimes Falls Short By Jackson TOYON History is rife with moments when ordinary people finally decide they’ve had enough and few are quite as dramatic as the Peasants’ Revolt. In “The Uprising,” director Paul Greengrass (of Jason Bourne fame) brings a dramatized version […]
By Charly SHELTON There comes a point every year when Halloween haunts end, the fog clears, the mazes come down and horror fans are expected to go back to being “normal” people until next fall. Universal apparently decided that was unreasonable. Universal recently invited me to Las Vegas to experience Universal Horror Unleashed – its […]
This Oct. 3 will mark the 47th Annual Montrose Oktoberfest in Montrose. By Mary O’KEEFE “Oktoberfest is proudly supported by Babaians Law Firm and presented by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce,” said Molly Burke, president/CEO Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. Oktoberfest, which is on Oct. 3 this year, is one of the longest running […]
By Eliza PARTIKA USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) held its 11th Annual Suicide Awareness and Prevention Conference on Saturday giving hospital staff the chance to talk about the advances in mental health care and therapy options and offering advice on how to support loved ones. Sponsors included The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Horizon Health […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “I will never forget; we were on a 20-minute break and I went to the opposite end of my floor to see the view from the other side of the tower. I looked out the window and I saw the North Tower on fire.” Those were memories told by Kevin Danni who […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Planet Fitness, located at 2647 Foothill Blvd., officially opened its doors on Monday at noon. It was back in June 2025 when CVW reported that Planet Fitness was moving into the former Rite Aid location. Rite Aid closed its doors in January 2024 after the company filed for bankruptcy and shuttered its […]