September – National Suicide Awareness Month – provides the chance for local groups to highlight resources to prevent self harm. By Mary O’KEEFE September is National Suicide Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021 more than four in 10 (42%) of students felt persistently sad or hopeless and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Azerbaijan sent troops into Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) on Tuesday. Azerbaijan is calling its military measures in Nagorno-Karabakh an “anti-terror” operation and stated it will not stop until the Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians surrender, according to BBC. On Wednesday morning, ethnic Armenian forces in Nargorno-Karakakh said they had agreed to a Russian proposal for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “It is important. It is very important because six million Jews were murdered. They can’t talk. We are the few survivors [who] are left. We have to talk for them,” said Joseph Alexander of why he travels the world to share his story of survival at the hands of Nazi Germany during […]
Village Poets of Sunland-Tujunga invite poets and friends of poetry to the monthly reading held in-person on Sunday, Sept 24 at 4:30 p.m. at Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Ave. in Tujunga. In September the features will be Marlene Hitt who will introduce her latest book of poetry, “Yellow Tree Alone.” Poet RG Cantalupo will also be […]
By Ruth SOWBY The La Crescenta Woman’s Club (LCWC) kicked off its new year with its star attraction, historian and CV Weekly columnist Mike Lawler. On Sept. 13 at its Clubhouse, members were all ears as Lawler reported on “Hidden Treasures of the Foothills.” “History is all around us,” Lawler said. Proving his point, he projected old […]
Troop 319 from La Crescenta sent two crews this summer to the Philmont Boy Scout High Adventure Camp in Cimarron, New Mexico. Philmont Scout Ranch, the Boy Scouts of America’s premier High Adventure base, challenges Scouts with more than 214 square miles of rugged northern New Mexico wilderness. The Scouts trained for two years under […]
By Charly SHELTON Universal Studios Hollywood recently opened its Halloween Horror Nights event. Along with it, Universal CityWalk Hollywood’s Toothsome Chocolate Emporium and Savory Feast Kitchen has gotten into the spirit of the season as well. Coinciding with the opening of HHN, a new shake has debuted at the Dessert Foundry counter inside the restaurant. […]
Last Saturday, Light on the Corner Church hosted its second annual Grandparents Day, an afternoon full of activities meant to bring grandparents and their grandkids closer together in a fun and friendly environment. “The importance of grandparents cannot be overestimated. We wanted to have a day to honor them and also create a space where […]
By Mikaela STONE La Crescenta Presbyterian Church is preparing to welcome the community to its inaugural Fall Carnival. Church members are also heralding the season of autumn as they welcome a new pastor – Mouris Yousif – who comes from New Jersey. A team of volunteers from within the church are hoping to reintroduce […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The neighbors in the 3000 block of Frances Avenue have been voicing their concerns regarding a new neighborhood business. U Matter Luxury Resort purchased a home on a large parcel in the area and has created an oasis for “detox.” “We are a wellness center,” said Prescilla Cardenas, spokesperson for U Matter […]