By Mary O’KEEFE The Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash – KIDS – hosted by the Glendale Kiwanis Club was held at Verdugo Park on Oct 13 when industrious volunteers created Lake Glendale where about 17,000 rubber ducks raced to the finish line throughout the day. Those that visited the race not only were able to see […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Oct. 13, an open house banner hung on the gate that usually opens for Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s patrol cars only. For the last 30 years, the CV Sheriff’s Station has opened its doors to welcome the community to get a glimpse into what is normally closed off to the public. There […]
By Brandon HENSLEY A battle for the top three positions on the Crescenta Valley Town Council took place Oct. 18 during the council’s monthly meeting, and each candidate emphasized the need for social media and community awareness to Town Council issues. Six candidates have applied, and all are assured of being on the council when […]
By Ted AYALA The Glendale City Council gave consideration to drawing up a resolution to support Measure J, which will be among many tax related initiatives to be voted upon in next month’s election. Measure J, if approved, would not result in any tax increases, but would extend already existing ones enacted by Measure R. […]
By Aimee YEGHIAYAN With a backdrop of candles and silhouettes of a few who did not survive, the YWCA, in collaboration with the Commission on the Status of Women, remembered the victims of domestic violence at their annual candlelight vigil held at the YWCA facility in Glendale on Oct. 17. The event included a testimonial […]
Getting Reacquainted After an almost one-year hiatus, CV Weekly returned to the Harvest Market on Sunday. It was November 2011 that we last had a booth on Honolulu Avenue. I remember it well – a dreary, wet Sunday with very little foot traffic. Coming into the holiday season, we knew that all of our calendars […]
~ At twelve o’clock you must be ready, and hold your pumpkin steady. For by its rays of candlelight, On Halloween all things are bright! ~ From a vintage postcard Redwoods, pumpkins and rainbows. Common theme here ? Absolutely … Last weekend found us in the northern most reaches of California, the wilds of […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Tiny Tots program at Crescenta Valley Park has no plans to become a certified daycare and will keep its shortened hours until December, according to the County of Los Angeles. Contentious meetings and several emails from angry parents to L.A. County Parks and Recreation special assistant Kay Michelson demonstrate that the […]
The Los Angeles County Fire Department has published Engineering our Future, a strategic plan to address the Department’s goals and priorities in its desire to provide more effective emergency services to the millions of residents its serves each day. The 52-page report sets goals for preventing injury and illness, innovating new delivery systems, ensuring the […]