Drugs, Arms Arrests in Foothills

Glendale police arrested three people in connection to heroin use and sales on Monday. For the past few weeks, police have been receiving complaints concerning suspicious activity, possibly drug related, in the area of a strip mall at Honolulu and Glenwood avenues. After a police investigation it was discovered that Vahagn Stepanyan, 26, of La […]

Pretty, Purple and Poisonous

By Mary O’KEEFE It is a welcome sight for those who hike and camp in the Angeles National Forest to see vegetation bloom after the devastation of the Station Fire, but there is one plant that although beautiful must be admired from afar. The Poodle-dog bush is a called a fire flower because it appears […]

Council Ponders Zoning Changes

By Ted AYALA Glendale’s venerable Alex Theatre, a fixture on Brand Boulevard since the days of Harold Lloyd and Anita Page, has been the focus of nervous speculation by the city and community alike in the wake of the dissolution of the state’s redevelopment agencies. The future of the Alex, which enjoyed a restoration and […]

Once Again, Into the Forest Meatball Goes

After visiting La Crescenta neighborhoods, Meatball hitched a ride back to the ANF. By Mary O’KEEFE The bear known as Meatball, aka Glen Bearian, has once again traveled deep into the Angeles National Forest, courtesy of the Department of Fish and Game. Early Sunday morning the bear strolled down from the Angeles National Forest apparently […]

Burbank Begins Search for Permanent Police Chief

  The City of Burbank is beginning the process of hiring a permanent Police Chief. Chief Scott LaChasse has served as the City’s Interim Police Chief for the last two and a half years. “The Chief was originally hired for a six month assignment, but it became obvious that we had hired someone with the […]

A Home in the Wildlife Sanctuary

Monday morning Sheriff’s Parks Bureau deputies were patrolling in the Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary (210 Freeway/Wentworth Street, Sunland) when they discovered three men in a small crude structure in a remote area of the Park. The Tujunga Ponds Wildlife Sanctuary is part of the area patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Parks Bureau. It […]

from the desk of the publisher

Fireworks, Ballots and a New Face at CV Weekly The rockets’ red glare and the boom of the bombs bursting in air – also known as the CV fireworks show – are just a fond memory but boy were they fun! If you made your way to La Crescenta Elementary School on July 4th, you […]

Weather in the Foothills

Weather in the Foothills

“How languid ’neath the sun’s fierce ray…  On this hot, sultry, summer day.” –  Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, 19th Century Canadian poet CV Fireworks Association outdid themselves this year. Perhaps my imagination … did I see more colors and 3D styles added? The evening cooled down, but La Crescenta Starbucks graciously provided free hot coffee. Our […]

IN BRIEF

Historical Society Offers Birds Eye View For those who have wondered what their house looked like 50, 70, or even 90 years ago, at its next meeting the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley will present a series of highly detailed aerial photos of the Crescenta Valley ranging from 1922 to 1969. These images are […]