Falcon Marching Band Soars into October

Falcon Marching Band Soars into October

Local high school marching band garners honors and community pride. By Bethany BROWN The Crescenta Valley High School marching band earned a first-place spot at the Tustin Tiller Days Parade on Oct. 2 after competing against 10 other Southern California high schools and initially tying with one other school for the win. Mathew Schick, CVHS’ […]

Dr. Dorian Named CEO of USC-VHH

Dr. Dorian Named CEO of USC-VHH

Armand Dorian, MD, MMM, has been named CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) and part of Keck Medicine USC. He has served as interim CEO since March 2021 and will begin his new role immediately. AS CEO, Dorian will lead all aspects of the hospital in advancing the hospital’s mission of providing personalized, high-quality […]

New Outdoor Dining Designs and MSPA Readies for Board Elections

New Outdoor Dining Designs and MSPA Readies for Board Elections

By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park Association (MSPA) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 7. The meeting began with a presentation by Bradley Calvert, assistant director of Community Development for the City of Glendale, on the outdoor dining designs for Montrose Shopping Park. “Our design team has been hard at work,” Calvert said. […]

A Flight of A Lifetime

A Flight of A Lifetime

By Lori BODNAR Charles Tucker, 97, is a WWII veteran in the CV community. He recently had the opportunity to soar to new heights in a N2S Boeing Stearman biplane. Sponsored by the Dream Flights Foundation, Tucker flew with pilot Michael Sommars for the adventure of a lifetime in the tandem open cockpits of the N2S […]

From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy

From the Desk of the Publisher <<< Robin Goldsworthy

The Spookiest (and Funnest) Time of the Year I’ll admit it – I love Halloween season. When the kids were younger, we would elaborately decorate our house with everything from tombstones to gremlins. One year we borrowed from the haunted jail on Briggs a smoke-breathing dragon. We mounted it on the window of our upper […]

In brief

CV Weekly Offices Close Early The offices of CV Weekly will close on Friday afternoon, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m.   Crime and Neighborhood Preservation Crime trends in Glendale plus the battle to preserve single-family neighborhoods in an era of housing shortages will be discussed at the Northwest Glendale Homeowners Association’s annual meeting today, Thursday, […]

Weather in the Foothills <<< Sue Kilpatrick

“Meteorologists have the right perspective. They ground themselves in the current conditions (today’s highs/lows). They briefly acknowledge significant events of the past (record temps). And they keep an eye on the future (five-day forecast). Honor your past accomplishments, live in the present moment, and look to the future.” ~ Clifton Anderson, Jazz musician, trombonist and […]

MSR Rescue Above Brand Park

MSR Rescue Above Brand Park

By Mary O’KEEFE It can happen to anyone. You go out for a hike and think you are prepared for anything and everything when the ground, literally, begins to crumble beneath you. That is what happened to a hiker who was out with her husband on Monday. Glendale police responded to a call concerning a […]

Crime blotter

Oct 10 5800 block of Gould Mesa Mountain Road in La Cañada Flintridge, the owner of a vehicle parked at the turnout off Angeles Crest Highway. She put her backpack containing several items into the trunk and locked her vehicle. When she returned to her vehicle she found several items had been stolen from her […]

Strike Date Set for IATSE

A strike date has been set for 60,000 film and television workers. After months of negotiation the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) president Matthew Loeb announced on Wednesday that, unless an agreement is reached, union members would begin a nationwide strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on Monday, […]