As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley, nicknamed Valle Grande, it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called polygonal fractures, each one about 1.5 to 3 inches (4 to 8 centimeters) across. The mission has spotted small patches of these geometric shapes several times […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Recently CV Weekly wrote two articles about organizations that need support from the public: iMPACT Foundation LA/CV Cares and Marine Mammal Care Center. The iMpact Foundation LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by addiction, mental health challenges and emotional isolation. Based in the foothill community of Los […]
The YMCA Quarterback Club begins its 85th year of promotion and service to local area schools during the football season as a non-profit organization in association with the YMCA of the Foothills. Pete Smith of Bob Smith Toyota will be taking over as the organization’s president. He will oversee the board and directors as well as welcoming the […]
The Allen Lund Company announced that Isabella Silva has been promoted to director of the Marketing and Communications Department. Silva graduated from St. Edward’s University in 2022 with a BA in communication, complemented by minors in psychology and health communication. In July of the same year, she began her career at the Allen Lund Company […]
By Mary O’KEEFE When the 2026-27 school year begins on Aug. 19 the Fire House Youth Center, located at 2563 Foothill Blvd. on the campus of St. Luke’s of the Mountains, will again open its doors to Rosemont Middle School students on their late start days, which has been every Wednesday morning. For over a […]
Local neighborhoods go all out for annual event. By Clare BUCHANAN National Night Out takes place this year on Tuesday, Aug. 4. It is a time that encourages families to spend an evening with local safety enforcement personnel and fellow community members. Here in the Crescenta Valley, several organizations are hosting their own National Night […]
By Julie BUTCHER On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council celebrated the “passing of the typewriter” between the city’s inaugural poet laureate Raffi Joe Wartanian and its newest poet laureate Tina Demirdjian. Appointed in March 2023, “Raffi has built a poetry community in Glendale, encouraging poets of all levels to express themselves in times of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Planet Fitness has begun construction on its new facility in La Crescenta. In August 2025, representatives from Hirsch Green Transportation Consulting and Planet Fitness attended a meeting of the Crescenta Valley Land Use Committee (LUC) where the local committee approved the requested minor parking deviation. Planet Fitness will be located at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last week I wrote about touring the Mammal Marine Care Center in San Pedro. First of all, the care center is located at the historic Fort MacArthur. The fort was the “center of early shipping activity in the harbor. In 1796 Father Lasuén built an adobe shelter at the location. During the […]
Attending a Concert – Not On Monday, our regular routine in the office of Crescenta Valley Weekly is to ask our co-workers how was their weekend. I’ve been blessed in that I’ve gone to various events (Temecula ring a bell?) and have plans to attend other events, including a member-to-member barbecue that the CV Chamber […]