By Charly SHELTON Since the 1960s, the area west of Rosebank Drive in La Cañada to Pickens Canyon, known as the Sagebrush territory, has been hotly contested. Sagebrush officially falls under the jurisdiction of the City of La Cañada, but the students who live there attend Glendale Unified School District schools due to boundary lines. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The courtyard at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church in La Crescenta was transformed into an outdoor jazz and cabaret venue on Saturday evening that highlighted the talents of local resident Janet S. Blake, not only as a songstress but also as a storyteller. Blake engaged the audience with the story […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Most residents in Crescenta Valley are aware of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s volunteers who work at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The volunteers help in a variety of ways, from handling paperwork to patrolling the community. They have saved the department thousands of dollars as they free up deputies who can […]
Aug. 5 5500 block of Pine Cone Road in La Crescenta, a mail package was stolen from the front porch of a residence between 1:09 p.m. and 3 p.m. Aug. 1 3100 block of Encinal Avenue in La Crescenta, plumbing equipment was stolen from a van at 4:09 a.m. 4800 block of Hampton Road in […]
Aug. 5 5500 block of Pine Cone Road in La Crescenta, a mail package was stolen from the front porch of a residence between 1:09 p.m. and 3 p.m. Aug. 1 3100 block of Encinal Avenue in La Crescenta, plumbing equipment was stolen from a van at 4:09 a.m. 4800 block of Hampton Road in […]
“He needs to spread his arms a bit more to protect us.” ~ Alan Campbell, British sculler (rower) while looking towards the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue towering over the lagoon venue in Rio. On the first day of the 2016 Olympic Summer Games strong winds blew across the waters of the Rodrigo Lagoon […]
A Sweet Girl Shortly after I started the CV Weekly I was looking for an office. As luck would have it, I found the perfect spot at the corner of Honolulu and La Crescenta avenues. In mid-September 2009 I moved in and not long after became acquainted with the office cat named Cookie. She would […]
GUSD Superintendent Winfred Roberson Jr. made a ConnectEd call to all GUSD households on Wednesday evening after it was reported that the Glendale Police Dept. is investigating the attempted kidnapping of two children that occurred approximately 20 minutes apart from each other on Wednesday. In a statement by the Glendale Police Dept., the first incident […]
Idea of local youth brings skate park to the Crescenta Valley. By Charly SHELTON Six years ago, a group of teenagers wanted a better place to skateboard. But rather than sitting back and wishing, they made it a reality. And Monday, the process culminated with the grand opening and dedication of the Crescenta Valley Skate […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Every once and a while it is important to remind people in the foothills that they share their community with a variety of wildlife and that living with them does not mean feeding them. Although it may be done with the best of intentions, in the foothills feeding wild animals actually endangers […]