Why Social Media is a Must for Your Business As we all know, social media is everywhere and you can’t run from it. Social media is the top Internet activity participated in online by your consumers; it even surpasses email. Who would have ever believed that? This means that the public is spending more and […]
Nominees Solicited for Annual Banquet The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is seeking deserving community members to honor at its annual recognition banquet taking place in October. Categories are woman of the year, man of the year, volunteer of the year, business of the year, organization of the year and educator of the year and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday the owners of the Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse were recognized for their small business ingenuity and determination. Assemblymember Mike Gatto presented a certificate to Peter and Lenora Wanier recognizing their business. Gatto told the couple that he wanted to make certain before he left office that he recognized their store […]
By Charly SHELTON At the first Glendale Unified School District Board of Education meeting for the coming school year, held on July 26, the board passed an item on the consent calendar that caught the eyes of some in the Crescenta Valley. The motion approved was to hire the accounting firm of Vincenti, Lloyd and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest has a lot of winding roads where many accidents occur. Emergency responders who work the area know all too well how a day out in the forest can end in tragedy. This week one of those trips to the forest ended tragically when […]
The official opening of the Crescenta Valley skate park occurred on Aug. 1 when Supervisor Michael Antonovich, among other dignitaries, held a ribbon cutting. Full story in the Aug. 4 issue of the CV Weekly. IMG_7811.MP4 Video by Charly Shelton; music by Jeff Bridges and the Abiders
The aroma of grilling hot dogs, live music and plenty of safety personnel ready to answer questions are planned for NNO. By Mary O’KEEFE National Night Out will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 2 and, with the spotlight focused recently on law enforcement, this event is more important than ever for the community to reach […]
By Charly SHELTON Harry Potter, the boy wizard, has been part of many young people’s lives since “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was published in 1997. Now, 19 years and one month later, the continuing adventures … continue. Harry Potter has graduated from Hogwarts, gone on to have a middle management job at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. announced it is investigating drone activity that was seen near the Sand Fire in the Pacoima Reservoir area. The announcement follows a Monday morning press conference where representatives from both fire and law enforcement departments spoke about drone activity in the area that was affecting […]
“Snowflakes of ash fell so lovelily you were tempted to stretch out your tongue to catch them, taste them. Only, they would have scorched your lips …” ~ Young adult book author Markus Zusak from The Book Thief Last week the Crescenta Valley was awash with amber-colored light as an ominous plume of smoke rose […]