Yesterday, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that President Obama included $8.2 million for the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning system in his Fiscal Year 2017 budget released this week, a significant increase from last year’s budget – a $5 million request – and further recognition of the importance of the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System. […]
HSCV Presents the History of the Alex Theater At the next meeting of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley on Monday, Feb. 15 the history of the Alex Theatre will be presented. Built in 1925 as a vaudeville and movie palace, the Alex Theater enjoyed a long run in downtown Glendale. It aged and […]
Party On! For those sad that the holiday season has passed ending the chance for celebration, weep no more! The New Year brings plenty of opportunities to celebrate those non-profits that work so hard for our community. For example, this past Saturday night the Crescenta Valley Weekly Glendale/Burbank sales professional Sonya Marquez and I hopped […]
“We had a sunset of a fine sort. Marked in bands of sharply contrasted colors; great stretches of dark blue, others of purple, others of polished bronze: the billowy mountains showed all sorts of dainty browns and greens, blues and purple and blacks…” ~ Mark Twain while living in California As predicted the Santa Ana […]
On Feb. 4 at 9:39 p.m., the Glendale Police Dept. responded to the 2200 block of Sherwood Place in the City of Glendale, regarding a residential burglary in progress. Multiple police units, airship, and K-9 teams responded to the location within a few minutes of receiving the call. The Burbank Police Dept. K-9 unit also […]
Every Friday CV Weekly will share a video, photo or inspirational phrase to end the week with a smile. We welcome your submissions, too! Send them to Robin@cvweekly.com. This video is provided by the National Zoo. Happy Friday!
Hearing that a local monument to the great flood of 1934 needed some loving care, Boy Scout Charles Pingry was ready to help. By Mary O’KEEFE Nothing gets historians in and around Crescenta Valley talking like a question about the great flood of 1934. It was after a large wildfire in the area that rains […]
By Charly SHELTON Since 1881, the American Red Cross has helped our country in times of crisis and in times of peace. That first aid does not come without preparation. The need for blood at donation centers is an ever-present one, and is something that many healthy people can easily donate with little inconvenience and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the America people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt Politics can be daunting, overwhelming and, at times, boring for voters. Some who do not vote justify their […]
GUSD Holding Calendar Meetings The Glendale Unified School District is holding community meetings to gather input on the start dates of future instructional calendars beginning with the 2017-18 school year. Meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the auditoriums of the following schools: Hoover High School on Thursday, Feb. 4, Glendale High School on […]