UPDATE Sunday 6:40 pm: Los Angeles County sheriffs department has released the name of the victim of a murder investigation in the 3000 block of Francis Avenue. Arthur Palmer, 73, was found in the attached garage at his property after concerned neighbors contacted Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station requesting a welfare check. They had not seen […]
By Jason KUROSU In anticipation of the upcoming Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, a Thursday night VIP reception was held in Glendale, one of 100 host cities for the numerous delegations coming from around the world. The reception was held at Glendale Adventist’s Play to Learn Pediatric Therapy Center, because of its work […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Residents waiting to use the track and field at Crescenta Valley High School again will have to be patient for a couple of weeks more. Glendale Unified School District officials said the renovation of Osborne Field is on target to be completed by Aug. 4, in time for the start of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On July 20, 1969 the world waited to hear those four words that changed the way we looked at space: “The Eagle has landed.” – Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 astronaut commander. The guys on the ground countered this after hearing the landing confirmation. “You got a bunch of guys about to turn […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The highly anticipated tiles for Crescenta Commons have been placed around the tower. The tiles represent community businesses, organizations and individuals who helped support the Commons. The Crescenta Commons is on the corner of Rosemont and Orange avenues. For several years the land stood vacant, overtaken by weeds. Boy Scout Rhys Teff […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics made a stop at La Cañada Flintridge’s Memorial Park on Wednesday. The Olympian Torch Run began in Athens, the historical home of the Olympics competition, and is now at its final run through Southern California and will light the way for athletes at the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Sunday about 1,000 Democrats stood in line throughout the day at the Pacific Avenue Education Center in Glendale to once again cast ballots for individuals they think would best represent their party at the Democratic Convention. “My team spent weeks working to plan out today,” said Eric Bauman, chair of the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Last weekend the skies opened up and rain fell – hard – throughout the Crescenta Valley and Southern California. And whom can one thank for the much-needed rain in the drought-strained state? Dolores. “[Sunday’s rains were] remnants from a tropical storm system,” said Robert Munroe, meteorologist from the National Weather Service. Hurricane […]
Hard Days Readers of the CV Weekly, and specifically of my column, are well aware of the personal challenges I have faced these past several months. From broken bones to family deaths, 2015 threw it all at me. I’ll be honest in admitting that without the support of friends and family I don’t know how […]
“I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand. Why the thunder lasts longer than that which causes it, and why immediately on its creation the lightning becomes visible to the eye while thunder requires time to travel. How…” ~ Leonardo Di Vinci By the time the final window-rattling crash of […]