In Brief

ORANGE FEST COMING TO CV PARK Orange Fest takes place at the Crescenta Valley Park community building and surrounding areas on Saturday, Aug. 15. Hosted by CV Alliance, Orange Fest will include an expo with a parent focus from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. A teen expo takes place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. […]

Lease and Management Agreements Approved for Alex

Glendale Arts, the managing company of the historic Alex Theatre, announced that the Glendale City Council and the Economic Development Corporation have approved the lease and management agreements for the almost 90-year-old venue. In June, the State of California officially transferred ownership of the Alex Theatre from the Glendale Successor Agency to the City of […]

Accidents on the Crest

Accidents on the Crest

By Mary O’KEEFE It has been a dangerous few weeks on the Angeles Crest and National Forest highways. Last weekend there were two vehicles over-the-side and missing hikers that resulted in two call-outs for Montrose Search and Rescue on Saturday and two on Sunday. On Aug. 1, MSR members Doug Cramoline and Linda Daniels responded […]

GCC to Meet at Water Reclamation Plant

By Jason KUROSU The Glendale City Council will be holding its Aug. 18 meeting at the Los Angeles Glendale Water Reclamation Plant, 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys. It is the fourth “workboot” meeting the council held this year, in which council members take to the workplaces of those who keep the city running. According to […]

GPD Rewards Good Behavior with Operation Chill

7‑Eleven, Inc. celebrates a generation of good behavior this year. For 20 years, U.S. police officers have been ticketing kids with Operation Chill FREE Slurpee drink coupons. Many of those kids are adults now, and may even have children of their own who are eligible to receive a frozen treat for good behavior, compliments of […]

YWCA of Glendale Receives Grants

The YWCA of Glendale announced it has received an $8,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Verdugos. These funds will support the remodeling of the YWCA’s Sunrise Village Emergency Shelter. Sunrise Village is a 45-day emergency shelter providing housing, meals, counseling, social services, legal services, parenting classes and case management to victims of domestic […]

CRIME BLOTTER

  Aug. 9 2800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the Crescenta Valley Car Wash. When they arrived they found the front exterior glass door was shattered, nothing appeared to be stolen at 5:25 a.m. Aug. 6 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, the front […]

Summer Vacation Topic of Petition

By Mary O’KEEFE The feeling of not being heard does not just pertain to the superintendent search meetings and the Be Heard CV survey. On Monday, the first day of school, a mom went home after dropping her child off at school, wrote a petition and put it online. “I didn’t think it would get […]

News on the CV Skate Park

The CV Skate Park is closer to becoming a reality. Construction firms are submitting bids with the process expected to be completed by Aug. 20. The award to the contractor will be in September with construction to begin in October. The skate park is scheduled to be completed by June 2016. The skate park was […]

CV Community to District: We Just Want to be Heard

CV Community to District: We Just Want to be Heard

Beneath the back-to-school smiles on the faces of local children, there are issues that are making local residents less than happy. By Mary O’KEEFE The 2015-16 school year has begun and although Crescenta Valley residents are still incredibly supportive of their schools, teachers, students and staff, there is a quiet rumbling of discontent that seems […]