By Mary O’KEEFE Kids facing foster care have a lot of concerns. The decision to take children from their home and to a foster family is often times done at night, and can be chaotic. The Crescenta Cañada Lions Club has made that transition a little easier by collecting backpacks for kids to put their […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE Thousands of neighbors across the nation gathered this week with one focus: neighborhood safety. Locally, Tuesday night was very busy with National Night Out events. La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge combined an event on Tuesday held in the parking lot of Ross Dress for Less, 2111 Foothill Blvd. […]
Ending the Week on a High Note I love birthdays – even when they aren’t mine – especially when the gifts are things I get to enjoy, too! For example, it was my husband Steve’s birthday last week (I won’t tell you his age – he threatened to tell everyone mine if I divulged). As […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Going away to college can present students with multiple concerns. One problem that may not be on the forefront of their minds is what to do when an issue of campus safety arises. On Monday, Aug. 10, Crescenta Valley Weekly will hold the first seminar in a series of serious topics concerning […]
By Charly SHELTON The Montrose Food and Brewfest, which was originally scheduled for July 27, has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 13, 2016. The event, which highlights some of the restaurants of Montrose alongside some local craft breweries, was a huge hit last year in its debut and was met with much anticipation for the […]
By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education continues to search for a new superintendent and discussed how they would move forward with the candidate interview process at a special meeting of the board of education Tuesday night. Former GUSD Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan left the district to take on the responsibilities […]
By Jason KUROSU A young Glendale resident was killed in Armenia just one day before he was set to participate in the 6th Pan-Armenian Games as a member of Glendale’s soccer team. Levon Thomas, 20, of Glendale, died Saturday in an ATV accident. Thomas was representing Glendale for the two-week event held in Yerevan. He […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The homicide investigation continues into the death of Arthur Palmer, 73, of La Crescenta. The victim’s body was found on July 24 at about 1:30 p.m. in the attached garage of his home. The cause of death was “multiple blunt force traumatic injuries,” said Lt. Kelly Yagerliner, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. […]
By Charly SHELTON Rockhaven Sanitarium is the subject of a new photography exhibition at Gallery 417 in Downtown L.A. Photographer Jason House has taken photos of the sanitarium as an empty, abandoned and hauntingly beautiful place. “I’ve done photo series in the past about foreclosure victims and fatality car crashes or even a documentary […]
By Charly SHELTON Temperatures have reached above 100 degrees over the last few weeks and people around the Crescenta Valley are succumbing to overheating. From overheated to heat exhaustion to heat stroke, this slippery slope can prove fatal if left unchecked. As responsible residents of a Mediterranean climate (according to the Köppen classification system), knowing […]