Note: The website address was printed incorrectly in the original story. The URL has been updated. By Mary O’KEEFE The Ice Bucket Challenge is not a new phenomenon – it has been used to call attention to a number of organizations – but for some reason in July the challenge took off. The difference was […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Former Crescenta Valley Town Council member Marti Marshall urged those involved in Scouts to be wary of council during the Aug. 21 CTVC meeting. She also told the council it should be “ashamed of itself” over how it has handled the planning and development of the Crescenta Commons. Crescenta Commons is a […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU Residents have until midnight on Aug. 31 to submit comments for a controversial high-speed light rail project that, when completed, would connect the cities of Palmdale, Burbank, Los Angeles and points farther north and south. The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), which is building the high-speed rail line project, opened the […]
By Isiah REYES Registration is now underway for the 4th Annual California Council of the Blind 2K and 5K Mutt Strut walk that takes place on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Crescenta Valley Park. Everyone is invited to bring a canine friend, whether a trained guide dog or the family pooch. Registration will begin at 8 […]
CV Weekly Closed – for Labor Day The offices of CV Weekly will be closed on Monday, Sept. 1 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday at 8 a.m. Glendale Beautiful Hosting Dinner Glendale Beautiful invites the community to its 64th annual fall dinner, catered by Damon’s, on Friday, Sept. […]
A Trend To Be A Part Of I know that the ice bucket challenge is currently a hot topic with celebrities and “regular people” alike accepting the dare to dump a bucket of ice water over their head on video then post the video to social media. They then nominate others to do the same, […]
“The three elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood and the sound of outer ocean on the beach.” ~ Henry Beston, American writer & naturalist Rain, wind and waves … nature’s sounds at its finest, to be sure. But currently not a drop of rain […]
By Jason KUROSU While a nationwide early earthquake warning system has yet to be implemented, the ShakeAlert system supplied 10 seconds of warning for the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory just before Sunday’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Napa. Currently in a beta testing phase, the system monitors P-waves, energy radiating from quakes that precede the damage-inducing […]
As the City of Glendale continues with Phase II and moves into Phase III of the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk Project, it is seeking additional community input on the development of this community resource. Residents and local businesses are urged to attend a community meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at […]
February 6, 2013 | Candidates for LCF City Council express support for the transfer of the Sagebrush territory from GUSD to LCUSD jurisdiction. May 6, 2013 | Tom Smith, founder of Unite LCF, a La Canada citizens group in favor of the territory transfer, along with other Sagebrush residents, sent a letter to the LCF […]