Some Dates To Remember If you are reading this today, Thursday, Oct. 9 before 11:59 p.m. then you still have time. Time for what you may ask? Time to submit your application to run for CV Town Council. All of the requirements and details can be found on our website under the election tab. So […]
The Saga of Tujunga’s Weatherwolde Castle Both Crescenta-Cañada Valley and neighboring Sunland-Tujunga have long traditions of castle building. There were several built here in our early years, about half of which still survive, notably La Cañada’s Pink Castle and Tujunga’s Blarney Castle. But the most compelling story comes from Tujunga’s Weatherwolde Castle on Commerce Avenue, […]
Introducing the CVCA CV Weekly welcomes its newest columnist Sharon Weisman to the Viewpoints section. She can be read the first issue of every month. For nearly 10 years an offshoot group of the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley, first called Crescenta Valley Heritage and then Crescenta Valley Community Association (CVCA) since 2007, has promoted […]
Hi CV! CV Alliance invites parents to Walk & Talk on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at CV Park, parent sessions at the Y on Tuesday evenings from 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. that begin on Oct. 7, and learn from Dan Evans how your social media postings affect your choices on […]
The History of Foothill Boulevard, Part 2 Continuing with our history of Foothill Boulevard, we pick up again at the turn of the 20th century. 1893 had seen the completion of a bridge across the Arroyo between Pasadena and La Cañada. (The footings of this bridge are still visible just inside Devil’s Gate Dam.) This […]
Ponders 9/12/2114 Nine-twelve-fourteen! How nice that someone noticed the convergence of our zip code with the date … and that the day was given to recognize the many great advantages of our community. This won’t happen again for another hundred years, 9/12/2114. What will La Crescenta be like then? Will the Woman’s Club, which recently […]
Hi, CV! On Oct. 1, our new board president is Bill Flanders, lead pastor at First Baptist Church-La Crescenta. Vice presidents are Ana-Marie Schaefer, director, Healthy Living, YMCA of the Foothills and Sona Hovsepian, MSW, family therapist at Glendale Adventist Alcohol and Drug Services. Jean Maluccio and Susan Dubin continue as secretary and treasurer, respectively. […]
The History of Foothill Boulevard, Part 1 In a regional sense, today’s Foothill Boulevard is one of the major streets of Los Angeles, stretching 60 miles from San Bernardino to Newhall. But locally, we consider “our” Foothill Boulevard to be the portion that runs straight as an arrow from the Arroyo Seco to just beyond […]
Hi CV! Tonight, members of our Youth Alliance will be at the CV Town Council meeting to share a report from the National Youth Leadership Institute they attended in July. Our Youth Alliance is an official club at CVHS and had a table at the Club Expo. They also meet on the first and third […]