from the desk of the publisher

My Season of Thanksgiving Talk show host Bill Handel does a radio commercial that begins along the lines of, “If your business has survived the last four years, congratulations.” I’m pleased to report that indeed my business has survived the last four years. As many of you remember, the CV Weekly was actually launched four […]

Weather in the Foothills

Give Thanks… For each morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food and food, For love and friends, For everything thy goodness sends. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The sun rises on Thanksgiving Day at 6:38 a.m. High pressure off the California coast, as the week began, kept the […]

Family Pet Killed by Mountain Lion as Coyote Sightings Increase

By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in the foothills area are being warned to be cautious due to a recent mountain lion attack on a small dog just off Briggs Avenue. Early Saturday morning, local resident Kim Mattersteig found the remains of her beloved dog Bridget in the backyard of her home. The dog had been viciously […]

The President Came to Town

By Mary O’KEEFE President Barack Obama was in the southland on Monday and Tuesday, in part to help raise money for future Democratic campaigns. Then there was the visit to DreamWorks Animation in Glendale. A very relaxed President Obama addressed the audience of DreamWorks employees. He spoke of the film industry and how Hollywood has […]

Boutique Nets Benefits for Local Youth

Boutique Nets Benefits for Local Youth

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The inaugural Glendale Elks Lodge holiday boutique was held on Nov. 16 at the lodge providing a variety of vendors offering every type of ware for savvy shoppers. The boutique was held inside the spacious quarters, easily housing the 19 participating vendors and the many shoppers eager to get a jump on […]

Honoring Tough Individuals

By Michael YEGHIAYAN At the 2013 Courage Award Luncheon held recently, Glendale Adventist Medical Center honored four individuals who have battled cancer. The event, held in downtown Glendale at the Grandview Connection Banquet Hall, aimed to spotlight the individual courage required to fight the disease and advocate for the immense medical benefit of early detection […]

All Invited to White Friday

All Invited to White Friday

The Montrose Shopping Park Assn. reminds the community that tomorrow, Nov. 29 is the annual White Friday event. Throughout the shopping park, shoppers will find distinctive white snowflakes designating special deals. To further entice the public to mark their calendar, the shopping park association is having tons of snow hauled in to guarantee a White […]

Rising From the Ashes: Groundbreaking Renews Hope in Community

Rising From the Ashes: Groundbreaking Renews Hope in Community

By Michael J. ARVIZU Six years after a devastating fire destroyed its sanctuary, members and leaders of Christian Life Church in La Crescenta gathered on Sunday morning to break ground for a new worship space. Sunday’s groundbreaking ceremony marks a new chapter for the 84-year-old church. Christian Life members and leaders hope that the new […]

GPD Receives Grant for Special Traffic Enforcement, Crash Prevention

Glendale Police Dept. has been awarded a $228,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on local roadways through special enforcement and public awareness efforts. The grant received by Glendale PD will aid in the city’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety […]