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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Patricia Kennedy holds weekly grief support group Thursdays at 7 p.m. By Michael BRUER The arrival of the holiday season brings with it great joy, celebration and laughter. Friends and family gather around to share in each other’s company, enjoy the delicacies of the season, and make memories to last a lifetime. But not all […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]