By Mary O’KEEFE Police responding to what appeared to be a routine traffic accident ended up finding an apparent busy identity theft operation. An accident occurred on Tuesday about 1:30 p.m. on Foothill Boulevard at New York Avenue. The driver of the car who apparently caused the accident had left the scene. The driver of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A representative from New Urban West, Inc. has confirmed that they are in negotiations with the be.group to purchase the Twelve Oaks property at 2820 Sycamore Ave. “We have not purchased the property, but we are looking at the potential purchase,” said Ryan Bean, director of Acquisitions and Entitlements for New Urban […]
Former JPL director Bruce C. Murray died Thursday at the age of 81 after a long illness. Murray was at the helm of JPL from 1976 to 1982 during a very busy time for planetary exploration – when the Viking spacecraft landed on Mars, and Voyagers 1 and 2 were launched and flew by Jupiter […]
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” ~ Jane Austen I was optimistic about the heat (or lack of) this summer. Yes, June and July, and even into August, we experienced some hot days but nights remained cool. School is back in session, bathing suits have been […]
By Tyler BIDDLE What’s the difference between watching the moon landing on TV and being Neill Armstrong himself? To answer that question – and others – NASA has been working on technology that will give its engineers the experience of walking on the surface of other planets while sparing them the lengthy spaceflight to get […]
Four Down For those longtime fans of Crescenta Valley Weekly, you probably noted the change on the cover: Vol. V, Issue 1. Translated, this means volume five, issue one – the first issue of the fifth year. Yes, we are celebrating our fourth anniversary this week. It is so hard to believe that just four […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday, the California Council of the Blind is coming to Crescenta Valley Park for the Third Annual Mutt Strut, a 2K/5K run and walk event. The CCB will be holding three runs simultaneously, one in San Francisco, one in Sacramento and one in La Crescenta. “We had heard about how great […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN A number of advocates of Crescenta Valley baseball appeared at the Glendale Unified School District board meeting on Tuesday to voice their opinions on the future of Stengel Field. Although the issue was not scheduled to be on the board’s agenda until Sept. 17, five members of the community presented their case […]
By Jason KUROSU In the market for a web designer? Preparing to host a bridal or baby shower? Interested in learning more about some of the valley’s restaurants? These and more will be on display at the 12th Annual Foothills Community Business Expo. The Foothills Community Business Expo will occupy the fourth floor community rooms […]
9/11 Observances Planned Twelve years ago, the United States came under attack by terrorists that were part of the extremist group, al-Qaeda. They hijacked four airliners, flew two of the planes into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane was flown into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C. and […]