By Justin HAGER None of the girls on the CVHS girls’ volleyball team were alive the last time the high school won a CIF volleyball playoff match. But on Tuesday night, the Falcons’ 20-year playoff drought came to an end when the Falcon girls upended the Linfield Christian Lions in straight sets, winning 25-21, 25-13, […]
By Justin HAGER General Colin Powell, one of the most towering figures of recent American political life, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated but also suffered from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that weakens the immune system and puts people at greater risk of […]
Statement from SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland on IATSE and AMPTP Agreement SAG-AFTRA congratulates the members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees for reaching a tentative contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said, “We are pleased and relieved that the two […]
The K-rails that designated outdoor dining in the Montrose Shopping Park were removed in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Their removal has canceled outdoor dining – but only temporarily. On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Glendale City Council will consider more permanent outdoor dining design options. Whatever is decided, the new designs won’t be installed […]
Local high school marching band garners honors and community pride. By Bethany BROWN The Crescenta Valley High School marching band earned a first-place spot at the Tustin Tiller Days Parade on Oct. 2 after competing against 10 other Southern California high schools and initially tying with one other school for the win. Mathew Schick, CVHS’ […]
Armand Dorian, MD, MMM, has been named CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) and part of Keck Medicine USC. He has served as interim CEO since March 2021 and will begin his new role immediately. AS CEO, Dorian will lead all aspects of the hospital in advancing the hospital’s mission of providing personalized, high-quality […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park Association (MSPA) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 7. The meeting began with a presentation by Bradley Calvert, assistant director of Community Development for the City of Glendale, on the outdoor dining designs for Montrose Shopping Park. “Our design team has been hard at work,” Calvert said. […]
By Lori BODNAR Charles Tucker, 97, is a WWII veteran in the CV community. He recently had the opportunity to soar to new heights in a N2S Boeing Stearman biplane. Sponsored by the Dream Flights Foundation, Tucker flew with pilot Michael Sommars for the adventure of a lifetime in the tandem open cockpits of the N2S […]
The Spookiest (and Funnest) Time of the Year I’ll admit it – I love Halloween season. When the kids were younger, we would elaborately decorate our house with everything from tombstones to gremlins. One year we borrowed from the haunted jail on Briggs a smoke-breathing dragon. We mounted it on the window of our upper […]
CV Weekly Offices Close Early The offices of CV Weekly will close on Friday afternoon, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m. Crime and Neighborhood Preservation Crime trends in Glendale plus the battle to preserve single-family neighborhoods in an era of housing shortages will be discussed at the Northwest Glendale Homeowners Association’s annual meeting today, Thursday, […]