The End is in Sight This has been a contentious election season with a high number of qualified candidates vying for a variety of offices. We at CV Weekly have been proud to remind you, through the advertising placed by some of the candidates and through the many articles we’ve written, of the importance […]
By Rachelle MILLER and Mary O’KEEFE Although the Ace Hardware store, located at the former site of Orchard Hardware Supply at 3100 Foothill Blvd., has been open for a couple of months, a grand opening was held on Friday and Saturday with the community cheering them on. It began on Friday with the cutting of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police recently responded to a call at a local gas station concerning a disturbance that turned into something officers didn’t expect. What was thought to be a possible domestic dispute was found to be a family in need. “The [family] had been living in their [SUV] since September of last year,” […]
CVTC Meets Tonight The monthly general meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. On the agenda is a presentation by Steve Goldsworthy, commissioner with Los Angeles County Vector Control. All are welcome. Wildlife […]
» ELECTIONS 2020 By Julie BUTCHER and Mary O’KEEFE This week CV Weekly will introduce readers to the remaining four candidates running for the Glendale City Council. They will be presented in the order in which they appear on the March 3 ballot. Videos of all candidates can be viewed at www.glendalevotes.org. Click on “Candidates,” […]
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps established during World War II. Two survivors of the Holocaust shared their stories with Crescenta Valley High School students. By Mary O’KEEFE “How would it be possible that Germany and Austria, the most intellectual nations in Europe – if […]
CVW invites the community to a voting informational event on Feb. 24. By Mary O’KEEFE CVW has partnered with Assemblymember Laura Friedman, Senator Anthony Portantino and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to help ease some concerns about the new voting system and the new election rules including the extended number of days to vote. […]
By Julie BUTCHER The subject of rain at Rockhaven kicked off this week’s Glendale City Council meeting. “Is the city taking adequate precautions to protect the buildings at Rockhaven from these storms?” asked Councilmember Paula Devine. City manager Yasmin Beers attempted to assure the council that roofs have been patched and tarps deployed “each season, […]
Down and Dirty The political machine has been put into high gear with television, radio and newspapers sharing the reasons why certain candidates should garner our vote. At the CV Weekly, writers Julie Butcher, Justin Hager and Mary O’Keefe have worked tirelessly to introduce readers to many of the candidates as well as the […]
“For this was Saint Valentine’s Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate.” 1382, Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet & writer Historian Jack B. Oruch finds this the first literary reference to Valentine’s Day and romance and concludes that Geoffrey Chaucer is probably the original mythmaker. As the calendar shows, there remain five more […]