By Ani GASPARYAN Veterans and supporters were seen patrolling Cañada Boulverad for three days and two nights to bring attention to the high number of veterans who commit suicide every day in the United States. Not On My Watch, a three-day vigil to raise awareness about veteran suicide, had its opening ceremony on Friday afternoon, […]
Town Council Meets Tonight The monthly general meeting of the CV Town Council is tonight, Thursday, Sept. 19 at the La Crescenta Library community room. The meeting is at 7 p.m.; La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd. LAcoFD will make a presentation and Steve Goldsworthy of the Vector Commission will offer an update on mosquitoes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Ace Hardware has confirmed they have signed a lease for an Ace location in La Crescenta at the former site of OSH. “We will be releasing more details on the location in the coming weeks,” said Tom Mentzer, Ace spokesman.
Looking Back As CV Weekly reaches its 10th anniversary, it looks back at the significant stories covered over the last decade. By Mary O’KEEFE Ten years ago the foothill communities were dealing with the Station Fire, which filled the skies over the Angeles National Forest and surrounding areas with flames and smoke. Prior to Aug. […]
By Julian MITCHELL Rep. Adam Schiff met with local community college leaders last week to discuss student food insecurity. His roundtable featured faculty and students from Glendale Community College, Los Angeles City College and Pasadena City College. Food insecurity is an ongoing issue for many college students. With most time dedicated to studies and not […]
By Julie BUTCHER Glendale Water & Power (GWP) general manager Steve Zurn addressed the Glendale City Council on Tuesday to give an update on what he called “an unprecedented event” which interrupted power to many of its customers. “We experienced over the last little more than a month some incidents that occurred at one of […]
Looking Back By Mary O’KEEFE One of the stories we covered from the beginning, and continue to cover, was the concept and construction of the Crescenta Valley Skate Park. The idea for the park began in 2010 with a group of teenagers that were part of the newly-opened Fire House youth center. The teens were […]
By Lynn REPATH-MARTOS Special to CV Weekly It’s that time of year again – school classrooms and after-school program hallways are filled with the whirr and clatter of autonomously programmed robots completing challenging robotic missions. FIRST Lego League (FLL) is in full swing, and more than 14 local teams have sprouted up at schools and […]
A La Crescenta man pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 9, to attempting to obtain ricin from an online source, admitting that he intended to acquire the biological agent for use as a weapon. Steve S. Kim, 41, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Terry J. Hatter to one count of violating a criminal statute […]
Looking Back In 10 years CVW has seen government officials come and go but there was one official who left an indelible impression on our community – Los Angeles Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. By Charly SHELTON There are more than two million residents in the Fifth District of Los Angeles County. The district covers all […]