By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Shopping Park Association is asking for the public’s help concerning holiday decoration lights that have been stolen on Honolulu Avenue. The MSPA decorates the trees that line the shopping park along Honolulu Avenue every year. Lately they have been leaving the lights up throughout the year and adding new ones […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. at the Crescenta Valley Station is looking for Explorers for its new session scheduled to start in mid-January. “They get to explore law enforcement,” said Dep. Jeff Martin, mentor for the CV Sheriff’s Explorer program. This is a program that will allow anyone who is curious […]
A 20-foot Christmas tree, provided by Ron Smith Trees, is in place at the La Crescenta Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., ready for tonight’s (Thursday’s) tree lighting ceremony. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with cookies and hot chocolate, games, music and magicians. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. Festivities include performances by local elementary […]
Over one hundred entries, including the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, are ready to make their way down Honolulu Avenue as part of the 40th anniversary of the Montrose Christmas Parade. Thousands of spectators are expected to line the streets of Honolulu Avenue for the parade that begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. […]
By Brian CHERNICK How Glendale votes for its community college and Glendale Unified School board members is about to change for the 2017 election. Coming on the heels of the national election, Glendale City Clerk Ardy Kassakhian and a panel of five other local officials, lawyers and school board members were joined at a public […]
Nov. 27 Marcus Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga, a 36-year-old man was arrested for attempted burglary and being in possession of burglary tools after a deputy allegedly noticed him near a USPS mailbox. It appeared he was tampering with the mailbox when the deputy approached him. After an investigation it was discovered he had […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE “The past is never dead,” William Faulkner once famously wrote. “It’s not even past.” Never was that truer than in the record business. CDs, though still the leader in physical music sales, have seen their appeal wane in the last several years, especially competing among the young streaming music services and online […]
Don’t Worry About It The CV Weekly offices are kitty-corner to the Verdugo Hills Post Office and typically someone from our office is over there every day for one reason or another. This week I stopped by to drop off some newspapers (we have a rack there) and buy some postage. A woman was also […]
“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds, for the opportunity to rain on a tent.” ~ Dave Barry, American author & humor columnist If we all moved into tents, might the drought loosen its grip over the Southwest? We may have to consider this now since La […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The community came together in Montrose to kick off the holiday season at the annual Montrose Shopping Park tree lighting ceremony. Dignitaries included Glendale Mayor Paula Devine, representatives from the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. board of directors, merchants, carolers and the public. MSPA board President Andre Ordubegian welcomed the crowd atop the […]