By Mary O’KEEFE April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. CV Weekly is sharing the story of a woman who has turned from victim to advocate. Ride-sharing has been a popular way for many people to get around town without a car of their own. It has been used as a hired “designated driver” for those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The weather is getting warmer, flowers are in bloom and the rain seems to be taking a Southern California break. This means many things to many people and to some it means, “Let’s go on a hike in the Angeles National Forest.” Unfortunately some who take that trip up to the trails […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Relay for Life of the Foothills took place last weekend, but the fundraising continues. The 24-hour event began on Saturday at 9 a.m. and went through Sunday 9 a.m. More than a dozen teams took part in the annual Relay, setting up booths around the grassy field at Clark Magnet High School. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The building that houses the La Crescenta Woman’s Club will now be home to the meetings of the Glendale Burbank Republican Assembly. The first meeting is on April 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The goals of the Assembly is to grow its membership and be an outreach to all ages […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For those who remember their parents or grandparents baking brown bread or who love a good Irish breakfast and real English tea, there is a store close to the Crescenta Valley that is filled with these hard-to-find foods and items that awaken memories from across the pond. Kitty O’Shea’s Irish Imports is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In 2013, Home Advisor conducted a survey of over 2,000 adults, of whom 1,314 were identified as homeowners, asking them their fears or concerns when hiring a contractor for home repairs or improvements. Of those surveyed, 50% said they were most concerned about poor workmanship and 36% were concerned about fraud. Those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Four days before the Mueller Report was given to Attorney General William Barr, Congressman Adam Schiff held a town hall meeting sponsored by the Los Feliz Improvement Association where he predicted that, although he hoped the AG would release the full report, he was concerned that would not happen. Days earlier the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A La Crescenta man and two others were arrested for allegedly using the Darknet to traffic narcotics. Joseph Gifford, 43, of La Crescenta, and Anh Pham, 49, and Carlos Gallardo, 59, both of Hawaiian Gardens, are facing federal criminal conspiracy charges that they conspired to use the Darknet to illicitly and secretly […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “In 2016, 10% of persons age 16 or older had been victims of identity theft during the prior 12 months. For 85% of identity theft victims, the most recent incident involved the misuse or attempted misuse of only one type of existing account,” according to the Dept. of Justice. The study by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The term “policewoman,” for those of a certain age, may bring to mind Sgt. Suzanne “Pepper” Anderson, portrayed by Angie Dickinson, arresting bad guys. Or maybe even an earlier Anne Francis as Honey West, the private detective chasing down bad guys in the most stylish of outfits. Those were the television versions […]