Meatball is Back in Town

By Mary O’Keefe UPDATE 5:30 p.m. – After being informed by CV Weekly that Meatball had returned to the area and voicing his surprise, California Dept. Fish and Game spokesman Andrew Hughan said, “We hope that Glen Bearian learned his lesson about eating from trash cans and freezers and stays away. We are not going […]

News Vans Draw Attention at CV Station

News vans are in the Crescenta Valley area, specifically at the CV Sheriff’s Station on Briggs Avenue, not because of fire, flood or bears but because of a person being held in the station’s jail. Earlier today the California Highway Patrol arrested a man in Altadena on an outstanding warrant. The man, identified as Jerry […]

Sex Registrant Arrested on Foothill

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police arrested a transient listed as a sex registrant on Foothill Boulevard this morning shortly after midnight. A Glendale police officer noticed what appeared to be a male transient walking along the north curb of Foothill Boulevard near Dunsmore Avenue at 12:42 a.m. The man seemed to need to balance himself […]

UPDATES: Body Found in La Tuna Canyon

By Mary O’KEEFE UPDATE 2:28p.m. Thursday: The burned body of a man found in La Tuna Canyon has yet to be identified. The man’s body was discovered on La Tuna Canyon Road near the trail entrance just south of the Foothill (210) freeway by the Los Angeles City Fire Department after they responded to a […]

From Students to Graduates

A sea of green and blue blanketed the Crescenta Valley as Clark Magnet and Crescenta Valley high schools each presented their Class of 2012. By Mary O’KEEFE and Misty DUPLESSIS It was promotion and graduation day on June 14 in Crescenta Valley. For most students in Glendale Unified School District, it was the last day […]

CV Dog Park Slated for Summer Opening

By Jason KUROSU L.A. County’s first dog park is nearing a scheduled August completion after nearly five years in the making. Construction began in November of 2011 on the site that is to occupy about 1.5 acres of Crescenta Valley Park. A partnership of the Crescenta Valley Town Council and CV DOGS (Community Volunteers for […]

Future of Honolulu Road Diet Uncertain

By Ted AYALA It’s often said that one can divide the world into two people: cat lovers and dog lovers. But up in the usually tranquil neighborhoods of the Crescenta Valley, a sharper divide has come to wedge itself between local residents and businesses as of late: the city’s proposed road diet along Honolulu Avenue. […]

from the desk of the publisher

What an Exciting Week! For us at the CV Weekly, our “week” actually begins on Thursday, the day the paper comes out. From Thursday until Wednesday, our writers and photographers work tirelessly, gathering information about our community that will be of interest to our readers. Last Thursday was a big day for us. We had […]

Weather in the Foothills

“Not only is it Summer Solstice, there is a full moon. May love surround you like sunshine on a sunny day.”  ~ From Shakespeare’s, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” No full moon until July 4. Nevertheless, the summer solstice occurred exactly at 4:08 p.m. on June 20. Summer officially arrived, although its weather came a bit […]

Are We Ready Yet?

Numerous booths provide information on everything from insurance to safety tools. By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in the area who attended last weekend’s Emergency Expo at Two Strike Park are more prepared – and maybe a little scared – of the next time the earth starts to shake. Which is just fine by Doug Given of […]