Eucalyptus Tree Uproots on Highridge

By Mary O’KEEFE Night time rainy weather most likely played a part in the felling of a Eucalyptus tree on the corner of Highridge and Cloudcrest avenues. Residents awoke to a crashing noise shortly after midnight on Saturday when the estimated 100 foot tree toppled, blocking a resident’s driveway and preventing pedestrian and vehicle traffic. […]

For a (too Brief for Some) Moment the Crescenta Valley was a Winter Wonderland

Temperatures dipped below freezing in the foothills of Crescenta Valley this past weekend turning intermittent rain into snow flurries. Some braved the freezing temperatures and could be found snowboarding down the hilly La Crescenta streets while many instead chose to check out the fluffy white stuff inside their heated homes. Snow dusted from La Crescenta […]

Weather In the Foothills

By Sue KILPATRICK “I’m going where the sun keeps shining thru’ the pouring rain” – Fred Neil, composer of music used in the movie “Midnight Cowboy” Weather preference can be compared to movies. Last Sunday was Hollywood’s big night – The Academy Awards. This year the Oscar goes to….?  Well, as usual, there was a […]

Helping Parents Navigate the Teen Years

By Mary O’KEEFE “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.  But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”  ~ Mark Twain, “Old Times on the Mississippi” Atlantic Monthly, 1874 […]

Crescenta Valley meets the Glendale City Council candidates

By Ted AYALA Not even thunder and pounding rain coupled with near freezing Arctic temperatures kept the hardy residents of the Crescenta Valley away from gathering in Dunsmore Park’s Community Room last Friday night. What coaxed local residents out to face the storm that night was the opportunity to meet the candidates for Glendale City […]

Meeting the Candidates Part 2

Crescenta Valley Weekly put forth three questions for each candidate vying for a seat on Glendale City Council. Below are their answers. We hope this information helps our readers make an educated and informed decision on April 5. (Note: Councilmember Dave Weaver and Chahe Keuroghelian’s answers were not received as of press time. Their answers […]

Celebrating Healthy – and Happy – Hearts

By Jason KUROSU Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Fitness Center, as part of National Heart Month, celebrated its patients with the 16th Annual Kings and Queens of Hearts event. Those patients demonstrating the most commitment towards improving their heart health were honored by the hospital staff. “These patients have been very diligent about getting healthy,” said […]

Accident on La Crescenta

By Mary O’KEEFE A lunchtime vehicle accident slowed traffic at the corner of La Crescenta Avenue and Foothill Boulevard on Wednesday. An Infiniti driven by a Pacoima man was traveling westbound on Foothill Bouelvard when it collided with a Ford Explorer driven by a 17-year-old Crescenta Valley High School student traveling eastbound on Foothill Boulevard. […]

Assemblyman Gatto Tackles Speed Problem in Glendale

For Glendale residents, cars speeding through city streets are an all-too familiar sight.  This issue has long vexed local residents and the Glendale Police Department. At their request, Assemblyman Mike Gatto has drafted a bill to give Glendale more say in setting local speed limits and keeping residents safe from harm’s way. The bill is […]