We Get Questions Being one of the few civic agencies with regular business hours and a brick-and-mortar building in the Crescenta Valley, we get all sorts of interesting calls and visits here at the chamber. For instance, a woman recently called wanting to know what time the bus would arrive to take her to Glendale. […]
QUESTION: I’m caught, as my mother used to say, “between the devil and the deep blue sea.” My daughter has been dating a man for two-and-a-half years. Things have happened throughout that time to give her second thoughts about the relationship. She just told me she didn’t want to ruin his holidays but she was […]
By Pat KRAMER The first annual Hanukkah in the Foothills event will be celebrated with the lighting of the menorah at a special celebration of this festive Jewish holiday on Wednesday, Dec. 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Backdoor Bakery, 8349 Foothill Blvd. in Sunland. The event, organized by Sunland – […]
By Pat KRAMER Nothing could deter Pastor Bob Snyder and his dedicated staff at Community Christian Church in Tujunga from performing their traditional drive-thru Nativity Scene on Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17. The outdoor performance went on for three hours despite the cold, the wind, and a 3’ x 4’ chunk of plaster […]
By Nestor CASTIGLIONE It’s easy to lose track of the fact that beneath the encrustations that have disfigured the Christmas season — the avarice, the sentimentality, and above all the sales, sales, sales — there remain the holiday’s roots, perhaps looking worn, but still plunging deep into the soil of religious rite. Music, Beethoven once […]
By Charly SHELTON All that glitters is not gold. Sometimes its rubies, sapphires, kunzite, iron pyrite or diamonds. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles is hosting a new mini-exhibit on glittery, shiny, sparkly diamonds. We all know diamonds – they are tiny, clear and super hard. According to De Beers Diamonds, they are the […]
Every night, Ascencia’s dining room is filled with families and adults who are living in its 40-bed emergency shelter. On the afternoon of Dec. 2 it was filled with the people who helped make the two-story space and the offices and the shelter surrounding it possible. Ascencia’s board of directors and staff celebrated the community […]
Jeff Laughrey brought CV Weekly to his second visit to the mystical weeklong art festival, Burning Man. Joining him were his dad (Fred Laughrey) and Jeff’s wife (Suzanne Laughrey) for their first trip. Out there, they call first timers “virgins.” Jeff shared, “The trip will go down as the top five things I have done […]
The Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a philanthropic organization that supports and promotes women in education, recently completed a special project by filling 60 Jared Boxes. These are shoebox-size plastic boxes filled with small gifts, toys and games for pediatric cancer patients. The boxes bring smiles to recipients and act as a special […]
By Andy GERO On behalf of the American Legion Post 288 and the VFW Post 1614 in La Crescenta, our members extend best wishes to all veterans, their families and all active military personnel for a Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year. Our Posts strive to support our community by participating […]