Uptown Face and Body Care in the Montrose Village Square!

Have you ever noticed the cute little village in the heart of the 2400 block of Honolulu Avenue? It’s a tranquil beehive of salons, eateries, and spas nestled within the shopping park. Uptown Face and Body Care is an intimate spa that has been residing there since 1996. Upon entering Uptown (2418 Honolulu, Suite E) […]

Grabbing the Chance to Lend a Hand

Many of our Crescenta Valley residents and chamber board members were busy this last weekend improving the world and specifically the Crescenta Valley. The CV Chamber had its e-waste recycle event last Saturday and the community came through and cleaned out their garages. Over eight pallets, six feet high of monitors, computers, printers and miscellaneous […]

Big Plans – and You’re Invited!

Tonight, Thursday, Jan. 20 at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club located at 5500 Godbey Drive in La Cañada, the Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to attend the 2011 Annual Installation and Community Awards Dinner. Cocktail hour is at 6 p.m. and the dinner starts at 7 p.m. This year we […]

Honoring Those Who Help Our Kids

By Mary O’KEEFE They are the first to walk out into a busy street full of drivers that are seemingly all in a hurry. They are armed only with a handheld stop sign and a yellow vest. These are the crossing guards that have become so much a part of the elementary school landscape that […]

Police search for stabbing suspect

By Mary O’KEEFE At about 4 a.m. Saturday morning there was a call to Glendale police reporting a stabbing in the 3700 block of Altura Avenue in La Crescenta. Officials said that the stabbing occurred during a party. The victim, a male in his 20s, was not critically injured and was not transported to a […]

QR Codes Are Here

By Charly SHELTON Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the Future!  The Crescenta Valley Weekly has added a feature to the newspaper to allow better connectivity to our website. This is a QR code.  QR, Quick Response code, is, essentially, a barcode.  Many computers and Smartphones have the Barcode Scanner feature that allows them to read […]

Verdugo Hills Golf Course: “We’re Not Going Anywhere”

By Ted AYALA With rumors about the untimely demise Verdugo Hills Golf Course (VHGC) rampant across the Foothills communities, VHGC manager John Mascarenas wanted to reach out to the community to straighten out the story of the VHGC’s future. “We’re still going – and we’re not going anywhere,” said Masacarenas. “A lot of newspapers just […]

Weather In the Foothills

By Sue KILPATRICK “No person has the right to rain on your dreams.” — Martin Luther King Jr. The gradual return of clear skies this week, compared to our previous rainy ones, is a reminder of what a Crescenta Valley winter is normally- a lot of sunshine and placid blue skies, with a few wet […]

Still Looking Inward

While the investigation into ADI continues – and we, too, will be following its progress – I have to say thanks to the many folks who have taken the time to comment on the coverage provided by CV Weekly. Mary O’Keefe has been working diligently in gathering the facts and her story last week was […]

Glendale City Council makes quick work last Tuesday

By Ted AYALA With barely enough time to remove one’s coat, the Glendale City Council held an atypically brief council meeting on Tuesday evening. Not that the issues on Jan. 11 were dealt with flippantly by the members of the council. All members, save for Frank Quintero, were present. Mayor Ara Najarian, together with the […]