By Mary O’KEEFE Two Strike Park and Crescenta Valley Park are having a play equipment facelift. The play equipment is surrounded by fencing at present but that is scheduled to change by the end of the year, said Cheryl Davis, president of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. “At CV Park there will be two new […]
By Jason KUROSU The charitable values of Thanksgiving were accentuated for foothill residents this holiday season as they started off their Thanksgiving day with a run for charity. That morning marked the 17th annual Thanksgiving Day Run and Food Drive Event, a 5K run organized by the Community Center of La Cañada-Flintridge (CCLCF). Residents were […]
I write this with a comfortably full tummy. For us, the Thanksgiving celebration lasted four days and was definitely a time to be thankful. We hosted family and friends not only for the grand dinner on Thursday, but again on Sunday to celebrate the 18th birthday of our youngest. Yes, time does fly by. On […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Moreton Bay Fig tree appears to be safe from the chopping block but the other trees along the lot did not escape the axe. There continues to be speculation on what will happen to the property in the 2600 block Foothill Boulevard. Rumors abound from putting in a new parking lot […]
By Ted AYALA The last Glendale City Council meeting for November wound down relatively quiet last Tuesday; a contrast from the stormy meeting that opened the month. All council members were in attendance. Councilwoman Laura Friedman, during the council comments period, took the time to thank the Glendale Fire Department (GFD) for their hard work […]
By Brandon HENSLEY, Jason KUROSU and Mary O’KEEFE Once again Honolulu Avenue has come alive with twinkle lights and holiday decorated windows. As shoppers walk down the avenue they will be greeted by Santa, with a “Ho, ho, ho” and a candy cane. A horse drawn cart clip clops down the street while the sweet […]
By Brandon HENSLEY While it is about time for “A Christmas Story” and the Grinch to invade TV sets across the country, the time is almost here for Crescenta Valley residents to once again take part in an event where Santa Claus comes early, only he’s in a helicopter instead of a sleigh. Yes, the […]
“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” — Henrik Ibsen At the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, the wonderful person taking the helm as president for the year 2011 is none other than Leslie Lesh of Leo’s All-Star Sports Bar & Grill. […]
Did you know there is a nationwide movement going on to bring attention to the plight of independently owned small businesses? The first ever “Small Business Saturday” was started by American Express Open and is catching like wildfire. There is a website (www.smallbusinesssaturday.com) and a massive Facebook movement to publicize the event. According to the […]
By Ted AYALA Members of the local community and professionals from the medical sector came out last Friday afternoon, Nov. 19, to celebrate the Kidney Dialysis Center of Verdugo Hills’ (KDCVH) open house and ribbon cutting at the Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH). As reported previously in the Crescenta Valley Weekly, the KDCVH fills a unique […]