I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and to those who lived thru Black Friday: Congratulations! We have a lot happening this weekend, starting with the 33rd Annual Montrose Christmas Parade. This is always an exciting time of the year for young and old alike. Steve Pierce, our parade chairperson, is doing a great job […]
Events planned for LCPC The La Crescenta Presbyterian Center for Children is hosting a Christmas celebration at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 3. All children are invited to come eat, enjoy crafts and get their picture taken with Santa. Dinner begins at 5:30 pm. On Friday, Dec. 4 extra hands are needed to decorate the church’s […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly intern Inspired by the cause of unity, local congregants of various faiths and ethnicities gathered at First Baptist Church on Nov. 22 to worship together. All La Crescenta churches were invited to attend the praise night event, “No Love Like This,” led by Crescenta Valley High School’s Falcon Christian […]
ARIES March 21 – April 19 You love to compete with others, Aries! Whether you win or lose, you are always willing to shake your opponent’s hand. The Moon squares your ruler Mars on Monday and you’ll interact with someone who is not as good a sport at losing as you are, so keep that […]
Holiday gift wrap is meeting topic Mom’s Club of the Foothills, a support group for stay-at-home moms in the Crescenta Valley area, will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10 at St. Luke’s of the Mountains church (no religious affiliation). This month’s topic is holiday gift wrap. Visitors and children welcome. […]
THEN »Onandarka Ranch was built at the base of the Verdugos by Col. Homer Baldridge near the turn of the last century. It operated as a fruit orchard and vineyard, and later as horse boarding and rental stables. The big show ring in the flats at the entrance to the Ranch off La Crescenta Avenue […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In case you haven’t read a newspaper, watched television or spoken to a teenager in the past few weeks you may not have heard the second in the “Twilight” vampire series has been released. “New Moon” was released on Nov. 20. Since then it has brought in $230.7 million. Ah, the power […]
Nine years ago, J. Paul Getty Center employees Elliott Kai-Kee and Ellen South discussed the fact that so many staff members at the hilltop campus are practicing artists. It made sense, they thought, to share their passion for art-making by starting an after-work drawing group. Since then, they’ve met with other staffers once a week […]
By Hyung Seok LEE CV Weekly Intern When strolling through downtown Montrose, one can see numerous stores and restaurants that all form one community mall. Among the many stores, one holds incredible significance in the foothill community. Once Upon A Time is the nation’s oldest children’s bookstore and is currently owned by Maureen Palacios. This […]