Thanksgiving Blessings Thanksgiving was a bust … or so it seemed. Our family was looking forward to a quick getaway to our ranch house in the high desert for Thanksgiving weekend – just the five of us and the dogs. But our plans changed. I caught a cold four days before, which meant two family […]
By Ruth SOWBY The La Cañada Flintridge Library recently hosted a free, one-hour kids’ cooking program. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, some 25 kids ages 5-12 stormed the library’s meeting room to make pear bread. Most, though, were interested in eating it instead of making it. Supervising the bunch was librarian Sarah Loverme, who has worked at the […]
Verdugo Hills Ridgeline Drive Proposed in 1924 Our Verdugo Mountains are an amazing treasure. The north side that faces the Crescenta Valley is lush with oaks and sage. The entire range, which extends from Glendale northwest to Sunland and Sun Valley, provides a wildlife oasis almost entirely surrounded by development. It is a hiking and […]
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After months of preparation, the Montrose Christmas Parade Association is ready to welcome the crowds to Honolulu Avenue. By Mary O’KEEFE It’s time again for the Montrose Christmas Parade, an event that has been months in the making. Organizers of the Montrose Christmas Parade Association, all volunteers, have been working for a very […]
By Mikaela STONE “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re peers, let’s cheer!” was the rallying cry of LGBTQ+ students and straight allies during Crescenta Valley High School’s Solidarity Week. In a show of support for their othered peers, the student-run Gay Straight Alliance decorated the CV quad with positive chalk messages and offered face painting and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “We just want to keep moving forward, keep it moving and keep it on track,” said Bradley Calvert, director of community development City of Glendale, about the Rockhaven Sanitarium property. The historical landmark in Montrose/Glendale was for about a century a place for women to feel safe as they were treated for […]
A Heart of Gratitude Thanksgiving should be a time of reflection (among other things). It is an opportunity to sit back and think about the many blessings we have been given this year. Oh, I know – not everything was peachy this past year. Reflecting just on CV Weekly I can share that it was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “Atmospheric river” is a term we have been hearing for quite some time and now we have a new term to add to our weather vocabulary – “bomb cyclone.” According to AP, a bomb cyclone is a term used by “weather enthusiasts” and what meteorologists term “bombogenesis.” That describes a midlatitude cyclone […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The holidays are upon us and that means we are inundated with advertisements on our phones, computers and televisions of “buy this/big sales.” That is part of what the holidays have become over the years and we have all gotten used to it; but imagine that you are a parent who can’t […]