By Holly Ween, Scare Reporter Halloween! I keep breaking out in the heebie-jeebies in excitement that my black cats have taken to perching on top of the gargoyles to save their tails! The kitties are right; safety is important. For my final report, I reached out to my ghoulishly good friends (can you guess who […]
On Saturday, Oct. 6, Dana Gioia, California poet laureate, hosted the gathering of California’s poets laureate at McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga. Approximately 50 past and present poets laureate from across California met for morning workshops where they networked and exchanged ideas to strengthen their individual programs and goals. The afternoon activities consisted of a […]
Chris Waldheim took the CV Weekly on a recent trip to Iceland. He can be seen standing on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean where Jokulsarlon (Iceberg Lake) flows out each day with the tide. Amazing ice sculptures end up on the beach … along with the CV Weekly! CV Weekly loves to travel! Take […]
By Holly Ween, Scare Reporter Rock Star, Cinderella, Casper, Fairytale, Baby Boo, Wee Be Little, Hooligan, Gooligan, & Bumpkin. Ha! I tricked you; these are not costume ideas, they are types of pumpkins! Thanks to Connor Smith at Smith’s Pumpkin Patch in the 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard, my youngest ghost and I learned a […]
Tricia Dubin and Danny Goldsworthy recently announced their engagement. Both are graduates of Crescenta Valley High School. The bride-to-be is currently in the Azusa Pacific University masters program for education counseling and the groom-to-be is in the Air Force, currently stationed at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. The couple plans to marry in May […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The 16th Annual Wine & Gourmet Food Tasting event held on Sept. 30 was not only a chance to taste some delicious food and sample some excellent wines from a variety of cellars but also an opportunity to learn about the art of winemaking. The Tasting event is sponsored by the La […]
Enjoy “The Rat Pack” as Glendale Memorial Health Foundation hosts the 31st Annual Evening of Wine and Roses on Sunday, Oct. 14 at the Universal Hilton. There will be a reception, silent auction and gaming tables starting at 5 p.m. followed by dinner, program, live auction and Vegas-style entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. This year’s […]
Audri Ferguson and Timothy Lynskey took the CV Weekly with them to Whitby, England. Whitby is a seaside town in Yorkshire, northern England, split by the River Esk. On the East Cliff, overlooking the North Sea, the ruined Gothic Whitby Abbey (scene in the background of the photo) was Bram Stoker’s inspiration for “Dracula.” Nearby […]
By Holly Ween, Scare Reporter This week is all about costumes! One of the best and scariest parts of Halloween is becoming someone (or something) else for a night. Thanks (or no thanks) to Google, YouTube, Amazon, Etsy, etc., trick or treaters can now search for virtually anything, show their parents how to make it, […]
Ask Phyllis! Determining Your Home’s Value Dear Phyllis, I plan on selling my home next year and retiring in Nevada. I frequently attend open houses in my neighborhood and have checked my home’s zestimate on Zillow. I am curious as to how a real estate agent will determine my home’s value and how […]