Glendale Green Lights Ambitious Bike Plan

By Julie BUTCHER “As a city, we are better than this,” Councilmember Ardy Kassakhian at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Glendale City Council admonished about the hotly debated proposed Bicycle Transportation Plan. The plan calls for developing more than 90 miles of various bike lanes and bicycle infrastructure across the city over the next 20 […]

Kases for Kids Donation Event Coming Up

Kases for Kids Donation Event Coming Up

By Eliza PARTIKA The Crescenta Valley Lions Club is collecting backpacks for foster children at its annual Kases for Kids event alongside Los Angeles Dept. of Children and Family Services. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 24, the Lions will collect backpacks that will be filled with toys and practical supplies and given […]

FROM THE DESK OF THE PUBLISHER <<< ROBIN GOLDSWORTHY

The Dog Days of Summer Thankfully the weather has started to cool down ­– a little. The tremendously hot days of this summer will not soon be forgotten, though ­– especially when looking at our electric bills. I’m reminded of the hot days of July when I was watching my 2-year-old granddaughter Aubrey. Her mom, […]

WEATHER WATCH <<< TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW

By Mary O’KEEFE I think you can call yourself a true Californian if after an earthquake you speculate its magnitude with people around you. “I think it was a 4.3.” “No, it felt stronger maybe even 4.8.” And heaven forbid someone adds it was a 6 or 7 magnitude when it was a smaller tumbler! […]

A ‘Mew–velous’ Experience: CatCon 2024

A ‘Mew–velous’ Experience: CatCon 2024

By Hayden FRANKLIN Earlier this month, the annual CatCon was held at the Pasadena Convention Center. According to its website, “CatCon is the biggest cat-centric, pop culture event in the world dedicated to all things feline, with a community of cat lovers that spans the globe.” As the name suggests, CatCon celebrates all things feline […]

IN brief

Bingo Fun On Friday evening, Aug. 16 in Healy Hall at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 2361 Del Mar Road in Montrose, American Legion Post #288 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1614 will host the 12th Annual Community Bingo Night starting at 4:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit veterans’ programs in the local community. Admission is […]

New Discovery on Mars

New Discovery on Mars

By Mary O’KEEFE   Mars is always surprising scientists and engineers. Recently CVW published an article about the discovery of pure sulfur on the surface of the Red Planet. “Mars is an obvious target for exploration because it is close by in our solar system, but there are many more reasons to explore the Red […]

CRIME blotter

Aug. 10 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a suspect described as a White adult male wearing a black baseball cap, black jacket, blue shorts and white shoes entered the store and stole two boxes of Jameson Whiskey, which totaled 24 bottles. The suspect was observed leaving the scene in a white pickup […]

Earthquake Hits Southland

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake located 2 miles from South Pasadena struck at 12:20 p.m. today, Monday. No initial reports were made of injuries or damage. Barger Issues Statement on Today’s LA Area Earthquake Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today after a 4.4 earthquake hit Los Angeles County [downgraded from initial reports of 4.7]: “Having […]

Families Prepare for School – and District Changes

Families Prepare for School – and District Changes

School begins on Aug 21 for students in Glendale Unified School District (GUSD), but there are some changes afoot district-wide including ongoing construction at CVHS.   By Mary O’KEEFE During the 2023-24 school year at Crescenta Valley High School, its track and field was closed to the public as construction began of stadium seating on […]