By Ruth SOWBY Porto’s Café in Glendale played host to Glendale’s finest on Nov. 14. Cops, partnering with the Glendale Latino Association, has been presenting the Cops for Kids toy drive for more than 10 years. For November’s GLA mixer, more than 50 supporters were especially generous. The collection table groaned with toys for the little kids and […]
The Costs of Caregiving and Resources to Support Caregivers November is National Caregivers month, a time to honor the millions of caregivers who give their time and energy to support loved ones. More than one in five Americans provide care for an aging loved one. Informal or unpaid caregivers are the backbone of long-term care […]
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 […]
CV Weekly Holiday Office Hours The offices of CV Weekly will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. CCLCF Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge’s Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk returns today, Thursday, Nov. 28. The professionally timed race, now in its […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Town Council held its last meeting of 2024 on Thursday, Nov. 21. The newly elected Council members will be administered the oath of office in January 2025. When the election was held in early November there were six seats open – three regular positions and three alternate positions. Only three […]