Given the record breaking heat wave affecting Southern California, the City of Glendale Community Services and Parks Department is opening its doors at the Adult Recreation Center (ARC) and Sparr Heights Community Center this Saturday & Sunday to serve as cooling stations for seniors. Both locations will be open extended hours to keep our seniors […]
Careless motorists as well as riders get special scrutiny The Glendale Police Department will be conducting a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation on Sunday, September 8th in an effort to lower deaths and injuries. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas frequented by motorcyclists and where motorcycle crashes occur. Officers will be […]
The Beinn Bhreagh Vineyard in La Crescenta offers a special few the opportunity to taste how good CV can be. By Michael YEGHIAYAN The production of wine, like any form of culture, is best represented as a reflection of its origin. The Beinn Bhreagh Vineyard, nestled in the mountains north of La Crescenta, could not […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After the Academic Performance Index was released last week, Valley View Elementary found itself 12 points higher than last year. The API is part of the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999. It measures the academic performance and growth of schools. The scores range from 200 to 1000. The state’s goal is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Police responding to what appeared to be a routine traffic accident ended up finding an apparent busy identity theft operation. An accident occurred on Tuesday about 1:30 p.m. on Foothill Boulevard at New York Avenue. The driver of the car who apparently caused the accident had left the scene. The driver of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A representative from New Urban West, Inc. has confirmed that they are in negotiations with the be.group to purchase the Twelve Oaks property at 2820 Sycamore Ave. “We have not purchased the property, but we are looking at the potential purchase,” said Ryan Bean, director of Acquisitions and Entitlements for New Urban […]
Former JPL director Bruce C. Murray died Thursday at the age of 81 after a long illness. Murray was at the helm of JPL from 1976 to 1982 during a very busy time for planetary exploration – when the Viking spacecraft landed on Mars, and Voyagers 1 and 2 were launched and flew by Jupiter […]
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” ~ Jane Austen I was optimistic about the heat (or lack of) this summer. Yes, June and July, and even into August, we experienced some hot days but nights remained cool. School is back in session, bathing suits have been […]
By Tyler BIDDLE What’s the difference between watching the moon landing on TV and being Neill Armstrong himself? To answer that question – and others – NASA has been working on technology that will give its engineers the experience of walking on the surface of other planets while sparing them the lengthy spaceflight to get […]
Four Down For those longtime fans of Crescenta Valley Weekly, you probably noted the change on the cover: Vol. V, Issue 1. Translated, this means volume five, issue one – the first issue of the fifth year. Yes, we are celebrating our fourth anniversary this week. It is so hard to believe that just four […]