The Touching Story of Descanso Gardens’ Famous Camellias The colorful Descanso Gardens camellias are world famous, and constitute the largest camellia collection in the U.S., attracting tens of thousands of visitors to La Cañada. But the backstory on these beautiful flowers is truly fascinating, and has its roots (literally) in one of the great American […]
First, I apologize for not getting all the details correct in my account in last month’s column of the Nov. 4 Glendale City Council actions regarding the 710 extension as Councilmember Paula Devine pointed out in her letter to the editor in the Dec. 18 CV Weekly. While I am still disappointed that the council […]
Hi, CV! Goodbye 2014! Here are some highlights: 1) Youth involvement grew from one student on our board to a noontime club at CV High. Representing the youth sector on our board are Tara Asadoorian and Makayla Rabago. Gor Zalyan and Abbe Sheklow joined them at a national leadership conference in Orlando, Florida to learn […]
A round of applause is in order for our Crescenta Valley Youth Town Council members who have made quite a splash in our community this year. The purpose of the Youth Town Council is to engage the youth in our community, and to represent the voices of their peers. This year the group is […]
High Speed Rail Should Be Done Right California has been a leader in the nation in so many ways, and over the next few years, we will have the opportunity to do so again by constructing the nation’s first high speed rail. This is long overdue – while many countries in Europe and Asia have […]
Hi, CV! Merry Christmas from all of us at CV Alliance! Our gift to you comes from President Barack Obama. He reminds us to hold loved ones dear. “All Americans deserve to live long and full lives, and every child should have the chance to seize his or her future. But throughout our Nation, too […]
Reminder of Christmas ‘Reason for the Season’ From the 1947 film “The Bishop’s Wife,” we thought Crescenta Valley residents might enjoy this brief Christmas Eve sermon titled “An Empty Stocking.” “Once upon a midnight clear, there was a child’s cry. A blazing star hung over a stable and wise men came with […]
Foothills parents and youth have a lot to be proud of this holiday season: Flintridge Prep, Crescenta Valley High and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy each qualified teams or individuals to the CIF cross-country championships, the CVHS mock trial team placed third in this year’s competition, student musicians and vocalists from Crescenta Valley and La Cañada […]
Clarification Required In the Dec. 4 Viewpoints article by Sharon Weisman [News from the CVCA], Ms. Weisman did an outstanding job of presenting the history and concerns related to the proposed 710 extension. She acknowledged that Glendale joined four other cities in efforts to oppose the 710 extension and to prepare a […]
The Triumph of Our Local Libraries We are fortunate to have some of the best local libraries in the L.A. area, but our good fortune has been the result of hard work by our community to make it so. The history of CV’s libraries is nearly as convoluted as the history of our various water […]