Hi, CV! Tonight is a chance for educators and parents to learn how the adolescent brain learns. Tina Givrad, PhD, gave us a sneak preview of her talk last week and you don’t want to miss this talk. She’s a cutting-edge researcher with a biomedical engineering PhD who learned about electrical engineering to help her […]
Misconceptions, Disappointments and Hopes About the Future of Rockhaven During my recent involvement with the City of Glendale about possible development of the Rockhaven Sanitarium site, I became painfully aware of some disconnects in what the community (and I) expected from Rockhaven, and what the city’s expectations were. Most of us still envision the concepts […]
Prom Plus Club and the Community Prom Plus Club is the youth arm of the Prom Plus non-profit organization. Five years ago, two Crescenta Valley High School students started Crescenta Valley High School Prom Plus Club and for the last two years I have been president of PPC. PPC is not only a fun club […]
Hi, CV! Will I see you in September? Friday, Sept. 5 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. is our quarterly Strategic Partners meeting at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in the fourth floor council rooms. Join people working here and in the greater community helping us to prevent underage drug and alcohol use. In fact, you’ll […]
Plan Now for Kiwanis Wine & Gourmet Food Tasting The 12th Annual La Cañada Flintridge Wine and Gourmet Food tasting is almost here! On Sunday, Sept. 28 at the La Cañada Flintridge Memorial Park, the tastings begin at 3 p.m. Le Petit Vendome will again have wineries and breweries pouring samples – last year there […]
Famous Artists Who Lived and Worked in CV The Crescenta Valley was a natural attraction for painters from all over the world. It had, of course, beautiful weather, not to mention a remarkable clarity of light. In the period around the turn of the century, Los Angeles, and Pasadena in particular, was a magnet for […]
Keeping Film Production in L.A. For decades, Los Angeles has been synonymous with the film industry. It’s part of the culture and history of our region, but more than that, it’s a steady paycheck for thousands of middle class workers and families. Nowadays, if a tourist goes for a drive through Hollywood and Burbank, seeing […]
Hi, CV! For the second time, my credit card has been compromised. First it was Target, a respected international corporation, and now it’s an unidentified source. It’s nothing that I did. I created a password that was rated difficult that was supposed to keep hackers out. So while all available safeguards were in place, outside […]
Obamacare Troubles Obamacare’s purpose is to expand health care to those who did not have [health care]. The process included democratic advocacy groups signing people up for coverage. It affected businesses that could not afford the insurance. People had their policies cancelled. We still do not know how many people have health insurance versus those […]
Best Little Whorehouse in … La Cañada? Yes it’s true. Allegedly there was a house of, well, if not ill repute, then at least of questionable repute in La Cañada sometime around the 1960s. My story comes from a local gentleman who had visited the place back then. I’ll keep him anonymous. Because of his […]