OPINION After over two years of covering the story about John Drayman being charged with embezzlement, it has finally come to an end with his sentencing on Monday – well at least a part of the story has concluded. There will still be stories when he is released, and more than likely some follow up, […]
“Our Town. Our Health. Our Future” is the theme for April’s Underage Drinking Prevention Month programs. We participate in this national effort at our Teen Trials & Tribulations, a series of four talks that takes place tonight Thursday, April 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the CV High School library, 2900 Community Ave. […]
The Classic Hotel Tujunga Lives On in Foothill Retirement Home On the western edge of the Crescenta Valley, just slightly into Tujunga, lies a living piece of Old California. Foothill Retirement home was once the Hotel Tujunga, a health resort in the 1930s, and before that was a place wrapped in legends dating back to […]
An Old Vineyard Trail Reopened in Deukmejian Park Just a couple months ago, the all volunteer Crescenta Valley Trail Crew re-cut an old trail out of the sagebrush on the east side of Dunsmore Canyon. It had previously been called the Boy Scout Trail in honor of an Eagle Scout who created the trail over […]
The Status of Our Students Before I get into the subject of my first column, I’d like to thank publisher Robin Goldsworthy for inviting me to write for the CV Weekly. I am honored to be in the esteemed company of CV Town Council President Robbyn Battles, Assemblyman Mike Gatto, and Congressman Adam Schiff. The […]
Greetings from CV Alliance! “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders but they have never failed to imitate them.” James Baldwin April is Underage Drinking Prevention Month and we’re having the last of our four planned Teen Trials & Tribulations talks on Thursday, April 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. […]
What the UUT and GFT Do for You There has been a lot of discussion around town regarding the alphabet soup of City [of Glendale] finances – GFT, UUT, etc. To date, there are two lawsuits filed against the city regarding the General Fund Transfer, or GFT, from Glendale Water & Power. There is also […]
So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye! When (CV Weekly publisher/editor) Robin Goldsworthy first asked if I’d be interested in writing a weekly column, she was editor of the Crescenta Valley Sun, which at the time was owned by the Glendale NewsPress, which is owned by the Los Angeles Times, which is owned by … well, […]
The Little Hills in Our Valley – Collins Hill Collins Hill is the smallest of the little hills in our valley, nothing more than a bump really, and yet it has the most historically to write about. It’s so small in fact that it’s hard to find. Tiny Collins Hill is bounded on the east […]
A large part of the teen population is always striving to be a part of the newest trends. Girls might want the newest floral print dress from Forever 21 or want to download Miley Cyrus’ “Bangerz.” Boys might be into Nike and have the desire to go out and buy the newest version of Call […]