Greetings from the CVDAPC Parenting Tips from our strategic partners: “It is an illusion that kids don’t want their parents around once they reach middle school. A parent’s presence and interest conveys value to them. But presence does not mean hovering, being nosy, or being their buddy. It does mean that you are available and […]
Learning About Glendale’s Poor It may be surprising, but poverty, even extreme poverty, is a real thing in Glendale. Visit the Glendale Central Library any day and you’ll see homeless people sleeping on the grass; visit Glendale Community College and you may see people collecting cans out of the trash bins, not for extra money […]
Goblins, Ghouls and Grown Ups Do you know yet what you’re going to be for Halloween? That was a question asked of me and every kid I knew back in the day – and I have no doubt it’s still asked this time of year wherever there are excited kids, plastic pumpkins overflowing with candy […]
Another La Crescenta Landmark Falls to Development On a vacant lot on the northwest corner of Manhattan and La Crescenta avenues sits a tiny stone house. It’s tucked away behind trees and walls and can’t be seem from the street. No one knows when it was built or who built it – just that it […]
We are changing our name to CV Alliance! Keep an eye out for our big reveal! Happy Halloween! I read an article about how adults have taken over Halloween, turning costumes of their youth into sexier, grown-up versions to the detriment of parents who want their kids to be kids. When I follow all the […]
The Armenian National Committee of America, Crescenta Valley Chapter has announced its endorsements of Cheryl Davis, Dr. Young Suh and Harry Leon for Crescenta Valley Town Council. All three candidates are incumbents running for re-election in anticipation of continuing to serve Crescenta Valley. Cheryl Davis was raised in San Jose and moved to Southern California […]
Cheers Chase Another important consideration that you didn’t mention in your excellent and right-on column, Jim [“To The Tall Twerp I Almost Ran Over,” My Thoughts Exactly, Oct. 3] was that the idiot was really lucky that the person behind the wheel didn’t have a heart attack trying to stop in time. In that case, […]
“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.” Fred Rogers Recently the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition (soon to be CV Alliance) expanded one of […]
Ghost Hunters Visit Rockhaven Sanitarium, But Sorry – No Ghosts! As most of my readers know, Rockhaven Sanitarium, located on Honolulu Avenue in Verdugo City was a high-end rest home for women with mental disabilities from 1923 to 2006. It was unique for its time in that it was run by women for women. Agnes […]
Mowing Down Personal Responsibility “If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.” – Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby) I thought of this quote when I read a letter to the editor of this paper written a few editions ago. The writer took me to task for […]