CVW Keeps Her Informed Thank you to Robin and CV Weekly for keeping your readers informed about the happenings in our area. Because of the early notice in your paper, I was one of the lucky 200 that bought our books early and was able to meet Julie Andrews and have her autograph her new […]
A Bad Case of Puppy Love Since today is Valentine’s Day, I’m going to put myself out there and officially declare to the teeming masses that I am irrevocably, unashamedly, unabashedly in love with a new Valentine who I only met for the first time less than three weeks ago. But I’m okay with that. […]
Oldest House in CV Still Stands – But Not in CV! Shopping at Traders Joe’s in Montrose recently, I was approached by a lady asking about Pickens Cabin. She knew some about it – first permanent structure built here back in the 1800s, a little homesteader’s cabin – and she mentioned that she had seen […]
Laying the Foundation for a Lifetime of Learning Throughout history, scholars, theologians, and social justice advocates have spoken of the important role that our children play as the future leaders of our society. Frederick Douglass said, “It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” And James Baldwin noted, “We all profit by, […]
My Wide, Weird World of Wonders As faithful readers know by now, I love to go a-wondering. For example: I wonder … why we humans instinctively hunch our shoulders when walking through rain without an umbrella? Do we think our shoulders will somehow keep us dry? I wonder … how many viewers quit watching last […]
Modern Street Patterns are Rooted in Old Trolley Line The Glendale and Montrose Railway operated from 1913 until 1930, finally killed off by the Great Depression. At its height, the electric trolley ran from its terminus at Pennsylvania and Montrose avenues, down through Glendale, all the way to Glassell Park where it met the mighty […]
Questions the Wisdom of Nixing Gun Show So the Glendale Civic Auditorium will have a cash shortfall. Good for them. They asked for it. They kissed over $160,000 per year, by their figures, away. They got rid of that evil gun show that was so dangerous there were never any problems. Nice civil folks having […]
By Mike Lawler Lawrence Tibbett was, in the ’30s through the ’50s, the biggest name in opera, as big a name as Placido Domingo is today, and surprisingly he had roots right here in CV. My mom was a fan of Tibbett when she was a young girl growing up in Wisconsin. Each Saturday […]
In case you’ve been living under a rock since the holidays, this Sunday is the Big Game. As the nation’s mega-TV-watching event of the year approaches, the teams involved are most certainly gearing up to see whose reputations will be crushed in agonizing defeat – and whose will be hoisted high on the pillars of […]
You’re Not From Around Here, Right? As lifelong residents of Southern California, my wife and I have had our share of out-of-town guests who come to visit, see the sights, warm themselves in our year-round sunshine and immerse themselves in the renowned “Southern California experience,” whatever that is. Like most people, I would think, who […]