By Charly SHELTON Each year, thousands of people come to Pasadena to see the fabulous Rose Parade, while millions around the world watch on television. Those who are in Pasadena have the opportunity before the parade begins to go to several locations around the city to see the Rose Parade floats being decorated by volunteers. […]
By Charly SHELTON Christmas is nearly here and, despite what the holiday TV specials might claim, Christmas – for so many – does come from a store. But what to get? We at CV Weekly have compiled a list of our favorite things from the last year that may make great gifts for those […]
Annual event hosted by GPOA brings out the best in children and officers. By Charly SHELTON Christmas is almost here and, for many in the area, times are tough. Decent winter clothes and new shoes are not a realistic possibility let alone Christmas presents. Responding to this need is the Glendale Police Officers Association. The […]
By Charly SHELTON For most modern people, Halloween is the time for ghosts, séances and remembering the dead. Christmas is the time for family, happiness and holiday TV specials. Yet when one looks closer, Christmas is surrounded by death. A giant bird is ritually disemboweled and eaten for a feast, a tree is killed and […]
By Charly SHELTON This is the third article in a three-part series on fire and fuel management in the local area. Over the last two weeks, we’ve learned about the restorative necessity of wildland fires, the management techniques of native Californians for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, and how wildland fire fuel […]
By Charly SHELTON InSight is the newest lander to touch down on the Martian surface after a successful EDL (Entry-Descent-Landing) event on Monday. InSight is only the eighth mission to successfully reach the surface of the planet out of 19 total attempts by humans to get a rover or lander to the Red Planet. Getting […]
By Charly SHELTON It’s the holiday season and for many So Cal residents, that means a trip to the local theme parks. No matter what religion or culture, whether you like big rides or a comfortable stroll, and with tickets from expensive to affordable, there is something in the greater LA area this year to […]
By Charly SHELTON Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights held at the end of the year in the Hebrew calendar. It is a time of prayer, feasting and lighting the menorah. And, in the Crescenta Valley, one celebratory event invites people of every faith to come and share in the revelry. Hanukkah in the […]
By Charly SHELTON Earth is 4.6 billion years old. That number is nearly unfathomable to the human mind, which deals more frequently in days than in eons. It was so long ago that many of the rocks created in the early throes of the planet’s forming have since been either remelted by another geologic event […]
By Charly SHELTON Last weekend, a legend celebrated a milestone. Mickey Mouse debuted on Nov. 18, 1928 in the cartoon short “Steamboat Willie,” which makes him 90 years old as of last Sunday. And for the main Mouse’s birthday, Disneyland threw a big party. After months of teasing it out, a special art exhibition in […]