By Charly SHELTON Los Angeles has been many things: a pathway and stop along the route to other lands for migrating animals at the end of the last great ice age, a homeland for the Gabrieleño/Tongva tribe of Native Californians, a bustling rancho for Mexican land owners, a much fought-over sliver of property exchanged between […]
By Charly SHELTON In a season of graduations, a local resident is celebrating a milestone of faith and dedication. Thomas Roide graduated as a Catholic priest from St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo. “It’s exciting. I’ve been something like a perpetual student for a long time, so now exciting that I get to enter into ministry […]
By Charly SHELTON Handmade lawn signs. Artisanal pickles. Electric skull lamps. All this and more were found at the 35th Annual Montrose Arts and Crafts Festival, held last weekend in the Montrose Shopping Park. “We were very, very busy. I’ve never seen so many people in town both days for at least the last four […]
By Charly SHELTON Last Thursday, a quiet street in La Cañada saw a new resident move in. An adult female cinnamon bear took up residence in a tree on Burgoyne Lane just north of Foothill Boulevard. The current occupant of the home, not ready to move out yet, called the authorities to come and remove […]
By Charly SHELTON Anyone passing Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill on Tuesday evening may have been concerned by all the law enforcement activity at the popular local restaurant. But what was taking place was the annual Tip-A-Cop night benefitting the Special Olympics of Santa Clarita/Tri-Valley. The event kicked-off with the Law Enforcement Torch Run, in […]
Clark Magnet and Crescenta Valley high schools bid farewell to nearly a thousand graduates while Rosemont promotes its class to the next level. By Mary O’KEEFE It was a bittersweet day yesterday, Wednesday, for many parents and children as commencement and graduation ceremonies took place across the Crescenta Valley. For parents and loved ones of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON In the Crescenta Valley, three separate ceremonies honored those who lost their lives fighting the nation’s battles. Vietnam War Memorial – Montrose The sidewalks and grassy area on the northwest side of Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard was packed on Monday morning with people honoring those who served […]
After 100 years, a memento of gratitude returns to its proper place. By Charly SHELTON “Presented to Robert A. Walton by the Citizens of La Crescenta, Oakdale and Montrose as a token of their appreciation of his services. July 15, 1915.” So reads the inscription on the silver loving cup that recently returned home […]
By Charly SHELTON Pasadena’s big claim to fame has got to be architecture. From the Rose Association Mansion to the iconic Pasadena City Hall to the beautifully preserved Gamble House where the Craftsman movement originated, some of the best architecture in LA is in Pasadena. And being within “the Zone” – the 30-mile radius area […]
By Charly SHELTON SeaWorld is closer than you might think. It is in San Diego, but it took only 100 minutes to get from home to SeaWorld at 10 a.m. on a weekday. That’s less time than it takes to get to Disneyland after work. So, for the first time, CV Weekly ventured down to […]