By Charly SHELTON On Saturday, the Arturo Sandoval Institute brought Cuba to Glendale, inviting guests to spend a warm night full of salsa, samba, roast pork, hand rolled cigars, mojitos and more dancing. “Hot Havana Night” was held at The Plaza at 801 in Glendale as a fundraiser for ASI, which encourages students to pursue […]
By Charly SHELTON Montrose Community Church recently welcomed a new pastor to help the church continue to grow. Terry Neven and his wife, Laura, are new to MCC and are hoping to bring a new light to the church in decline. “Montrose was looking for a pastor who can help them rebuild their congregation,” said […]
By Charly SHELTON On Wednesday, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, in partnership with Huntington Hospital Blood Donor Center, held a blood drive. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. donors assembled in the parking lot of the CV Sheriff’s Station to make a donation in the Huntington Hospital mobile donation vehicle. As of 3 p.m., 13 […]
By Charly SHELTON It was no small secret (pun intended) that director Edgar Wright wanted to do “Ant-Man.” He and his writing partner, Joe Cornish, reportedly had a script for several years, shopping it around to find a studio that wanted a standalone Ant-Man film. It was a comedy heist movie that, according to “Avengers” […]
By Charly SHELTON If the recent muggy weather of late isn’t enough to inspire visions of old Havana, then it’s time for a more literal approach. Hot Havana Night is coming to Glendale this Saturday, July 25. A fundraiser for the Arturo Sandoval Institute, this gala event will bring enough of Cuba to have you […]
By Charly SHELTON The need for blood donations always seems to be high, but it is even more so in the summer months. More cars on the road mean more accidents, more injuries and an increased need for donor blood to save the lives of those who might otherwise die. In response, the Crescenta Valley […]
By Charly SHELTON There has been a lot of coverage in CVWeekly and elsewhere about Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration recently. And true, the celebration kicked off in late May with new nightime spectaculars and attraction updates. But the real 60th anniversary is this Friday, July 17. It was on July 17, 1955 that […]
By Charly SHELTON Well another Comic Con has come and gone, and boy was it intense. Around 150,000 people gathered in San Diego last weekend to see all the new movies, TV shows, costumes, celebrities and video games coming out in the next few years. I heard there were even comic books at this convention. […]
By Charly SHELTON “Attack on Titan” is a huge hit in America and worldwide. The manga-turned-anime-turned-live-action-film property follows Eren, played in the film by Haruma Miura. Eren lives with the last faction of humanity after the world was taken over by titans- a race of giants who eat humans. The last remaning humans have built […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Friday, July 10, five Boy Scouts from Troop 319 visited the offices of Crescenta Valley Weekly. They came to complete a requirement for their journalism merit badge. Twins Brody Heim and Connor Heim, 11, from Fremont Elementary, Cross Garabedian, 11, from Monte Vista Elementary, Kevin Hwang, 11, from Dunsmore Elementary and […]