By Mary O’KEEFE Those who have lived in this area for any length of time have heard about the Tujunga cemetery and the bodies that floated down the hills. It is a story often told … and told in a variety of ways, some based in fact, some in urban legend. But the true cemetery […]
By Charly SHELTON As I sit down to write this article, I have a snack with me. A moist, delicious chocolate and vanilla marble cake. I have been saving this cake for almost a week specifically for when I write this article because I knew it would be so good that it would take me […]
By Charly SHELTON In keeping with the Halloween season and its festivities, The Doctor’s House in Glendale held an event hosted by the Glendale Historical Society that is perfect for this time of year. Victorian era mourning rituals were the subject of a specialty self-guided tour for one night only on Sunday evening. When guests […]
By Charly SHELTON The journey of Route 66 is a long one. Not only the journey on the road, but how far the road itself has come and what it means to America and the world. This journey was presented, via slideshow and photos by Ben Fitzsimmons of the Gene Autry Museum of Western […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Over 180,000 people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in 2011, according to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in September 2013. CV Weekly was recently on a ride-along with the California Highway Patrol out of the Altadena station with Officer Ryan Bejar. The CHP at the Altadena office was concentrating […]
By Charly SHELTON Magnolia House hasn’t opened yet. I know by the time you are done reading this, you will be getting in your car to go visit but, alas, you must wait until they open their doors sometime next week. On the corner of Lake Avenue and San Pasqual Street (just north of California) […]
By Isiah REYES Dance groups, drums ensembles, traditional foods and much more were enjoyed by all who attended the 3rd Annual Armenian Korean Cultural Festival at Crescenta Valley High School on Oct. 11. Some of the performances during the festivities included the Han Earl’s Children Choir, Hiza Loo’s Korean Dance Institute, a tae kwon do […]
By Charly SHELTON Halloween is here again, the time of year filled with screams, pumpkins and scares. L.A. is a special haunt hot spot because there are so many great haunted houses in the area. Chief among these would be theme parks, namely Knott’s Scary Farm and Universal Studios Hollywood. Every year these parks provide […]
By Charly SHELTON Imagine being Aladdin, running through the streets of Agrabah. Or the Lone Ranger, hunting down bad guys in Neverland. Or Merida, riding through the futuristic city of Sanfrosokyo in search of the alien guys from Pizza Planet. How would you like to be The Mighty Thor, come to vanquish that most […]
By Charly SHELTON The Eyegore Awards are held annually to celebrate the greatest names in horror and as a kick-off event for the Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights. Past recipients include Danny Trejo, Rick Baker, Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, Rainn Wilson, David Arquette, Alice Cooper, and Guillermo del Toro, just to name a few. […]