By Maddy PUMILIA The Crescenta-Cañada Lions Club is hosting its second annual Kases For Kids, a charity event aimed to give foster children something of their own. The event is in conjunction with the Los Angeles Mid-Valley Lions Club working with the L.A. Department of Children Services. They hope to collect suitcases ¬– with wheels […]
By Maddy PUMILIA La Cañada merchants were found Saturday taking their business to the street and offering big discounts for the entire community. Although the turnout wasn’t quite what the merchants wanted, they still had a chance to showcase their products ranging from purses, flip-flops, clothes, jewelry, memo pads, juice and more. Most of the […]
By Maddy PUMILIA Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation, working closely with Crescenta Valley Town Council, sponsored a showing of the 1965 classic film, “The Sound of Music” at the west end of CV Park on Saturday night. “I think it’s an awesome event for families to go outside in the summer and it’s free,” […]
By Maddy PUMILIA It was a night for star gazing on Saturday and what better place to do so than Deukmejian Wilderness Park? The City of Glendale Community Services and Parks Department invited the public to the park for an evening of viewing the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, which was peaking Saturday evening. “This event […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The Crescenta Valley High School Falkon Robotics Team will be reaching out to Girl Scout Troop 9091 and students at Valley View Elementary School in September, hoping to spark an interest in science and technology. “A large part of what we do is outreach to the community,” said sophomore Isabel Martos-Repath, who […]
By Maddy PUMILIA The Second Annual Chili Cook-Off was held on Saturday at the La Crescenta Library, sponsored by the Friends of the La Crescenta Library. Twelve participants entered the competition, each bringing their own unique chili recipe. About 60 people attended, ready to judge each entry and name this year’s chili champion. After the […]
By Maddy PUMILIA About 50 people attended Saturday night’s free screening of the 1942 movie “Captains of the Clouds” at Two Strike Park. The screening was not only a chance to enjoy a film under the stars, but to also pay homage to former resident and actor Dennis Morgan, a ’40s and ’50s movie star […]
By Maddy PUMILIA There are certain birthdays that are milestones in people’s lives: 16 (being able to drive), 18 (being able to vote, join the military or buy lottery tickets) and 21 (being able to gamble in Vegas or being able to drink). But there’s one birthday most still strive for: turning 100 years old. […]
By Maddy PUMILIA and Charly SHELTON Crescenta Valley Weekly is hosting a treasure hunt to celebrate the end of summer and to get everyone outside to enjoy the warm weather before it fades into the coolness of fall. The game is simple. Using the clue below, searchers can follow it to local landmarks, businesses and […]
By Brandon HENSLEY, Jackie HOUCHIN, Maddy PUMILIA and Charly SHELTON Several foothill neighborhoods either hosted or attended Tuesday night’s National Night Out – NNO – festivities. The event started in 1984 and has grown to 37 million people participating in 15,110 communities across the United States. It’s a way to fight crime while getting to […]