‘Welcome to Glendale’ Sign Smashed

By Mary O’KEEFE A driver collided with the “Welcome to Glendale” sign at Pennsylvania Avenue and Foothill Boulevard at about 9 a.m. on Friday, May 17. The vehicle flipped over on impact. The driver reported no injuries. The collision is still under investigation by the Glendale Police Dept. Glendale City officials are still evaluating what […]

Interview with Mayor Ara Najarian

»Part II By Mary O’KEEFE Part two of CVW’s interview with Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian covers several issues facing the city including the building permit process, wildfire threats and relationships with Glendale Unified School District and the Crescenta Valley. The building permit process in the City of Glendale has been, historically, a topic of concern […]

Portantino and Schiff Receive Ellis Island Honors

By Mary O’KEEFE State Senator Anthony Portantino has received many awards throughout his years of service but on Saturday, May 11, he received an award that wasn’t just for himself, but honored his family who immigrated through Ellis Island about 100 years ago. Portantino was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award. “This […]

Clergy Council Wants You

By Mary O’KEEFE There is a group of spiritual leaders in the community that have made themselves available not only for their own congregation but for those outside their normal ministries through the Clergy Academy. “The Clergy Academy is a six-week training program, two to three hours per week, that we [go] through to become […]

Historic Fiesta Days

Historic Fiesta Days

  From morning to night, the Fiesta Days celebration offers plenty to see and do. By Mary O’KEEFE This Memorial Day weekend the City of La Cañada Flintridge will continue a tradition started about 46 years ago: the Fiesta Days celebration and remembrance. “It was [originally] a celebration around Cinco de Mayo to celebrate the […]

Predator Alert

By Mary O’KEEFE Detectives are investigating a report received from a Rosemont Middle School student concerning a man who approached her on Tuesday in a vehicle while she was walking home from school. When interviewed by a Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy, the girl said she was walking home after school about 3:30 p.m. in […]

Full Day on the Avenue

By Mary O’KEEFE Prom Plus’ Taste of Montrose was held on Sunday, along with the annual Kids & Kritters and Wags n Whiskers events. Honolulu Avenue was full of dogs, kids and people enjoying the many things offered. The Taste of Montrose is a fundraiser for Prom Plus, which is celebrating its 25th year as […]

For the Love of the Dodgers

For the Love of the Dodgers

By Mary O’KEEFE “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of […]

Good Samaritan Prevents Tragedy

By Mary O’KEEFE It was a typical Wednesday afternoon last week for Artur Poghosyan. He went to work at his office on the corner of Honolulu and La Crescenta avenues then, around noon, headed out for lunch. During his walk back to his office his day turned anything but typical. “It happened very fast,” Poghosyan […]

New Restaurants Coming to Montrose?

By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose is getting closer to having two new restaurants soon … hopefully. The former site of Rocky Cola in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue has been vacant since the diner closed in 2012. In 2017, the space was acquired by restaurateur Tom Christopoulos who announced he would open the restaurant as […]