By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Sofia LOPARDO, intern On Saturday, the La Crescenta Woman’s Club hosted Movie with Santa, a spin on the club’s classic Breakfast with Santa. The Club has hosted the holiday event for as long as anyone can remember; however, during the pandemic clubmembers adapted by hosting a drive-through version of the […]
Defecate Etiquette Part 2: Pack It In, Pack It Out In my July 1 column, Defecate Etiquette Part 2, I asked for responses to the question of the propriety of depositing filled doggie poop bags into trash bins that were on the street. The responses I received gave me points to ponder. Anne wrote, “People […]
Extending a Helping Hand from Unexpected Places As most of you know, I belong to or am on the boards of a couple of local organizations. One of these is the Kiwanis Club of Glendale. The membership is quite diverse and some members are rather notable including Glendale City Councilwoman Paula Devine and City […]
Celebrate Halloween: Fun – and Frights – in the Foothills Let’s face it – 2020 stinks. Among the many threats I’ve heard regarding the horrendous year is from those who notoriously head to bed prior to the ball dropping on New Year’s Eve. This year, though, they swear they’ll stay awake into 2021 – […]
Dancing in the Street This pandemic has revealed so much of us as a society. Like you, I’ve seen some craziness I would never think would be a part of the American fabric. For example, weeks of rioting and civil unrest across the country in cities like Portland, Oregon, Kenosha, Wisconsin and Denver, Colorado […]
The Real Deal The accusations of “Fake news!” abound with no one louder or more accusatory than the President. Defined as untrue information presented as news, fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity. It is also known as propaganda. The President often feels that his reputation […]
Big Philanthropic News Last week, the board of Prom Plus announced a new president. After decades in the role, I handed over the reins of this 25-year-plus organization to Joy McCreary. Joy is well-known in the community. Not only did she attend Crescenta Valley High School, she also attended Prom Plus. She is now […]
Happy Anniversary and Helping Non-profits For those who keep track, this week marks the 11-year anniversary of CV Weekly! It was 11 years ago on Sept. 4 that the first issue of the CV Weekly was distributed to foothill neighborhoods. You may remember that Sept. 4, 2009 was a Friday; it was the only […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On Saturday morning, with temperatures edging into the high 80s, about 30 demonstrators gathered on the four corners of Montrose Avenue and Waltonia Drive in front of the Montrose Post Office to defend the services provided by the United States Postal Service – something demonstrators feel is in jeopardy. The demonstration was […]
Politically Speaking Last week was the broadcast of the Democratic National Convention; this week it’s the Republican National Convention. Those who know me will not be surprised to learn that I didn’t spend much time watching either. I did watch a little – these are historic times, after all, with COVID-19 preventing the […]