Holiday Blitz For just about everyone, the holidays are an extremely busy time. For the Goldsworthys it’s no different. Celebrations abound and you don’t want to miss any of them. Take last Thursday for example. I was invited to a fantastic soiree at the home of Dr. Armina and Vartan Gharpetian. Their exquisite home in […]
I’ll be honest with you – the pressure of the holidays can be overwhelming. There are more things to do but no additional hours in the day to get them done. Take for example the Christmas parade on Saturday. For CV Weekly this is a big deal. Not only were we busy assigning a writer […]
Ding, Ding, Ding Goes the (CVW) Trolley If you are like me, you are counting down the hours until the Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade. This Saturday marks the 38th anniversary of this down home tradition that is a much anticipated community event. Thousands of volunteer hours are dedicated to the parade – from those who get […]
Attitude of Gratitude It is hard for me to grasp and hold onto an attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving season when, as I write this, Ferguson, Missouri is in a state of chaos. Please understand that I am not going to use this column to vent my personal viewpoint as to whether the grand jury’s […]
Sporting Good Times In the Crescenta Valley sports world, there’s a lot of excitement brewing. Our Falcons football team is undefeated this season – 11 checks in the win column. In addition, the Falcons have caught the attention of local and national sports news stations including NBC4 and USA Today. They take on the Paramount […]
The newly completed Crescenta Commons will be dedicated on Saturday and the community is invited. By Mary O’KEEFE Residents of La Crescenta often refer to their community as “Rock Crescenta” and no one knows that better than those who have been working on the Crescenta Commons. On Saturday, all of the time and labor will […]
Goblins, ghosts, princesses and Creepers were found on local playgrounds and fields during the annual Halloween parades held on elementary school campuses. As in years past, parents were on hand to cheer on their costumed students while snapping pictures and taking video. Rainy weather wouldn’t come until later in the evening when most of the […]
Why Do We Do It? I have shared with you that sometimes it’s tough owning your own business. There’s always something to be worried about – money, staffing, bettering my business. This led me to ponder why it is that I do what I do. After all, I could be working for someone else, collecting […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The stars came out on Thursday – well, at least the stars of the Crescenta Valley when the CV Chamber of Commerce held its annual recognition banquet at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. The annual event is a chance to salute those within the foothills community who invest their time (and, […]
A ‘Season’ to Last All Year Long In Melinda Clarke’s article for the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce on page 25, she reminds us that we’re entering a season of “thanks and giving.” She wrote of the ways that the chamber gives back to the community and how each of us can lend a helping […]