Merry Christmas,
“Montrose Falls”
What is the first thing that comes to mind when reading the title of this article? If you are like me, it’s the famous line joyfully shouted by Jimmy Stewart in my all time favorite Christmas movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Eleven years ago when my husband and I first discovered Montrose, we [...]
A Place Around Town Where You Can Enjoy Life
“No man is a failure who is enjoying life.” William Feather
‘Tis the season for merriment and laughter and I hope you are enjoying life with family and friends. One local place you can hang out to relax and enjoy sports, refreshments and good food is Leo’s All [...]
Christmas Sing-A-Long on Sunday
St. Luke’s of the Mountains is hosting a community Christmas sing-a-long and holiday jam on Sunday at 3 p.m. The public is invited to come and sing favorite Christmas carols and holiday songs. Festive refreshments to follow singing.
For more information go to: http://stlukeslacrescenta.org/ or call Holly in the church office (818) 248-3639.
St. [...]
Shop and Enjoy “Old Town Christmas” In Montrose
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of working in my store on Honolulu Avenue. Normally this time of year we play nostalgic Christmas CDs throughout the day. On this crisp and sunny December day we happened to have the Ann Louise Trio set up in the circle right [...]
Character Building: A Good Thing
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” Eleanor Roosevelt
One of our members building his character is licensed Keller Williams’s real estate agent Marvin Lee. Keller Williams Realty takes a different approach to real estate, one that is built on personal touches, [...]
MSPA Welcomes
New Board Members
Please join us in welcoming two new members to the Montrose Shopping Park board of directors. Both Corey Grijalva and Andre Ordubegian may be new to the board but they are certainly not new to the town. Both of these men have young families and well-established businesses. Corey and his family own [...]
Shop Local …
Shop Montrose
It’s that time of year. All of us are out shopping trying to find the perfect present for everyone on our list. There are so many great and even amazing deals out there. But at some point those deals can eat away at our own local economy and all the small business [...]
What You Do Matters
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” William James
One local business that makes a difference is Caspian Services, Inc. which was founded in December 2001 after a need was recognized for a one-stop-shop for small businesses that provided affordable website solutions. The people of Caspian love designing and [...]
By Jason KUROSU
Paul Dutton, whose window washing business will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this December, remembers his humble beginnings, going door-to-door washing windows to help his friend Stephano buy a plane ticket back home to Italy.
“We started with a bucket, a gas station squeegee and a bottle of ammonia,” recalled Dutton.
Eventually, Stephano got his [...]
Christmas In Montrose, Merry Indeed!
This is my 12th Christmas season in Montrose and I have never experienced such excitement and thrill as I did on White Friday. I was working at Mountain Rose Gifts that day when someone said, “The snow trucks are here! You must go look!”
I grabbed my camera and walked quickly down [...]
