Memories More than Anything are Awakened in ‘Star Wars’

By Charly SHELTON Finally. After years of waiting and hoping, a decent “Star Wars” film has awakened. Last weekend was filled with hype and rushing to try and get the last tickets available in each showing just to see JJ Abrams lend his hand to directing the second biggest franchise of all time (second only […]

Grinchmas Returns to Universal Studios

By Charly SHELTON Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, liked it just a little bit more. Though he once tried to steal the holiday, the Grinch has seen the error of his ways and now embraces Christmas wholeheartedly, with a heart that is […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: We’ve had some scares over the past two years because of my husband’s health. He had a heart attack and, although he seems to have recovered, he tires easily and doesn’t seem to have the zest he used to have. He is 63 and wants to retire when he is 65. Our children and […]

NOTES & NODS

Christmas Eve Service at Gethsemane Gethsemane Lutheran Church invites the community to its Christmas Eve candlelight service with carols tonight, Thursday, Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Our Korean brothers and sisters in Christ of Living Flame Church will participate by singing a verse of each carol in Korean. The service will also feature Shannon Gomes, […]

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

The Season of Thanks and Giving ’Tis the season to be thankful and to give to others. I know from personal experience that we live in a community that is very generous. I want to personally thank all of the businesses that have given to the Montrose Chamber and to the many other non-profit organizations […]

»Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce “Our Business is Your Business”

Christmas Tree Recycling and Other Trash Talk We get calls in the Chamber office all the time regarding trash pickup. It can be very confusing here in the Crescenta Valley because not only are we made up of two different municipalities (City of Glendale and unincorporated County of Los Angeles), we have multiple trash service […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

»Montrose Shopping Park News

What a memorable Christmas season it has been so far in Montrose! Our little town has been seen all over the country! First on CBS national news on White Friday and most recently on the Christmas episode of “NCIS L.A.” I was fortunate to be on set in October when “NCIS L.A.” came to town […]

Castro Says Legislation to Blame for Crime Increases

By Jason KUROSU Glendale crime has risen this year and police say it is at least partially the result of recent state legislation that reduced prison penalties for non-violent offenders. Glendale Police Chief Robert Castro provided a report at Tuesday night’s Glendale City Council meeting illustrating what he called “a trend that we’re going to […]

Digital Issue 12.17.15

Digital Issue 12.17.15

Here is the paper for Thursday, December 17, 2015. Check back every Friday to get your copy on your computer, Smartphone, eReader or tablet to take with you on-the-go! If it works or doesn’t work on your device, let us know and we can make a note of it to improve the experience, or if […]