Boy Scout Troop 319 recently returned home from their biannual rock-climbing trek to Joshua Tree National Park. Pictured here is Michael Saeva, age 12, causally catching up on news from home as he precariously dangles hundreds of feet above the desert floor. Let’s hope his belayer was not doing the same! It was a gorgeous […]
Former La Cañada resident Charlotte Menefee recently received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan at the San Pedro home of her son and daughter-in-law Quentin and Helene Pizzini in honor of her 107th birthday.
Adventist Health Glendale celebrated the first 100 successful cases of transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgery (TAVR). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has changed the lives of more than 100 patients at Adventist Health Glendale since the procedure was introduced in October 2016. The TAVR team of interventional cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeons at Adventist Health Glendale enables […]
By Lori BODNAR, intern Those looking for fun local events for the holidays need not search any farther. From Santa to snow, there are many upcoming activities to put participants in the holiday spirit. The 25th Annual Festival in Lights at Memorial Park (1301 Foothill Blvd.) in La Cañada is this Friday, Dec. 6 from […]
Busy, Busy, Busy – Got to Love December! It’s amazing how fast time passes. Here we are in December 2019 with a thousand events looming this month. The annual Montrose Christmas Parade along Honolulu Avenue is this Saturday, Dec. 7 beginning at 6:10 p.m. Our Chamber will have a float this year pulled by […]
Welcoming a New Member at the MVCC At the MVCC we are closing out the 2019 year with a new member: Salon 4 Studio located at 3600 N. Verdugo Road #102, Montrose/Glendale 91208. In their own words, “Studio 4 Salon was established by a group of leading hair stylists and cosmetic experts who set […]
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Nov. 23 for CamperSnaps, a unique, mobile photo booth in a vintage camper trailer. It is owned by La Crescenta local Emmanuel Munda, pictured with daughter Elle Munda, wife Kristine, son Aaron and Mike Riley, president of the CV Chamber […]
Union Jack’s Tea, 3610½ Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, held its grand opening with a ribbon cutting by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Nov. 23. Owner and curator Petra Marin offers “reasonably complex and slightly cultured” tea varieties with a “British flair.” Pictured at the ribbon cutting are Crescenta Valley Chamber executive […]
Here are some of the shows running in our local theaters this holiday season: “Little Black Dress the Musical” follows the story of Dee and her best friend Mandy experiencing life through their little black dresses – first job interview, first date, first awkward sexual experience, second awkward sexual experience and more! Using hilarious improv, […]
By Leonard COUTIN On Saturday, Nov. 23, River-side City Cross-Country Course hosted the CIF championship finals for Divisions 1-5 for the boys and girls three-mile run. The distance didn’t deter team supporters who crowded the course, which encompassed two and a half loops around the park and through the center of the course with runners […]