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Tickets on Sale for M.A.C.K. Night Out Tickets are on sale for M.A.C.K. (Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids) Night Out, a fundraiser benefitting Mountain Avenue Elementary School including supporting Art in STEAM programming. Tickets are $50 per person, $35 per person for new families, and features catering by Sake Restaurant in Montrose, a full bar, […]

Congressman Schiff Honors Women of the Year

I rise today in honor of Women’s History Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions made by our nation’s women. It is an honor to pay homage to outstanding women who are making a difference in my congressional district. Today I would like to recognize one remarkable woman, Claudette Nicole Saba Monestime […]

Restaurant and College Parking on MSPA Roster

By Nicole MOORE Jackie Barlow, Economic Development coordinator for the City of Glendale, gave an update on the site of the former Rocky Cola Café at the April 5 meeting of the Montrose Shopping Park Assn. board of directors. She reported that a public hearing is scheduled on April 25 regarding parking reductions for the […]

La Crescenta Library Hosts Children’s Exhibit

The artwork of Imagine Preschool children (ages 2 to 5 years) is currently on display at the La Crescenta Library. The children had been working in the school Atelier (or art studio) on watercolor pieces, some for about four months. The exercise was an exploration of watercolors and mixing and creating new color hues. A […]

‘Muffin Muncher’ Comes to Life

First grade students in Rain Gibney’s class at Dunsmore Elementary gave a fabulous performance of the play “The Muffin Munchers” based on the book of the same title. The students dressed up as bakers, dragons, villagers, king’s men and even the king himself. The dragons’ plot to steal the delicious muffins baked by the king’s […]

Sprucing Up the Boulevard

Sprucing Up the Boulevard

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY On March 31, volunteers gathered at the south lot of Bob Smith Toyota to take part in Foothill Cleanup Day. The event is aligned with Keep America Beautiful – Great American Cleanup that launched on March 20. The foothill event was coordinated by Glendale Clean & Beautiful and the Crescenta Valley Chamber […]

Coming Soon – The Great Chocolate Race

The Great Chocolate Race returns to Memorial Park, La Cañada, on Sunday, May 6 at 9 a.m. Hosted by the Flintridge Guild of Children’s Hospital (FGCH), all proceeds from the race benefit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Guild members announced that La Cañada Mayor Mike Davitt will officially start the race. The 2.5k or 5k walk […]

Thursday Club Welcomes Hobbs

The La Cañada Thursday Club enjoyed a presentation by the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital at its March luncheon. Keith Hobbs, chief executive officer of the hospital, informed the group of the many improvements in the hospital over the last few years, and some new additions, such as the neonatal intensive care unit that recently opened. […]

Date Set for Area Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Luncheon

The Glendale Area Alumnae Panhellenic will hold its 70th annual scholarship luncheon on Saturday, May 5 at the Oakmont Country Club, 3100 Country Club Drive in Glendale. Founded in 1902, National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is one of the oldest and largest women’s membership organizations representing more than 4 million women at 655 college/university campuses and […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis!   Selling AS IS vs. AS REPAIRED   Dear Phyllis, My mother has lived in her 1500 square foot home for more than forty years. She has dementia and can no longer live alone. It’s time for me to move her to an assisted living facility. I want to know how much needs […]