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Equifax Breach – Message from the Federal Trade Commission   Quick facts. One hundred forty-three million Americans were potentially affected and at risk for identity theft from the Equifax breach. That’s about 44% of the population. Personal identifiable information was exposed from mid-May to July of 2017, including Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses, driver’s license […]

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

Businesses just keep joining the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce! Let us introduce you to two new members who joined this past month. Polet and Adis Derestaphanian opened their second Mattress Depot location about a year ago. They’ve served the La Crescenta community for close to 19 years, though, since opening the original store in […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: My question is: Does prayer really work? Does God really listen? I’ve had some prayers answered and some were not. I believe in God and I go to church every week. I’m inspired by our pastor’s sermons, but I still wonder if God really cares about me and my challenges. Sometimes in my darkest […]

NOTES & NODS

St. George’s Offers Ethics Series St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada will be offering a six-week course created for the wider community entitled, “Ethics: The Final Frontier.” The six-week mission is to watch six different “Star Trek” episodes to explore, discern and name ethical problems, and to discuss how these issues related to our […]

Special Guests at High Holy Days

Coming to the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre during the High Holy Days for the first time on American soil will be a most significant Biblical archeological discovery, a replica of The Magdala Stone. This is a depiction of the oldest carved image of the first menorah candelabra found within […]

Calendar This

SQUARE DANCING CLASSES CONTINUE Come learn America’s heritage folk dance – square dancing. A beginner’s class continues on Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 808 Foothill Blvd, La Cañada. First two classes are free. Meet new people while getting some exercise. Four-to-five thousand steps per class/dance! Call Connie at (818) 353-4901 […]

Old Favorites Revamped at Knott’s Scary Farm

Old Favorites Revamped at Knott’s Scary Farm

By Charly SHELTON Halloween is nearly upon us and, to celebrate the spirit of the season, the local theme parks go all out to bring scary fun to boys and ghouls searching for a good fright. Last week, we saw all that Universal Studios Hollywood had to offer with its Halloween Horror Nights. This week, […]

Collaborative Artists to Produce “afterlife: a ghost story”

Ask managing director Steve Jarrard what types of shows his LA-based theatre company Collaborative Artists Ensemble has built its well-respected reputation on, he’ll say shows that most haven’t seen … but should. As such, Collaborative Artists Ensemble is presenting “afterlife: a ghost story,” running Oct. 13 to Nov. 12 at The Avery Schreiber Playhouse in […]

Lekeu – A Composer Once Forgotten will be Heard Again in Glendale

By Néstor CASTIGLIONE Barely in his early 20s, Franco-Belgian composer Guillaume Lekeu seemed to have it all: the respect of César Franck, acceptance as an artistic peer by the literary luminaries of late 19th century France such as Stéphane Mallarmé, and mastery of a highly original idiom that augured a career of remarkable promise. Perhaps […]