Storefront Remains Closed

By Mary O’KEEFE The location of 2325 Honolulu Ave. – Montrose Bakery – had been a community favorite for decades. After owner Henry Baeza retired in 2015, the restaurant was transformed into Cafe Rose. That restaurant served the community for just a short time before its windows were covered with white butcher’s paper and the […]

Suspect Apprehended in Commercial Burglary

By Mary O’KEEFE A suspect has been taken into custody following a foot pursuit relating to a commercial burglary that occurred in Glendale this morning. Glendale Police Dept. was investigating a commercial burglary that occurred in the 600 block of N. Pacific Avenue. A perimeter had been set up and the K9 unit was on […]

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Small Business Saturday Nov. 25 Shop Local – Shop Montrose for the Holidays   First observed in the United States on Nov. 27, 2010, Small Business Saturday is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores respectively. By contrast, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize […]

Love Spread at Local Laundry

Love Spread at Local Laundry

By Julie BUTCHER The evening of Wednesday, Nov. 8 was crisp outside for Southern California, preternaturally dark due to the recent time change, but inside the Tujunga Speed Wash, it was nothing but warm. Volunteers and clergy from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glendale and St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Cañada Flintridge welcomed families […]

NOTES & NODS

Christmas Concert La Cañada Congregational Church presents a Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. There will be a selection of choral carols and Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata” for mixed chorus, brass quartet and organ. Soloists include soprano Vera Lugo, mezzo-soprano Christina Thomas, tenor Russell Smith and baritone Paul Keilbach. Joseph Klice is organist […]

Six-Star Clement Palo Alto

Six-Star Clement Palo Alto

By Charly SHELTON I’ve stayed in one and two-star motel rooms off the highway. I’ve stayed in three-star upscale motels and moderate hotels. I’ve stayed in four-star hotels most frequently, the lavish but not opulent hotels that make you feel like you’re really on vacation. I’ve stayed in five-star hotels that go above and beyond […]

Pogossian Presents His Next Phase of Bach

By Nestor CASTIGLIONE Earlier this year, violinist Movses Pogossian released a magisterial reading of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete solo sonatas and partitas for solo violin. On Tuesday night, he will usher in the next phase of his Bach project and the public is invited to listen. At UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Nov. 21 at 8 […]

Looking Forward to Lockington

By Nestor CASTIGLIONE For those who have driven down the streets of Pasadena, then chances are they have seen David Lockington smiling cheerfully from above. The conductor’s beaming visage has become ubiquitous along that city’s major streets, hanging from countless banners that line Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue. As he confided earlier this week, […]

CALENDAR This

  FALL SHOP NIGHT AND GALA TICKETS The La Cañada Junior Women’s Club is hosting its annual Fall Shop Night tonight, Thursday, Nov. 16 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the 1300-1500 blocks of Foothill Boulevard. Plenty of holiday décor! The club is also holding its annual gala fundraiser on Feb. 24 from 6 […]