Celebrations, Scholarships, and Community April was a busy and memorable month for the Chamber beginning with our annual Easter Bunny Yard Drop event, proudly supported by the YMCA of the Foothills. Thank you to everyone who placed orders and to those who generously donated eggs helping us create baskets for members of the Glendale Police […]
GLENDALE KIWANIS The Kiwanis Club of Glendale meets on Fridays at noon. On May 15, Krissy Harb of Spiritual Heart Yoga will be making a presentation to the Club. The cost to attend Friday meetings, which includes lunch and program, is $25. All are welcome. The Club meets Friday afternoons at the Elks Lodge, 120 […]
Walmart Told Me to Donate My Broken Refrigerator – Then Things Got Strange When Howard Friedman’s new refrigerator stops cooling, he expects a simple replacement. After all, he had bought it from Walmart, one of the world’s largest retailers. Instead, there’s a confusing chain of calls, emails and return labels – and a surprising suggestion […]
The solemnity of Memorial Day will be commemorated in the Crescenta Valley and beyond. By Mary O’KEEFE Memorial Day is May 25 and, as is the tradition in the Crescenta Valley, Montrose, Glendale and Burbank, events will be held that recognize the day. In the early days, Memorial Day was known as Decoration Day when […]
By Julie BUTCHER At the end of a packed meeting on Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council began the process of adopting objective design standards for new multi-family and mixed-use housing in residential and commercial districts. According to California’s government code, objective design standards are defined as “standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The Crescenta Valley Sheriff Station held the first of two community meetings on May 7 to get input on new County policies guiding the use of drones by all L.A. County Sheriff stations, and to discuss the potential purchase and use of drones for policing in La Crescenta, La Cañada Flintridge and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Harrison Ford and Howard G. Buffett were given honorary doctorates at Arizona State University on May 11. So yes, Dr. Henry (Indiana) Jones is actually now Dr. Ford. The two men both gave speeches, each coming from their perspectives of life, and as I listened to these two men I thought how […]
Supporting Altadena’s Rebuilding Efforts On Saturday evening, Steve and I headed to Altadena. Much of the landscape is still “moon-like” – the remnants evident of the Eaton Fire in January 2025. We were on our way to a fundraiser for the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team. “Murder at the Mausoleum” was held at the Pasadena Mausoleum […]
CV Chamber Speaker Series – A Discussion About Insurance Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce invites the public, and specifically small businesses, to a discussion regarding insurance. Gregg Inboden, local resident and vice president/commercial lines at Momentous Insurance Brokerage, will be addressing concerns and answering insurance questions tonight, Thursday, May 14 at 6 p.m. This presentation […]
By Eliza PARTIKA The La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association (LCFTRA) held a ribbon cutting on May 6 to unveil its all-electric float that will be its entry in the 2027 Rose Parade, a first for the Tournament of Roses (TOR). Ernest Koeppen, who first dreamed of the all-electric float two years ago, said […]