The Feel of Fall in the Montrose Shopping Park Have you seen the new fall vignettes adorning the Montrose Shopping Park? The design of MSP Business/Events Manager Dale Dawson features giant pumpkins specially ordered just for the MSP from a coastal pumpkin farm. A variety of white and orange pumpkins are set against a backdrop […]
“Our Business is Your Business” Hello October, I’m ready for Halloween candy, carving pumpkins, beautiful fall colors, pumpkin bread, hoodies and so much more! Please let summer be over. I’ve had enough and I’m now ready for that renewed spring-like feeling that comes with October, a fresh start to a […]
Oktoberfest 2014 – Keeping the Tradition Alive See you on Saturday! This Saturday, Oct. 4, the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 37th annual Oktoberfest in the Montrose Shopping Park in the 2200, 2300 and 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue starting right at noon. We will have everything you have come to […]
The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce is preparing for its annual recognition banquet that is taking place on Oct. 16 starting at 6 p.m. at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club. The event honors those who make a difference in the community, go above and beyond in making the Crescenta Valley a safer place, contribute […]
QUESTION: I have a person in my life, a friend, but not a close friend. She’ll make a lunch date and forget, or we’ll make plans to go shopping together and, after waiting awhile, I call and her reply will be, “Oh, was that today? Sorry, I can’t make it.” These are just a couple […]
St. Bede and St. Francis to Bless the Animals On Saturday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., at the Feast of St. Francis, the priests and friars of St. Bede the Venerable and St. Francis High School will host a Blessing of the Animals for the pets of the area. The event will […]
By Charly SHELTON Imagine being Aladdin, running through the streets of Agrabah. Or the Lone Ranger, hunting down bad guys in Neverland. Or Merida, riding through the futuristic city of Sanfrosokyo in search of the alien guys from Pizza Planet. How would you like to be The Mighty Thor, come to vanquish that most […]
By Lisa PAREDES Members of the Beeve Foundation recently completed their 23rd eye care mission to Fiji, and presented photos and testimonials from their medical trip at the annual Foundation dinner on Sunday, Sept. 14. held at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. The Foundation also elected a new president of the board as […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Often as one ages, there are times of seemingly irrational fear. It can be a fear that, 20 or 30 years earlier, would not have even entered the realm of possibility; however, as we age there it is. But at a recent event at Foothill Retirement Care in Tujunga, fear was nowhere […]
Five winners of Belmont Village’s “Let’s Table Alzheimer’s” fundraiser met Susan Galeas, CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association Los Angeles Chapter at a reception held at Belmont Village Senior Living Westwood on Sept. 9. The summertime “Let’s Table Alzheimer’s” promotion was held at 23 Belmont Village communities nationwide. The campaign was designed to raise awareness and […]