Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are by accident of fate alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet.”Carl Sagan We who live in the unincorporated portion of Los […]
By Susan JAMES A new exhibition of costume sketches from the Golden Age of Hollywood in the collection of Christian Esquevin has just opened at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles. Running through Nov. 1, over 100 original sketches of costumes from the late 1920s through the ‘60s created by such […]
Photo by Molly SHELTON Charlie Hunnam, left, and Tommy Flanagan on set in Montrose last Friday as “Sons of Anarchy,” the FX series, films an episode. Montrose is frequented by filming, and SOA regularly uses Montrose as a location.
Amazing People I had the opportunity to attend the most recent strategic partners’ meeting of CV Alliance. The morning meeting was held at the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital with a hot breakfast provided by Montrose Church. The room was packed with incredible people representing dynamic organizations. All shared common goals: combating substance abuse, particularly among […]
Broadway, television and film actor, Holocaust survivor and hero of the Dutch Resistance, Curt Lowens will appear as the narrator in Sharon Farber’s “Bestemming: Concerto for Cello, Orchestra and Narrator” on Friday, June 13 at the Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts at the Saban Theatre. The performance will feature acclaimed cellist Ruslan Biryukov as […]
By Leonard COUTIN The 96th annual CIF state championship was hosted at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Buchanan High School track and field this past weekend. The Buchanan track is noted as one of the best in the state, giving athletes the opportunity to set outstanding marks. By the end of Friday’s competition, several top athletes […]
Ken Daniels Automotive beat IOTEC 25-11 on Friday night to take the Bronco 12U championship with the game ending in a mercy in the sixth inning. Played at Montrose Park, the game was the culmination of an exciting playoff season that had seven teams battling back and forth between the winner and loser brackets. […]
By Charly SHELTON Not everyone likes “Family Guy” humor – the cutaways, the crude language, the non-sequiturs. But you have to admit that the social commentary of some of those jokes is very apt. That is perhaps the best summation of “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane’s new movie, “A Million Ways to Die in the […]
Fundraiser for AYSO 88 AYSO Region 88 and Leo’s All-Star Sports Bar are having a fundraiser on Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Leo’s. This world cup weekend fundraiser will be highlighted by a special guest appearance of the L.A. Galaxy Street Team. There will also be […]
Building on the trend of recreating and transforming key business pockets in Glendale that began with the Americana, Bloomingdale’s and the newly renovated Galleria, MGN Five Star Cinema replaced the long standing Mann 10 Theater complex on Maryland Avenue in August 2013. It has become one of Glendale’s biggest attractions, bringing the experience of luxury […]