»News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

Celebrating Our Community’s Leaders “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”  Martin Luther King Jr. What makes someone a leader? Sure, a leader has followers, but that is far too simplistic a definition. Leadership is not about titles. It’s not about being the loudest, most wealthy, the most […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

It’s Time For A Relaxing Getaway! Spa Pura (2270 Honolulu Ave.) knows how to start the New Year right. To help you take some more “me” time, they have several irresistible specials going on this month. I picked “The Relaxing Getaway.” As soon as you walk in the door and smell the essential oils, the […]

GUSD Creates Mobile Emergency Center

In an abundance of caution and concern for the safety and well being of every student in the Glendale Unified School District, the district has created a mobile emergency center. The mobile emergency center consists of a trailer that can be quickly hauled to any school site or any other off-site location. The trailer becomes […]

Ester Avanel Prescott

April 3, 1914 – Dec. 26, 2013 Ester Avanel Prescott was born to Mary Yeager and Joseph Leonard Wood on April 3, 1914 in the city of Los Angeles. She lived a wonderful life to the age of 99½, just a few months short of her 100th birthday. She passed on Dec. 26, 2013 in […]

Henry Irving Matthews

March 13, 1916 – Jan. 10, 2014 In memory of a loving father of two daughters, Christine and Marilyn, and their husbands Thom Ryan and Kenneth Trogdon, and two grandchildren, Karen Elizabeth Trogdon and Jeffrey Patrick Ryan. Henry was a lifelong resident of La Crescenta. Directors Crippen Mortuary

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

More Community Award Winners Our installation and community awards dinner is a week away and we hope that you are all planning to join us we recognize our board and our outstanding community supporters. This week I would like to highlight our Business Person of the Year, Beautification Award and Community Enhancement Award and our […]

Learning About Hearing Tests

Not all hearing tests are the same. So your doctor, your family and even your friends are telling you that you need to go have a hearing test. You are ready to do it, but you are not sure what the next step is or where you should go to have the test. Here are […]

Joseph McHugh, Esq.

Local Glendale attorney leads the charge in protecting family assets. Have you ever met a nice guy that is an attorney? Well, Joe McHugh is one that you will like and he makes legal information easy to understand for everyone, from business owners to grandmas to frantic family members in crisis when a loved one […]

Backpacks Filled with Inspiration

By Kevork KURDOGHLIAN Students often lack the encouragement to study in school. This situation is further exacerbated for students in underserved communities, since they often lack the resources for academic success. Government aid can help temporarily said Courtney Brockmeyer, a La Cañada Flintridge resident and founder of Sydney Paige Inc., whose company donates a backpack […]

Casa Córdoba Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Jeannie and Chris Bone, owners of Casa Córdoba in Montrose, will be celebrating the first anniversary of the restaurant on Jan. 18. The festivities will feature two shows of flamenco dancing at 6:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. (two seatings will be at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.). Alexandra and Ryan Zermeño, a well-known pair throughout […]