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Mixing It Up at Mook Coming up on Sept. 11 is our business mixer at Mook Apparel! It is located at 3800 Foothill Blvd., Suite B, in La Crescenta. Mook Apparel was established in 2011 by owner Mark Taglianetti in San Antonio, Tex. Mark was born and raised in Los Angeles and attended the Junior […]

Using Your Home Equity to Fund Home Improvements

Millions of homeowners are now discovering the good news: they have equity in their homes again. According to June DataQuick numbers, home values in Los Angeles County were up an average of 28%. However, if you’ve already refinanced for a low home loan rate you may not want to refinance to access your equity. Instead […]

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DEADLINE NEARS FOR GLENDALE BEAUTIFUL FALL DINNER
 Reservations for this year’s Glendale Beautiful fall dinner are Aug. 30. The Glendale Beautiful fall dinner is on Friday, Sept. 6. In celebration of its 63rd year, the event will be hosted at the Casa Adobe San Rafael with catering by Damon’s. Social with appetizers begins at 5:30 […]

Glendale Neighborhood Pride Project

Leticia Gonzalez, sales partner with Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living, La Cañada office, is making a difference in her neighborhood. Gonzalez joined Adopt¬-a-Block Program in July 2007. She recruited some of her neighbors to help pick up littler in their neighborhood in the city of Glendale. They named their group “Pride of Buckingham,” a reflection […]

USC VHH Doctors to Benefit From Program

Plans to organize a continuing education program for physicians and to enhance communication among medical staff at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital are well under way, less than one month since the University of Southern California (USC) purchased the local hospital. Credit for the program is given, in part, to USC interventional neuroradiologist Donald W. Larsen, […]

Hatef Joins Jenkins Properties

Jenkins Properties welcomed back Melissa Hatef as she returned to the company as a full-time realtor. Hatef, a fourth-generation Californian, is a true local who grew up in Sierra Madre and Pasadena areas and raised her two sons in La Crescenta. She began working in commercial and residential property management after her children were born, […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! Home Buying Blues Dear Phyllis, We have been on and off looking to buy a home for a while. We have made a handful of offers but none have been accepted. Our first offer was on a bank foreclosure (two years ago).  There were more than 10 offers […]

Twelve Oaks to Get Axed

Twelve Oaks to Get Axed

After 80 years, a community icon prepares to close. By Ted AYALA, Brandon HENSLEY, Jason KUROSU, Mary O’KEEFE and Michael YEGHIAYAN The 50 residents of Twelve Oaks Lodge assisted living facility woke up to shocking news on Friday morning that they had two months to vacate the site. The lodge, located at Sycamore and La […]

SoCal Gears Up for Fire Season

By Jason KUROSU With increasing temperatures and lack of rainfall, fire season is looming over Southern California. The Los Angeles County Fire Dept. regularly leases extra firefighting aircraft each fire season, adding resources to the department during the driest part of the year. The fire department showcased the planes, along with the S-70 helicopter utilized […]