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Business Mixers Offer Place to ‘Mix’ It Up “Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.” – Charles Eames The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce wants to help you make connections. On Dec. 12, our monthly business mixer is being held at U.S. Bank […]

Revisiting the Humble Roots of the Video Game

Revisiting the Humble Roots of the Video Game

By Ted AYALA “Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America” By Jeff Ryan Portfolio Books | 320 pp. | SRP $16 “History of Nintendo, Volume 1 (1889 – 1980); Volume 2 (Game & Watch series: 1980 – 1991)” By Florent Gorges (in collaboration with Isao Yamazaki) Pix ‘N Love Publishing | 242 pp.; 200 pp. | […]

Life of Spencer Tracy: Topic of Tea

The life and career of the legendary actor Spencer Tracy will be the topic for discussion at a literary tea that is taking place in Beverly Hills on Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Critically acclaimed author James Curtis will appear as the guest speaker at the Westside Center for Independent Living’s Associates’ (WCIL) Annual Literary […]

GCC Orchestra Performance on Sunday

By Michael J. ARVIZU The Glendale Community College Orchestra presents its annual fall concert in the college auditorium on Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. In honor of the college’s 85th anniversary, the orchestra will be performing pieces from around the time of GCC’s founding in 1927. The orchestra’s featured work will be George Gershwin’s “American […]

Making Christmas Brighter for Seniors

  Laura Smith, sales partner at Dilbeck Real Estate Real Living in the Santa Clarita Valley office, sponsors Be a Santa to a Senior program, introduced to her through the local chamber of commerce. The program is under Home Instead Senior Care, an in home care business for seniors in the Santa Clarita and Antelope […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis! What are the pitfalls of a long escrow? Dear Phyllis, I read your real estate column and understand that most homes are selling quickly. But I have a higher valued home which has been on and off the market for nearly a year. My agent brought me an offer but the buyer doesn’t […]

Little Landers Society Prepares for Holiday Fun

By Natalie MAIER Little Landers Annual Holiday Party will take place on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Bolton Hall Museum. Local band The Randy Van Horne Singers will be performing at 1 p.m.. Afterwards, a raffle will take place to raise funds for the Bolton Hall Museum. Sing-along Christmas caroling will follow. Refreshments from the Little […]

Massage Envy Clinics Plan to Grab Arthritis by the Bells

Fifteen Los Angeles area Massage Envy clinics have teamed up to sponsor the first annual Jingle Bell Run in the Los Angeles region, a 5K benefitting the Arthritis Foundation. On Sunday, Dec. 9 at 8 a.m., Brand Boulevard in Glendale will be filled with the sounds of jingle bells as people take to the streets […]

Looking for Another Classic Ending

CV basketball is in the middle of hosting the Falcon Classic, a tournament they won last year. By Brandon HENSLEY This is going to get pretty redundant for the next few months, so it’s best to get used to it early: Cole Currie shined for the Falcons’ basketball team this week. Notice that sentence didn’t […]