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Getting Reacquainted After an almost one-year hiatus, CV Weekly returned to the Harvest Market on Sunday. It was November 2011 that we last had a booth on Honolulu Avenue. I remember it well – a dreary, wet Sunday with very little foot traffic. Coming into the holiday season, we knew that all of our calendars […]

Weather in the Foothills

~ At twelve o’clock you must be ready, and hold your pumpkin steady. For by its rays of candlelight, On Halloween all things are bright! ~                                                          From a vintage postcard Redwoods, pumpkins and rainbows. Common theme here ? Absolutely … Last weekend found us in the northern most reaches of California, the wilds of […]

‘Tiny Tots is Not to Become Day Care’ Says County

By Brandon HENSLEY The Tiny Tots program at Crescenta Valley Park has no plans to become a certified daycare and will keep its shortened hours until December, according to the County of Los Angeles. Contentious meetings and several emails from angry parents to L.A. County Parks and Recreation special assistant Kay Michelson demonstrate that the […]

»Montrose Shopping Park News

Taste & Shop Party this Friday from 5 to 7! This Friday night you must come to the Montrose Shopping Park. In a moment I’ll tell you why. If you’re a regular reader of this column, you are well aware of Shop & Dine Fridays. Many of our merchants are staying open until 7 p.m. […]

»News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

»News from the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce

Celebrating the Great “Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve … You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full […]

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

Oktoberfest was a Huge Success! Thank you to the community and our sponsors! The Montrose –Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the community and our sponsors for making Oktoberfest 2012 a successful event! The event brought a lot of exposure to the town of Montrose and is the biggest day of the […]

Spiritually Speaking

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: I have a wife who is a spendthrift. Or at least I think she is. When we were dating in college and had to watch our finances closely, her way of managing money seemed to be sensible and she was careful not to wreck her budget. Fast-forward to now: we’ve been married 10 years […]

NOTES & NODS

Unity Fall Concert Unity Church of the Valley is hosting a fall concert on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. “Tribute to Your Favorite Artist” features some of the best L.A. musical talent available including Tod Macofsky who headlines the event singing Frank Sinatra favorites. Other actors and actresses who perform in clubs and the […]

JLP Holds Annual Sustainer Reunion

On Sept. 26, the Junior League of Pasadena, Inc. (JLP) held its 3rd Annual Sustainer Reunion at Everson Royce Wines in Old Town Pasadena. More than 30 sustainers, actives and friends of the JLP enjoyed an evening of gourmet cheese and wine tasting, while catching up with old friends and meeting new members of the […]

CALENDAR this

LEXUS OF GLENDALE TEAMS WITH CALIFORNIA RECYCLES California Recycles and Lexus of Glendale are working together to provide a convenient way to dispose of your unwanted electronic equipment by holding an electronic recycling event on Sunday, October 21 at Lexus of Glendale, 1221 S. Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91204.  They will accept the following items […]