MSPA Welcomes New Board Members Please join us in welcoming two new members to the Montrose Shopping Park board of directors. Both Corey Grijalva and Andre Ordubegian may be new to the board but they are certainly not new to the town. Both of these men have young families and well-established businesses. Corey and his […]
Shop Local … Shop Montrose It’s that time of year. All of us are out shopping trying to find the perfect present for everyone on our list. There are so many great and even amazing deals out there. But at some point those deals can eat away at our own local economy and all the […]
What You Do Matters “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” William James One local business that makes a difference is Caspian Services, Inc. which was founded in December 2001 after a need was recognized for a one-stop-shop for small businesses that provided affordable website solutions. The people of Caspian love […]
By Ted Ayala When the Soviet Union’s cultural apparatchiks called upon the then 26-year-old Dmitri Shostakovich to provide an opera to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the October Revolution, they probably weren’t counting on it featuring a stark raving mad half-man/half-ape as protagonist. But together with his librettist Alexei Tolstoy, a relation of Leo Tolstoy, […]
Free Tree Debris Drop Off Events Local waste haulers in the unincorporated communities of La Crescenta, Altadena and Kinneloa Mesa, East Pasadena/East San Gabriel, Citrus, and East Charter Oak have coordinated with the Los Angeles County Public Works Department and the Department of Parks & Recreation to offer a free disposal service to residents of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The foothills are cleaning up from the windstorm last night, just in time for tonight’s blast. Those who drive down Foothill Boulevard today have seen the damage inflicted by the high winds that occurred overnight. Several trees were uprooted and limbs torn from the trunks of large trees. Traffic signals along Foothill […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 35th Annual Christmas Parade will roll down Honolulu Avenue on Dec. 3 at 6:10 p.m. This year’s grand marshals are Jack and Helen Nethercutt who will be riding in their red 1934 Packard LeBaron Sport Phaeton “Hussy” car. Jack is the great-nephew of cosmetic founder Merle Norman and the son of […]
After a string of incidents during the lunch periods, including car accidents and drug-related incidents that have led to student expulsions, there has been growing discussion about potentially ending Crescenta Valley High’s open lunch policy. After Hoover High adopted a closed lunch policy in 1992 and Glendale High did the same in 1994, CV stands […]
By Ted AYALA The future of the unique character and atmosphere that distinguishes Montrose, Verdugo City, and La Crescenta from the rest of Glendale was set by the City Council on Tuesday. Members of the city’s Community Development Department presented the Council with the final version of the North Glendale Plan, which earned the Council’s […]
The Season Is Upon Us On the heels of a fantastic White Friday in Montrose we prepare for the big event – the Montrose Christmas Parade! I don’t think there could have been a better prelude to the parade than the lighting of the “main drag” of Montrose and its huge Christmas tree on Friday. […]