By Chris WALDHEIM Recently local businessman Chris Waldheim had the opportunity to visit one of the nation’s supercarriers – the USS Carl Vinson. He shares his experience of a lifetime. A few times during our lives we do something that only a select few will ever get to do. This was one of those times. […]
A review by Mary O’KEEFE There is one word to describe “Bring it On – The Musical” and that is energy. Opening last week at the Ahmanson Theatre and continuing through Dec. 10, the 2000 film starring Kirsten Dunst inspired the production. From the time the lights are brought up through curtain call, this cast […]
By Ted AYALA If there was a composer better adapted to turn your proverbial lemons into lemonade than Igor Stravinsky, I’ve yet to hear it. Though a household name and an icon in musical circles of the mid-20th Century, the composer of the “Firebird,” “Rite of Spring” and “Oedipus Rex” struggled to find his footing […]
“HAVE A LITTLE FAITH” SNEAK PREVIEW The Beverly Hills Temple of the Arts will present a free exclusive sneak preview screening of best-selling author Mitch Albom’s “Have A Little Faith,” starring Laurence Fishburne, Bradley Whitford, Anika Noni Rose and Martin Landau. Albom is the best-selling author of “Tuesdays With Morrie” and “Five People You Meet […]
Italian Americans and other members of parishes all over the archdiocese of Los Angeles, including members of the Italian Catholic Federation branch at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church in La Cañada Flintridge, will honor Archbishop Jose H. Gomez at a Bishop’s Banquet and Mass to be held on Sunday at the Cathedral of […]
QUESTION: Our family has become fragmented over holiday gatherings. Now, with Thanksgiving approaching, I’m inclined to take our children to volunteer at a Thanksgiving dinner for homeless folks rather than gathering with our larger family; however, when I spoke to my brother about doing that, he was angry. The problem is our children, ranging in […]
The Making of the Montrose Commercial It’s not every day one gets to experience the making of a television commercial. It’s something the MSPA (Montrose Shopping Park Assn.) board has long wanted to do but the funding and time to pursue it never seemed to happen … until this year. Yes, this year lots of […]
Boldly Going Forward “A true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.” O. Henry Are you an adventurer? Or maybe you are a business owner or salesperson that just wants to do well and be successful. If so, sometimes you need to meet and greet […]
Glendale Police are searching for two or three African American men who are suspected of robbing a Montrose jewelry store this morning. According to a release by Glendale Police Depart., a suspect impersonating a Fed Ex delivery person entered a Montrose jewelry store in the 2200 block of Honolulu Ave. at approximately 11:30 a.m. Saturday […]