By Charly SHELTON After the success of “Up in the Air,” director Jason Reitman once again hits the screen with an Oscar contender in the Diablo Cody penned drama, “Young Adult.” This movie follows 30-something, young adult fiction ghostwriter Mavis Gary (an admittedly autobiographical character based on Cody played by Charlize Theron) and her […]
SONS OF NORWAY HOSTING CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Sons of Norway Evard Grieg Lodge invites the public to join them at their Christmas Julebord with Santa Lucia procession, Julenisse and singing around the Christmas tree. Traditional Norwegian smorbord potluck and dessert. Everyone welcome on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. Call […]
As Jews around the world look forward to Chanukah, this year’s celebration will have special meaning for members of Temple Sinai of Glendale. The congregation will celebrate the Festival of Lights by installing solar panels on its roof that will significantly decrease both its environmental footprint and its energy costs. The project places Temple Sinai […]
St. Luke’s Anglican Church Prepares for Christmas Projects St. Luke’s Anglican Church is preparing for a number of upcoming Christmas ministry projects to benefit children, give thanks to military soldiers and support young mothers-to-be, among other annual Christmas projects. Elizabeth House, a local Pasadena ministry supporting young mothers-to-be, hopes to have 45 new moms adopted […]
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 […]