In honor of April’s National Autism Awareness Month, Occasion To Celebrate selected two non-profit equestrian organizations to benefit from their 2nd Annual Occasion To Celebrate charity golf tournament wine and beer tasting to be held Monday, April 9 at Mountain Gate Country Club. Proceeds from this event will directly support Los Angeles Equestrian Vaulting Club […]
Questions About Today’s Real Estate? Ask Phyllis! How to determine how much to offer in a multiple offer situation Dear Phyllis, My husband and I are hoping to buy a home within the next year. We have made a couple of offers which were not accepted. One was a bank foreclosure and there were multiple […]
The 13th annual dinner and auction A Harvest Fest was held Nov. 12 by the Church of Scientology of the Valley’s Women’s Auxiliary and attended by an estimated 165 people. The event was held at the Angeles National Golf Club in Sunland. The silent auction included hundreds of items and the live auction had a […]
By Charly SHELTON As the holiday season approaches, we are ready to break out our Christmas movies. But since there are so many to choose from, who knows which ones are the best? “A Christmas Carol” has been done so many ways since its first film version in 1908 that there are almost endless possibilities […]
By Ted AYALA Though chilly weather and a strong downpour met the audience at the First Baptist Church of Glendale on Sunday night, the music making inside was anything but cold. Hot and intense playing were the hallmarks of the concert with cellist Ruslan Biryukov leading the way. Biryukov, executive director of the Glendale Philharmonic […]
Lisa and Myron Strawn (Myron shown above) brought the CV Weekly along on their recent trip on Disney’s newest ship, the Dream. It sailed out of Canaveral down to Castaway Cay in the Bahamas. This ship has the Aqua-Duck, a big water slide that goes out over the ocean and back again. Donald Duck is […]
OSMOND NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE Marie Osmond, television/film star and Grammy Award nominated recording artist will reign as the grand marshal of the historic 80th anniversary Hollywood Christmas Parade benefiting Marine Toys for Tots and presented by The City of Los Angeles and Associated Television International. The parade takes place on Sunday, […]
By Agnes CONSTANTE In an effort to help the hungry, the Crescenta Valley United Methodist Church sponsored a fundraising event on Nov. 12 involving handmade ceramic bowls and a variety of soups. The event, “Empty Bowls: Hope Not Hunger,” took place at the Methodist church on Montrose Avenue and ran from 4:30 to 8 p.m. […]
White Friday … It Started In Montrose I can remember the moment as if it were yesterday. It was a warm summer evening and the MSPA (Montrose Shopping Park Association) Events Committee was seated on the pleasant patio of Ocean View Bistro. The subject at hand was the holiday season. The table was large and […]
So Many Things to be Thankful For … “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Are you ready for the hustle and bustle that the holiday season normally brings? The long lines, various trips to the […]