Welcome Baked! Calling all pastry and bread fans! You are in for a major treat! We now have an instructor from Le Cordon Bleu, Gena Lora, and her pastry-loving student Sharon Kenneally who have decided to open their bakery right in the heart of the Montrose Shopping Park. Newly remodeled, just opened, “Baked” has several […]
Highlighting our Community Recognition Award Winners Trader Joe’s, Harriet Hammons and the Vons Shopping Center at Indian Springs are award winners. The Montrose-Verdugo City area had many changes in the year 2011, and the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is going to honor just a few of the people and organizations that brought positive change […]
Event Cleans Up Your Home Without Burdening Landfills “Due to ongoing technological advancement, many of electronic products become obsolete within a very short period of time, creating a large surplus of unwanted electronic products, or ‘e-waste.’ Disposing of e-waste in landfills has the potential to cause severe human and environmental health impacts.” -Department of Toxic […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Anyone who has witnessed Montrose Search and Rescue rush to a call of a lost hiker, or victim in a mineshaft, or just preparing for a training session that involved mountain climbing or rappelling off a bridge, will notice a short, yet authoritative woman packing heavy equipment and pulling as much weight […]
By Ted AYALA Promises of a quiet start to 2012 for the Glendale City Council were dashed on Tuesday night. During the oral communications period of the council meeting, a group of four Glendale residents revealed and submitted for public record alleged evidence of felony convictions against Vanguardians executive director Barry Allen. Allen is the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For several weeks there have been rumors of video/audio tapes of continuous livestreaming from Vanguardians, a newsletter and online site publication that present information on a variety of issues that are of interest to Glendale stakeholders. Members of Glendale City Council have often publically questioned their methods and accuracy. The recordings give […]
By Ted AYALA It’s no secret that Starbucks Coffee has become one of the most ubiquitous beverage brands on the face of the planet with locations even in Beijing’s Forbidden City and Moscow’s famous Arbat Street. Will Honolulu Avenue be next on its glittering roster of shops? That may be the case in the near […]
Aerial Photos to be Presented at Meeting The Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley presents “Flying Over Old Crescenta Valley,” a slideshow of aerial photos of La Crescenta, Montrose and La Cañada from the ’30s and ’50s. The presentation takes place on Monday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Center For Spiritual Living, located […]
On Tuesday afternoon, Mary O’Keefe and I had the opportunity to meet with the new city manager Scott Ochoa. Mary and I both found Scott very approachable and he seemed eager to undertake the duties of the office of city manager. We wanted Scott to get a feel for the foothill area of the city […]
“African American people in Montgomery walked everywhere, rather than ride the bus. They walked great distances in all weather, winter and summer.” Nobel Lectures, Peace 1951-1970 Monday is Martin Luther King Day, a time to reflect on his accomplishments. His dreams were an extension of those set down by America’s founding fathers, including from The […]