Amid balloon bouquets and well wishes, the Chameleon Full Services Salon, located at 2039 Montrose Ave. in Montrose, was recently launched with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony held by the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce. During the festivities, salon owner Arpi Arakelian was formally congratulated by La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce President […]
Earlier this month, the Pasadena-Foothills REALTORS® hosted its 115th annual inaugural and awards virtual ceremony at the NOOR. The celebration, themed Growing Together, honored the local REALTOR® community, while installing the 2022 officers and directors. During the virtual ceremony, PFAR honored incoming 2022 President Sarah Moore, a second-generation REALTOR® and Pasadena native. A graduate […]
Local students who are part of the University of Utah, Class of 2025 include: Eric Chambers of Sunland; from La Cañada Flintridge: Thomas Decker, whose major is listed as pre business BS, Andrew Ignatian, whose major is also listed as pre business BS, and Mason Pirkey, whose major is listed as pre business BS; from […]
By Charly SHELTON After 2020 took so much from us all, we looked forward to the pandemic ending in 2021 and resuming a more regular life. What we got was a mixed bag of partial reopenings, variant virus spread and continued restrictions as we discovered the “new normal” for life. But in the […]
STAR STORIES – VERDUGO HILLS CEMETERY The Friends of Verdugo Hills Cemetery invites the community to a special viewing of the night sky from high atop a Tujunga hill at the Verdugo Hills Cemetery on Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. Historical stories of the stars will be presented by History Hunter, Craig Durst. Attendees should […]
Can I get a refund for these NFL tickets from Ticketmaster? Lynne Larkin wants a refund or credit for tickets to an NFL game she purchased through Ticketmaster. The reason: The stadium changed its health protocols. But is that a valid reason? Q: I’m trying to get a refund or credit for NFL tickets I […]
This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship at the second Sunday of Christmas on Sunday, Jan. 2 at 10 a.m. Interim Pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead worship. The service will also be live-streamed on the church’s YouTube channel. For those unable to attend or watch live, the videos […]
Verdugo Hills Bowl – The Beginning Longtime local Dennis McNerny has been prompting me for several years to write about one of the most important icons of our valley in the post-war years, the Verdugo Hills Bowl. Dennis was working there when it closed, and its loss has stayed with him all these years. Verdugo […]
Glendale Works In our part of La Crescenta, I can annoy my neighbors by reminding them we live in Glendale. No, they say, we live in La Crescenta. Or Montrose. Or Verdugo City. Never Glendale. Yet, for me, three-ish years reporting on the doings of the Glendale City Council, following years and years representing local […]
By Justin HAGER If 2020 was remarkable for the absence of sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was remarkable for the myriad ways in which athletes refused to be relegated to the sidelines and instead returned in creative, innovative and remarkable ways. The year kicked off with a game for the ages as the […]