Walk this Way at 2253 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose had a ribbon cutting on Friday sponsored by the Montrose Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Montrose Shopping Park Association. The ribbon cutting welcomed Walk this Way’s new owner Edna Baghoumian. Edna, a longtime customer of Walk This Way, was excited to take […]
By David JONES Home ownership has long been called “The American Dream” for various reasons, including the freedom to make home improvements. Now home ownership is more powerful than ever, literally and economically. Check out what happens when you combine home improvement with today’s renewable energy technologies: You Can Own a Power Plant! Everything in […]
Call me “star struck” but it’s always thrilling when the movie trailers pull into town. Out of all the places in the world, major motion picture studio Fox Searchlight chose Faye’s in our quaint little town of Montrose to film some scenes for an upcoming blockbuster movie. The news has been all over town but […]
Why You Will Want to Try Montrose Wine & Kabob You know how I love to write about restaurants and food, especially when I have something new and exciting to report. All I needed to hear from my friends Mark and Wendy was, “Have you tried the new restaurant yet? We did and it’s really […]
New Business Welcomed in Montrose and La Cañada Change and new beginnings have come to the area again. Walk this Way on Honolulu Avenue has come under new ownership. Long time owner Julie Kumjian sold her store to one of her favorite clients, Edna Baghoumian. Walk this Way calls itself, “A neighborhood shoe store.” They […]
Easter Finds In The Montrose Shopping Park Remember how thrilling the Easter egg hunts were growing up? For me it was Chinquapin Park in Baltimore, a long stretch of park with a creek that ran the length of it. There were plenty of places to hide eggs among the rocks and grasses there and such […]
Scholarship Fundraiser – How You Can Help Join us Thursday, May 3 for the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce’s 16th Annual Golf Classic and Scholarship Fundraiser at Verdugo Hills Golf Course! Not only does the event promise to be a fun day at a beautiful location in Verdugo City but it is a chance to […]
Exploring “Happening” Ocean View Boulevard There’s a new trend happening in town and it’s rather exciting. The north end of Ocean View Boulevard just above Honolulu used to be mostly service oriented businesses and considered “a little off the beaten track.” Well the times, they are a changin’, and Ocean View Boulevard is getting new […]
Honolulu Road Diet As you may or may not know, the Glendale City Council recently approved the test-case conversion of Honolulu Avenue from four travel lanes to three travel lanes (“road diet”) between Orangedale Avenue and approximately Whiting Woods Road. What does this mean for you? Do you have questions or concerns about the […]
by Jason KUROSU ThePublicStore.com is a one-stop shop for those looking to sell their belongings or buy used items without the hassles generally involved with Internet shopping or the limited selection available at most consignment stores. Started by good friends Ralph Vartanian and John Abdoian in early 2011, ThePublicStore.com is both a response to the […]