T he Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce will be honoring the following awardees at our annual recognition banquet on Oct. 28. It is an honor to know them and to have them in our community! Man of the Year: Mike Smith gives back to the community on a daily basis. Mike volunteers for numerous boards, […]
W ell, it was a happy and fun Oktoberfest, but now it’s time to get back to work. Time to put away my alpine hats and my tracht until next year. But before I definitively close the Oktoberfest news until next year, allow me to thank the public for coming by and making the Oktoberfest […]
The Crescenta Valley Weekly recently celebrated its one-year anniversary and I must say Robin Goldsworthy and her staff sure know how to throw a great party. It gave me pause to review the articles written here this past year. I thought you might enjoy this trip down memory lane and that you may be inspired […]
Another year and another Oktoberfest whirled by. We’ve all been anticipating it so much that it’s hard to believe it has already come and gone. There was some fear that the weather would not cooperate with us at first. There was some rain in the morning that caught us all off guard but that soon […]
“People only do business with people they know, like and trust.” — Leonard Ghazarian, Caspian Services Inc. Question of the day … Do you need to spend a great deal of your income on marketing? Many business professionals say no. Wikipedia says that marketing is the process by which companies create customer interest in goods […]
Sometimes you can learn a lot about a store by the way it looks in the back, where most people don’t see. Holiday Hats and Gowns has several parking spots in the lot behind their store. Customers “in the know” park there and enter from the back door. The “secret passage” is like a picture, […]
“Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.” — Howard Thurman The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce would like to wish one of our members, Valley View Vaulters, a happy 30th anniversary! Valley View Vaulters is a non-profit organization, founded […]
Well, look at this – it’s finally here! Yes, dear reader, by the time you read this article, the 33rd annual Montrose Oktoberfest will only be two days away. Our Oktoberfest is the by far the largest event in the area, drawing thousands of people from all across Southern California. Why stay home on what […]
By Eli LOCKE When walking into Tyler Physical Therapy in Montrose, clients feel welcome from the moment they enter until they leave and potential clients are immediately impressed by therapist Kristy Tyler. Tyler graduated from Cal State Northridge with a master’s degree in physical therapy and is also a graduate of Crescenta Valley High School […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Despite the struggling economic times, business was booming Sept. 8 inside the community rooms of Verdugo Hills Hospital. Almost 60 businesses came together for the Foothills Community Business Expo, presented by the Crescenta Valley, La Cañada and Montrose-Verdugo City chambers of commerce. “Businesses are struggling. But every year we try to just […]