“Opportunity is something more people would recognize if it didn’t come disguised as hard work.” -Auther Uknown Hopefully you had the opportunity to come out to our Hometown Country Fair last weekend and enjoy the festivities. It was a wonderful day, with perfect weather and great family fun for all. The opportunity to host a […]
Earlier this month, the MVCCC held a ribbon cutting ceremony out in Sunland at Golam Chowdhury’s newly relocated bookstore, YourHelpfulBooks.com (8358 Foothill Blvd., Sunland). A wonderful ceremony was enjoyed, but what truly caught my eye was the veritable fountain of knowledge that lay stacked at Your HelpfulBooks.com. Heaping piles of books containing a wealth of […]
The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce Art Walk 2010 on Saturday, May 8 is open to fine artists who are interested in demonstrating and selling their work. This will be the first of the four Art Walks scheduled by the Chamber this year. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in […]
I know I mentioned this in last week’s column, but thank you again to Masis’s Bakery, Fratelli’s Pizza, and Classy Cuts at 2064 Verdugo Blvd. for the wonderful mixer they hosted for us last week. Great food and the promise of a great haircut for yours truly later this week. I hope Classy Cuts can […]
Only two more days until “fun”! Please come out and have some fun at our 5th annual Hometown Country Fair this Saturday, April 17. There are 101 ways to have fun this Saturday: Watch a doggie parade, slide down the giant slide, eat delicious Korean barbecue, enter the pie eating contest, climb the rock wall, […]
EXTENDED SPRING HOURS FOR DESCANSO’S BODDY HOUSE The historic Boddy House will be opened more days this spring for guests to enjoy the architecture, views and beauty of this 1939 Regency-styled home. Spring hours for the Boddy House will be 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays. Free docent tours take place only on […]
Normally my wife, Mary, writes this column. This week she graciously granted me her “space” so that I might share with the CV Weekly readership my personal “hasta la vista” as co-owner (with Mary) of Mountain Rose Gifts, which we recently closed on Honolulu Avenue. The Rose, as I affectionately call it, brought us 10 […]
The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce would like to help you have a happy childhood. Please join us to find your inner child at our 5th annual Hometown Country Fair on Saturday, April 17. It truly is a great day of family fun and entertainment at Crescenta Valley Park at the corner of Dunsmore and […]
By the time you read this article, I may be somewhat unrecognizable as I’m sure to have gained at least 50 lbs. by then. So much for watching my trim, girlish figure! But why I have allowed my waistline to become so distended, you may ask? Because I’ll still be reeling from our April mixer […]
Did you ever meet someone that you just liked instantly? This describes Teresa Dassian, mother of four and owner of Oven Fresh Bakery (3600 Ocean View, across the street from Coffee Bean, (818) 249-3587). As I am writing this I am thoroughly enjoying my second piece of her foot long strawberry Danish loaf. This is […]