Union Jack’s Tea, 3610½ Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, held its grand opening with a ribbon cutting by the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Nov. 23. Owner and curator Petra Marin offers “reasonably complex and slightly cultured” tea varieties with a “British flair.” Pictured at the ribbon cutting are Crescenta Valley Chamber executive […]
This is Why We Community When we get a chance to partner with the youngest demographic of the community, it is pure delight. At noon on Oct. 5 – Oktoberfest – we were led into the annual October festivities by children from the community, Girl Scout troop No. 70751 and Robbin’s Nest Preschool. Dressed […]
Congratulations and Goodbye! It is a pleasure to announce our annual awards recognition banquet recipients. The Chamber selects the businesses, organizations and individuals who have gone above and beyond to help improve the quality of life here in the Crescenta Valley. This year’s awardees are: Business of the year: Bonner’s Party Rentals, Woman of […]
Oktoberfest Fun and Somber Goodbye As we prepare for our 42nd Annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 5, planning comes simultaneously with some melancholy and much excitement. Our melancholy is in saying good-bye to our office support staffer Diane Pirkl. If you have worked with the office or attended a mixer or an event, you will […]
Falling into Family Fun Hello, CV Weekly readers! We hope everyone had a great summer full of fun family adventures and plenty of relaxation. It looks like fall has arrived on time this year and has brought with it a new collection of fall events with fun for the whole family, including the four-legged ones! […]
Oktoberfest is Here! On Saturday, Oct. 5 from noon to 10 p.m., Oktoberfest will be celebrated in Montrose! We have all your favorites – brauts, German dinner, D’Oberlander Dancers, the German American Brass Band, rides, games, contests and closing out the night with ’80s cover band the Past Action Heroes. But none of this […]
So Long to a Short Summer Hello, CV Weekly readers! September is here and brings with it not only an official end to summer but also the beginning of another busy event season! First up is the Chamber’s Annual 9/11 Remembrance Motorcade to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the […]
Ani Simonian – MVCC Member at Large Get to know Ani Simonian. Founder/President/CEO of American Savings Financial Services; board member and co-creator of the Mission Advancement Project at Glendale YMCA; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles council member of Armenian Ambassadorship; CEO of American Homes and Dreams; former council member of the University of La Verne’s Spiritual […]
Much Going on in Town Our Crescenta Valley is a very active and busy community this time of the year and your Chamber of Commerce is involved in and supporting many of those activities. First of all we want to remind everyone of the upcoming National Night Out. It is an opportunity for all members […]
Introducing the Newest Member-at-Large Vincent Iuculano Vince’s return to our community is a full circle journey. As the chief operating officer of the YMCA of the Foothills, he oversees three branches (Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA, Crescenta Valley Family YMCA and the Verdugo Hills Family YMCA) that serve the communities of Sun Valley, Sunland-Tujunga, La Crescenta, […]