By Mary O’KEEFE Those in Los Angeles County now have an early warning earthquake system that can be downloaded on Apple and Android phones. On Twitter, Mayor Eric Garcetti invited cellphone users to download the app. The system will be triggered by ShakeAlert, the U.S. Geological Survey early warning system. The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning […]
Brigeli Westerband, MD, FACEP, Emergency Medicine, is the newly elected chief of staff of Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital. As chief of staff, Dr. Westerband began a two-year term on Jan. 1. In her role, she is charged with enforcing the medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, and will keep the medical staff up-to-date […]
Christmas Happenings Around CV There’s a lot going on in the “merry” month of December at the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. There will be a chance to “mingle” at the tri chamber mixer being held at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Joining us will be the Montrose-Verdugo City and Sunland-Tujunga […]
Rediscovering Framed in Montrose What’s old is new again! The owners of Framed in Montrose, formally FastFrame, left the FastFrame franchise in June 2018 and went independent. The frame shop opened in La Cañada on Foothill Boulevard in 1989 and the de Lucia family purchased the business in 2005. In 2015 they moved the […]
Welcome Back, Boulevard 34! Boulevard 34 is back, now located at 2328 ½ Honolulu Ave. in Montrose and ready to provide a carefully curated selection of women’s clothing and accessories in sizes SM-3X, locally made jewelry, gifts, candles and seasonal items. Boulevard 34 Boutique was started in August 2013 by Anna Lopez. Back then, […]
After much delay, a celebration on a grand scale was held when the Hyatt Place Glendale opened its doors last week. Dignitaries in attendance included Glendale City Councilmembers Vrej Agajanian and Vartan Gharpetian and Mayor Zareh Sinanyan, who welcomed the Hyatt to the city’s roster of businesses. Also from the city, manager Yasmin Beers and […]
“Let Your Community Take Care of You” Hello, CV Weekly readers! This month we have a lot of exciting news. As we all know, the holidays are fast approaching and that means a busy schedule for everyone packed with family, school and work celebrations non-stop until the New Year. In anticipation, I want to […]
Those Who Make Oktoberfest Happen Yesterday, Oct. 3, was the official kickoff mixer hosted by S.I.G. Property Management. Owner Mike Sharr is a valued partner to the Oktoberfest event and the MVCC. He held two terms as past president of MVCC, was the recipient of last year’s Frank Roberts Award, and has been a […]
Sport Clips Hello, Crescenta Valley Weekly readers! Matt Allen, executive director of the CV Chamber of Commerce, here. I want to begin this month by taking some time to shine a spotlight on a local business and the wonderful couple behind it. Sport Clips is located at 890 Town Center Drive in unit A […]
Let’s Celebrate Bavarian Style! Oktoberfest is the celebration of an important part of Bavarian culture. The Munich Oktoberfest dates back to 1810. Here in Montrose, we have been bringing you the festival for 41 years. On Saturday, Oct. 6 we continue to offer the Oktoberfest you know and love including bringing traditional Bavarian sausages […]