Glendale Community College Celebrating 90 Years The party begins with the “Reaching for the Stars” gala on Saturday, Sept. 30 starting at 6 p.m. right on the Glendale Community College campus. I find it fitting that organizers of the 90th anniversary chose the name “Reaching for the Stars” for this historic event. GCC opened its […]
La Tuna Fire – Staying Connected with Glendale Resources It’s been an exhausting, frightening and tense past weekend due to the La Tuna Fire. Thankfully, our first responders from the Glendale Fire Dept. and the Glendale Police Dept., along with many other local agencies, were able to keep our community safe, protect our property and […]
We Will Never Forget On Monday, Sept. 11th, the Crescenta Valley Remembrance Motorcade will take place. As it passes by buildings that house the fire departments and law enforcement and several GUSD and LCUSD schools, the vehicles will carry the names of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives. We will also be remembering the […]
The Early Bird Gets the Worm… In this case, the “worm” is your ticket to Montrose’s 1st Annual Holiday Wine Walk on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. … and the “early bird” could be you! In case you missed it, we held our first ever Wine Walk here in the […]
What to Shred and What to Keep There will be a free community document shredding event taking place concurrently with our Foothills Community Business Expo on Sept. 13 at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Presented by the three local chambers, along with Athens Services and SCORE of Greater Los Angeles, the shredding truck will be parked […]
Business Expo, Free Shredding & Glendale Tech Week The Foothills Community Business Expo is just around the corner on Wednesday, Sept. 13 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. At the Expo you will find many businesses from La Crescenta, Montrose and La Cañada Flintridge sharing with you the services they […]
40th Anniversary Oktoberfest Mark your calendars! On Saturday, Oct. 7, Honolulu Avenue will turn into one of the largest outdoor Oktoberfest celebrations in Southern California. It all began in 1977 when the Montrose Chamber created this Bavarian event to honor the German heritage in the Crescenta Valley. The chamber wanted to revive a tradition that […]
Paying Tribute It has been nearly 16 years since that fateful day that changed the lives of many Americans. Three-hundred-and-forty-three firefighters from 75 firehouses lost their lives; 121 engine companies, 62 ladder companies and 27 fire officers were deployed to the scene. It had been the first time FDNY had issued a total recall in […]
A Great Loss in Montrose “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill This could be easily said about Myrna Grijalva of Joselito’s who sadly passed away on Aug. 7. Myrna not only created a thriving business in Montrose that is 30 years strong, […]
Please help us welcome five new members this month. Just in time for the new school year, Crescenta-Cañada College Advisor has opened on Honolulu Avenue in La Crescenta. Owner (and public school math teacher) Mohammed Elzanaty finds it very important for students to receive college and career coaching throughout high school, starting as freshmen. Students […]