Change in the New Year! There’s something about an approaching new year that makes us reflect, plan and pursue change. A new beginning, so to speak, a time to do things differently. For me personally, after much prayer I have decided to take a break from writing this column. Back in 2009 I was serving […]
The Season of Thanks and Giving ’Tis the season to be thankful and to give to others. I know from personal experience that we live in a community that is very generous. I want to personally thank all of the businesses that have given to the Montrose Chamber and to the many other non-profit organizations […]
Christmas Tree Recycling and Other Trash Talk We get calls in the Chamber office all the time regarding trash pickup. It can be very confusing here in the Crescenta Valley because not only are we made up of two different municipalities (City of Glendale and unincorporated County of Los Angeles), we have multiple trash service […]
What a memorable Christmas season it has been so far in Montrose! Our little town has been seen all over the country! First on CBS national news on White Friday and most recently on the Christmas episode of “NCIS L.A.” I was fortunate to be on set in October when “NCIS L.A.” came to town […]
Shop Montrose With Merchants You Know! There are so many ways to shop these days! Big companies have made it easy to let your fingers do the walking and try to emulate neighborhood shopping like ours in constructed mall “villages.” Yet we are the originals with winding streets and prancing horse-drawn carriages that modern day […]
Member Spotlight This month we take a look at longtime Crescenta Valley Chamber member, La Cañada Eye Care. Owned by La Crescenta resident Dr. Tony Chahine, La Cañada Eye Care has been in existence since 1960. Dr. Chahine took it over from Dr. Klingerman in 2001 and has had a steady, successful practice since then. […]
Minimum Wage Up to $10 in 2016 Did you remember that in 2009 Californians voted to increase the minimum wage to $10 per hour in 2016? Well we did. According to California legislation, “Under existing law, California’s minimum wage will increase from $9 per hour to $10 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016. This measure […]
Montrose on ABC7 Eyewitness News!!! It was a banner weekend in the Montrose Shopping Park! Our Shop Small, Shop Local message is making headlines all over Southern California and across the land! On White Friday morning ABC7 called me to do an interview for Small Business Saturday. We set it up to shoot at Revelation […]
From Giving Thanks to Giving Gifts Last week, we gave thanks. Now our attention turns to giving gifts. La Crescenta is a community that actively seeks ways in which to give to those less fortunate. For those readers interested in opportunities to give back this holiday, here are few ideas. On Sunday, Dec. 6, Grace […]
10 Ways to Prepare Your Business For the New Year 2015 is almost over and now is the perfect time to be thinking about how to maximize your business in 2016 and start thinking strategically about the year ahead. Here’s a list of 10 steps you can take right now that will pay dividends in […]