By Ted AYALA When Rachelle Bowers, newly hired at Kobeissi Properties’ new Montrose office, took one look at her new workplace’s sumptuous surroundings, a single thought seized her mind: People need to know about this place. “In my former life,” Bowers recalled, “I was an events coordinator.” That was before she joined the Kobeissi Properties […]
By Jason KUROSU After the CV Town Council covered the latest local developments at its Thursday night meeting, including the ceremony for the war memorial wall at Two Strike Park this Sunday, the upcoming town council election (applications for candidacy available until Oct. 9) and various community fundraisers, the council saw to an emerging issue […]
By Michael YEGHIAYAN Actors for Autism, a Glendale-based organization dedicated to training and supporting students with autism who are interested in film and television production, is holding an event honoring actor Joe Mantegna. The event, titled “Reach for the Stars,” will be held on Oct. 2 at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Feliz. The […]
Two Strike Memorial Wall Dedication The community is invited on Sunday, Sept. 29 to the dedication of the Two Strike Park Memorial Wall taking place at noon at the park. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion extends a special invitation to any family members of those who are named on the memorial wall. […]
“Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolor, Summer an oil painting, And Autumn is a mosaic of them all.” ~ Stanley Horowitz Autumn arrived in classic beauty. On Sunday, its first day, a cool breeze swept the skies clear, revealing a blue only seen at this time of year. Foliage, although dry from summer, is […]
Getting to Know … Your Local Chambers This is the time of the year when our local chambers of commerce – Crescenta Valley, Montrose-Verdugo City, Sunland-Tujunga, La Cañada Flintridge and Glendale – start ramping up. Just last week, the CV, MV and LCF chambers hosted a tri-city business expo up at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. […]
The Angeles National Forest will offer a “Fee Free” day on Saturday (Sept. 28) and three showings of the documentary, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time, as part of National Public Lands Day. This special day is an annual event in which volunteers organize and work to improve the nation’s forests, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE John Drayman, former Glendale city councilmember and former Montrose Shopping Park Association board member, was in court on Tuesday to discuss a plea agreement. Montrose Shopping Park Association has accused Drayman of embezzling from its Harvest Market. The agreement reached on Tuesday had been accepted by both sides and required Drayman […]
Ushering in the fall is the CV Town Council annual pancake breakfast taking place on Saturday morning. By Mary O’KEEFE There is something about eating a good pancake breakfast with neighbors that Crescenta Valley members love. Organizations throughout CV have found this is a great way to bring the community together while raising funds at […]