Digital Issue 08.11.16

Digital Issue 08.11.16

Here is the paper for Thursday, August 11, 2016. Check back every Friday to get your copy on your computer, Smartphone, eReader or tablet to take with you on-the-go! If it works or doesn’t work on your device, let us know and we can make a note of it to improve the experience, or if […]

»Montrose shopping park news

A Touch of Brazil in Montrose With the lighting of the torch, the Olympic Games have found themselves in the center of our homes and hearts as we cheer for our native countries, proud to win a medal. This year, one of our very own vendors from the Montrose Harvest Market finds herself in the […]

»Montrose Verdugo-City Chamber of Commerce

Beach Bus is in Full Swing Thanks to Supervisor Michael Antonovich and the County of Los Angeles, you can once again ride the Summer Beach Bus! The Beach Bus picks up passengers from several places in the Crescenta Valley and takes them to and from the Santa Monica Pier to enjoy a great day at […]

Seeing Through the Eyes of Christ

By Mary O’KEEFE It is often difficult to hold up a mirror to a society – a community – to see its reflection, warts and all, but that is exactly what happened at La Cañada Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this congregation was that its members welcomed the opportunity for […]

NOTES & NODS

  IYF WORLD CAMPS   The International Youth Fellowship (IYF), a Christian-based global non-profit youth organization composed of over 200,000 students from more than 75 countries, will be hosting the 2016 World Camp opening ceremony at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles, on Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The IYF World Camp is focused on […]

CALENDAR This

      BOWL-MAKING WORKSHOPS CONTINUE   Those interested in making soup bowls for the Oct. 22 Empty Bowls event at CV United Methodist Church are welcome to come to the workshop in Sierra Madre on Aug. 14. Experienced potters will be present to guide beginners through the satisfying process of transforming clay into beautiful […]

Scare LA Gets Into the ‘Spirit’ of the Season

By Charly SHELTON Scare LA is the scariest convention of the summer. Specializing in Halloween, horror and all things scary, this is a convention held every August at the Pasadena Civic Center for fans of fear to get into the “spirit” of the season, just a few months early. It also serves as the go-to […]

Tacos of Epic Proportions

  By Charly SHELTON Sitting in a little counter service restaurant, you’re  surrounded by skateboards and Mexican folk art-style skulls colored by customers, Loteria cards and punk band logos on the walls while Unwound’s song “Envelope” jams from the speakers above. This is not just a taco place … this is Epic Taco. Michael Ruiz, […]

Past Nightmares Revisited in ‘As Straw Before The Wind’

As Straw Productions presents the world premiere of “As Straw Before The Wind,” a new play that offers a window into the life experience of a Filipina nurse who survives the trauma of World War II only to discover that her war is not yet over. “As Straw Before The Wind” recounts the story of […]