By Brandon HENSLEY At the Crescenta Valley Town Council on March 16, Haig Kartounian from Southern California Edison said electrical infrastructure improvements would be moving to La Cañada in late March. SoCal Edison is improving circuits in the foothills, and will move work from La Crescenta Avenue east to Angeles Crest Highway. Kartounian said Edison […]
With the number of homes for sale down, prices continue to climb. By Mary O’KEEFE For decades Crescenta Valley has been one of the best-kept secrets in the Los Angeles area but that secret has appeared to have gotten out … in a big way. “There is a shortage,” said Jana Wunderlich of Podley Properties, […]
By Pat KRAMER Sunland-Tujunga has nearly always had a rough reputation and one resident has thought of a way to turn that into community pride. Painter/graphic artist Joseph Kenck of Tujunga has created a T-shirt design that immortalizes the strength and no- holds barred attitude of his hometown. “It’s quite recognizable,” said Kenck, who lettered […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY It was an enthusiastic crowd from the Crescenta Valley that turned out for the annual Day at the Races at Santa Anita Race Track on Sunday afternoon. The fundraiser, which benefitted the Montrose-Verdugo City and Crescenta Valley chambers of commerce and the CV Sheriff’s Support Group, provided ticketholders with seating in the […]
By Charly SHELTON Years ago, back when the park had less to offer in the way of rides and entertainment, the Food and Wine Festival was a staple of Disney’s California Adventure park. In Sunshine Plaza, what is now Buena Vista Street and Carthay Circle Restaurant, the festival hosted a huge stage where celebrity chefs […]
The Air Force JROTC held a bingo game on March 11 at the American Legion Hall in La Crescenta. An estimated 130 players came out to support the AFJROTC, which is sending four cadets to the 2017 National Drill Competition (Open Color Guard Category). With mentor Lt. Col. Dave Worley, cadets Grace Kim (Detail Commander), […]
The community is invited for a special presentation by bestselling author Ron White at 4 p.m. on March 26 at La Cañada Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. White’s new presidential biography, “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant,” became an instant New York Times bestseller when it was published on Oct. 4, 2016. In a […]
Montrose Food and Brewfest On Sunday, April 9 the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 3rd Annual Montrose Food and Brewfest on the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue in Montrose. We are excited to say that we have over 20 participating breweries along with a local wine booth and The Soda Sommelier. […]
Wow! What a couple of weeks for the CV Chamber! Besides our usual monthly board meeting and legislative roundtable, we hosted a mixer, a Day at the Races, and, of course the 29th Annual Smart-a-thon. This year’s Smart-a-thon raised close to $5,000 which will go straight into the Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund to […]
Encore! Encore! Encore is an early 18th century French word meaning “Do It Again!” And last Saturday evening in the Montrose Shopping Park, cries of “Encore! Encore!” echoed throughout. Not only our many ticketed guests, but our participating merchants as well found this First Annual Montrose Spring Wine Walk to be, well, just to quote […]