Conversation Planned on Religious Extremism La Cañada Presbyterian Church and Islamic Congregation of La Cañada-Flintridge are co-hosting a community forum on religious extremism on Sunday, March 6 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at La Cañada Presbyterian Church, 626 Foothill Blvd. in Fellowship Hall of the Demarest Family Life Center. Moderated by Dallas Raines, chief […]
Valley View Elementary students enjoyed cultural celebration at the Lunar New Year assembly on Feb. 11, welcoming in the Year of the Monkey. The assembly included a tae kwon do demonstration, which included Valley View students, and a Korean traditional string instrument musical program with a traditional Korean 12-string musical instrument. Students enjoyed seeing cultural […]
Hi, CV! An estimated 20 million people worldwide are addicted to heroin and related opiates. Their addiction, and frequent use of contaminated syringes, put them at risk of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C (VOA.com). California hospitals treated more than 11,500 patients suffering an opioid or heroin overdose in 2013, roughly one every 45 minutes (sacbee.com). Los […]
First Annual Montrose Brew Fest and Backyard Homebrew Competition The Montrose Brew Fest is on! Our event was such a huge success last time that we wanted to bring it back! So… The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the first annual Montrose Brew Fest and Backyard Home Brew Competition will be […]
Dine-out Fundraiser CV Instrumental Music is hosting a dine-out on Friday, March 11 from noon to 9 p.m. at Panda Express, 700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada. Twenty percent of the evening’s receipts from this event will go directly to support CV’s Instrumental Music Dept. Be sure to present a printed copy of the flyer […]
This week we filled an empty seat on the CV Chamber board of directors. Please help me welcome Keith M. Hobbs, MBA, FACHE and new CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Hobbs comes from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, holding multiple leadership positions over more than 20 years. Hobbs most recently served as vice president of […]
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~ Charles Dickens February has come and gone with a leap and a bound. March arrived without a roar or raindrop. Unlike the saying, “March came […]
By Brandon HENSLEY In a special occurrence, the Glendale City Council and Glendale Unified School District held a joint meeting on Feb. 24 that was highly praised by its attendees from both organizations as being useful and necessary, as both boards called for more joint meetings in the future. Inside the board room of GUSD […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Starbucks will not be having its Evenings program at the location at the corner of Ocean View Boulevard and Honolulu Avenue in Montrose it was decided Wednesday night. Starbucks Evenings program was first rolled out in a Starbucks in Seattle, Washington in 2010. The next year the company expanded to several locations […]
After 38 years, Young Rhea is turning the keys over to City Hall Café. By Mary O’KEEFE So you’re working in an accountant’s office and happen to see a notice in the newspaper of a restaurant for sale in your hometown. What do you do? If you’re Young Rhea, you think, “Sure, why not own […]