Advantage of knowing who you are doing business with

“People only do business with people they know, like and trust.” — Leonard Ghazarian, Caspian Services Inc. Question of the day … Do you need to spend a great deal of your income on marketing? Many business professionals say no. Wikipedia says that marketing is the process by which companies create customer interest in goods […]

St. Luke’s of the Mountains blesses the animals

Last Sunday, Oct. 3, St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church hosted its first ever Blessing of the Animals ceremony on its patio reception area. St. Luke’s congregation, which will celebrate its first year anniversary in about two weeks, celebrated the Feast of St. Francis by blessing household pets that were invited to church. In […]

Notes & nods

First Baptist Church extends concert invitation The First Baptist Church at La Crescenta cordially invites the public to the presentation by the California Baptist University School of Music of the University Choir and Orchestra, the premier performance group of the School of Music. The University Choir and Orchestra is led by nationally acclaimed conductor Dr. […]

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BOOKSTORE HOSTS AFTERNOON OF POETRY, MUSIC AND MORE Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse in La Cañada is hosting Writing the Body, an afternoon of poetry, art and music presented by Poets on Site. Poets on Site is an on going cooperative writing and performance group created in Pasadena by Kathabela Wilson in 2008. The event takes […]

Festival celebrates wine, food and music

By Michael YEGHIAYAN Wine enthusiasts can turn to the Los Angeles County Arboretum this weekend and be treated to live music, some of Los Angeles’ most coveted gourmet food trucks and free flowing wine from regions across the world. The Pasadena Wine Festival, held on Saturday, Oct. 9, promises to offer a relaxing and enjoyable […]

Untangling the ‘Social Network’

By Charly SHELTON What’s on your mind? Edit my profile. Status Update: Charly Shelton is writing his article, the (mostly) true story of the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook, the most popular social networking site to date, has over 500 million members. Five-hundred million profiles of teens and adults with pictures of their cats, […]

Buy a ticket and let me hear you say an Amen for the “Leap of Faith”

By Mary O’KEEFE “So we come to God from different directions,” said Ida Mae Sturdevant to her strictly devout son in the production of  “Leap of Faith” playing now at the Ahmanson Theatre. Ida, played by actress Kecia Lewis-Evans, is the leader of the revival choir Angels of Mercy. Her son Ricky, played by Leslie […]

Hook honored by Kiwanis

Kiwanis Club of La Cañada AM President Martha Burns, left, recently honored Montrose resident Rosemary Hook with a Distinguished Service Award. Hook has served as club secretary and director, as cook for the club’s annual French Toast Breakfast, as manager of the LCFTOR Food Tent during Tournament of Roses decorating week and as chair of […]