By Charly SHELTON Most all of us loved “The Hangover.” Stupid humor but absolutely hilarious. Now the writers and director reteam with star Zach Galifanakis to strike gold again. But instead of just joke after joke, this film is peppered with real emotion, showing that Galifanakis not only can make us cry from laughter, but […]
By Susan JAMES If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you’re right. Director Roger Michell’s good-natured new comedy, “Morning Glory” revisits the hottest romantic formula of the last five decades, the love affair between a girl and her career. Ever since Marlo Thomas flew her kite across the screen in the 1960s TV show […]
By Ted AYALA The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra (LADSO) traded in their scalpels for fiddle bows last Friday night in a concert at the Wilshire Ebell Theater of Los Angeles. Enjoying their new home at the Ebell, the LADSO celebrated by commissioning a brand new piece of music from one of its own musicians, […]
By Susan JAMES ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1’ starts with a bang and ends with a lightning bolt. The beginning of the end for an epic magical journey, this film is a satisfying step along the road. When we last saw our hero, played with panache by Daniel Radcliffe, he was at […]
Montrose Travel, a $115 million full-service travel and host agency, celebrated its third annual “Snowpalooza” event at the Montrose Travel-owned 2349 Honolulu Ave. parking lot on Oct. 29. Montrose Travel’s president Joe McClure first envisioned this event in 2008. Back by popular demand, Montrose Travel’s Snowpalooza welcomed an early taste of winter and brought snow […]
Dilbeck Real Estate is kicking off its annual Share the Spirit Toy Drive benefitting local organizations Hathaway-Sycamores, Five Acres and Hillsides. These three organizations promote healthy development for troubled children and their families, year round. They provide food, clothing, education and homes for abused, neglected and homeless children. They also provide family support and sometimes […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Rosemont Builders Club and Montrose-La Crescenta Kiwanis Club honored those who had served in the military at a Veteran’s Day dinner on Thursday night at St. Luke’s of the Mountains. In honor of Veteran’s Day the Rosemont kids invited a veteran to the dinner. They said it wasn’t difficult to convince their […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS On Tuesday, Nov. 9 the La Crescenta Woman’s Club hosted its annual authors lunch at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club located at the foot of the Angeles National Forest. The morning commenced with a silent auction organized by Second Vice President Dea McCrory. Donated items included a dichroic glass pendant, a […]
The Crescenta Valley Crush went 4-0 to earn gold in a 10-team 11U travel baseball tournament sponsored by USSSA this past weekend in Chino Hills and West Covina. Strong pitching by Scott Vinceri, Ty Langford and Will Overstreet helped propel the Crush to their first large-scale tournament win since forming in August 2009. Home runs […]
By Leonard COUTIN It was an exciting day for Pacific League finalists who attended the CIF prelims held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut last weekend. Four local teams are now qualified for the Southern Section Cross Country Finals taking place Saturday, Nov. 20. CVHS senior star Claudia Pham did what she does best […]