SCORE to bring shredder to Expo

The joint sponsors of the 10th Annual Foothills Community Expo on Sept. 8 announce the return of a popular community service. SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Businesses, will bring a mobile shredding truck to the Community Expo. Residents and businesses can bring no longer needed documents (up to seven boxes per attendee) to be shredded […]

Designing gardens with an Artful Eye

By Odalis A. SUAREZ For Cindy Jackson, standing in front of an empty lawn is like standing in front of a blank canvas ready to be turned into a masterpiece. Taking gardening to an artistic level is the idea behind her landscaping business The Artful Eye. “That’s what the artist is, this eye that perceives […]

Weather …in the Foothills

By Sue KILPATRICK “In the good ole summertime … you hold her hand and she holds yours …” — Ren Shields 1902 Glancing at the outside temperature, I am humbled – again – that weather prediction is not an exact science. A strong high-pressure system pushed its way into the southwest and shoved the low […]

Though the smoke has cleared, the heat remains

Hard to believe that a year has passed since the devastation that was the Station Fire. In some ways it seems a life time ago; in others like it was yesterday. Controversy still swirls around the circumstances regarding how the Station Fire became the inferno that it did. On that Wednesday night on Aug. 26 […]

Meet the new owner of Bella Boutique

Tucked away in the midst of all the restaurant action in the 2200 block of Honolulu Avenue is a little gem of a store. It’s called “Bella” which means “beautiful” in Italian. What draws you in is the absolutely wonderful aroma. Bella carries the whole line of “Aroma Natural” candles, made with pure essential oils, […]

The most important step in business?

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Are you starting a new business? Or maybe you already have a small business?  Let me ask you if you have thousands of dollars to advertise in newspapers, billboards, and TV commercials? Unless you are in […]

Foothills Business Community Expo to showcase local resources

In just a little under two weeks, the MVCCC, in tandem with the chambers of commerce of Crescenta Valley and La Cañada, will be hosting the 10th Annual Foothills Expo at the Verdugo Hills Hospital. Every year, businesses from all over the region come together to display their goods and services to the public at […]

Faithful observe Ramadan, share potluck dinner

By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, Aug. 20 about 175 people met at La Cañada Community Center. Everyone greeted each other as they entered the building with a potluck dish. The food was placed on the table and the conversation turned to children, jobs and family life. Then, as the sun began to set, a little […]

CALENDAR this

SHINDIG PLANNED FOR DESCANSO “Boddy’s Big Backyard” takes place on Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Descanso Gardens. Inspired by the legendary parties that Descanso owner E. Manchester Boddy hosted in the 1930s and ‘40s, the Gardens’ Labor Day shindig starts off with a walk through the California garden at 10 a.m. […]