Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis! Excluding parties from a listing agreement Dear Phyllis, My neighbor is a part time real estate agent and I hired him to sell my home. A different neighbor expressed interest in my home for his son. The agreement with my real estate agent was that if this neighbor’s son purchased my home; his […]

People Making News

Luke Webster and Joseph Liberto of La Crescenta have each earned placement on the Gonzaga University president’s list for spring semester 2012. Students must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students near downtown Spokane, Wash. […]

Cat Friendly Practices are the Cat’s Meow

Advertising supplement The AAFP Welcomes Crescenta Valley Veterinary Hospital to the Cat Friendly Practice Program. Cats are purring their way into the hearts and homes of the American public and Crescenta Valley Veterinary Hospital proudly announced that it has been recognized by the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) as a Cat Friendly Practice. The […]

TheraYoga Greets Community at Open House

By Maddy PUMILIA TheraYoga celebrated its relocation to 4105 Ocean View Blvd. on Saturday night with a party to welcome the community to the new studio. The night was filled with food including rich brownies and fresh fruit, Henna tattoos, raffles and music from Kirtan artist Andres Salcedo. Kirtan is a type of music commonly […]

DGF, CV Sheriff’s Support Group Holding Golf Classic

The Desi Geestman Foundation and the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Support Group will team up again to host their Annual Golf Classic on July 16. This year’s event will be played at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club.      Tournament Chair Rick Dinger recommended combining the two tournaments into one. “I thought it would be a […]

People Making News

Amy Michelle Hall, daughter of Henry and Debra Hall of La Crescenta, graduated from Dickinson College on May 20 with a BA in Medieval & Early Modern studies. Hall is a graduate of Polytechnic High School. Dickinson College, located in historic Carlisle, Penn., was chartered in 1783. The private, national liberal-arts college is home to […]

Veterans Corner

Attention Vets! Benefits You May Not Know About Resubmitted by request. Actually, all veterans, regardless of age, can receive assistance from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (USDVA) but a little known benefit is available for older veterans. This benefit is called Improved Pension with aid and attendance. This benefit helps pay for assistance living, […]

A Little Bit of Everything Amazing: 9th Annual Ceramics Invitational and Student Sale at McGroarty Arts Center

The Annual Ceramics Invitational at McGroarty Arts Center is, as expected, an impressive showing of hand selected artistic works, expressing the depth and complexity of the ceramic process. “I wanted to create an eclectic collection of works,” explained exhibition curator Brian Peshek, MFA, who chose a variety of works that demonstrated several techniques. “The show […]

Free Dive-In Movie at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center 


The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center invites all members of the community to beat the heat and attend the first free Dive-In Movie Night of the summer on Saturday, June 23. Doors open at 7:45 p.m. and the movie starts at 8:15 p.m. (sunset). The yet-to-be announced PG-rated family movie will be projected onto a big […]

Questions About Today’s Real Estate?

Ask Phyllis! Can the REO seller require the buyer to get prequalified by a specific lender? Dear Phyllis, My wife and I have been seriously searching for homes for more than six months. We got our pre-approval months ago and have made unsuccessful bids for two homes. Our real estate agent showed us a foreclosed […]