A New Season Brings Change and Opportunities As we enter fall, we’re choosing to embrace the changes this year has brought and those the new season will bring. Though Oktoberfest 2020 has been canceled this year, we remain optimistic about the emerging and innovative virtual events on the horizon. We were all in a […]
Our Town is “Smoking” These past few months have been challenging enough with COVID-19 restrictions but lately the biggest nuisance has been the large amount of smoke and ash from the various fires in Southern California. Restaurants have been especially impacted with their outdoor dining limitations. The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce encourages you […]
A Day of Remembrance Sept. 11, 2001 … a day forever etched in our memory. The CV Chamber of Commerce continues the tradition of sponsoring the annual 9-11 Remember, Honor, and Respect motorcade honoring each of the first responders who sacrificed their lives that day to save others during the early morning terrorist attacks […]
The Spirit of Montrose Continues On As you may have already heard, the Montrose~Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce has had to make changes in order to sustain our operations through this pandemic. Without the revenue from our yearly events, the chamber could not continue on as it previously did. Victoria Malone selflessly stepped […]
Remember, Honor and Respect! Sept. 11, 2001 … a day forever etched in our memories. For the past eight years our Chamber has sponsored the 9-11 “Remember, Honor, and Respect” motorcade honoring those first responders who sacrificed their lives that day to save others during the early morning terrorist attacks on our country. This year […]
A Year Full of Surprises It’s been one of those strange years . . . political turmoil, social isolation, restaurant closures, restrictions on businesses opening, cancellation of local events (Hometown Country Fair, Montrose Car Show, 4th of July Fireworks, Oktoberfest – just to name a few), masks/social distancing/hand sanitizers, protest marches, toilet paper […]
Changes at the Chamber The “new normal” is ever evolving. With all the changes and the halt to business as usual, the Montrose~Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce has also been affected. Working from home meant we were not in the office each day. Yet since the Stay-At-Home Order, the MVCC has worked to […]
The Face of COVID-19’s Impact on Small Town America The Montrose~Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is grateful to work member Stephanie Wiley Photography for her approval to share her “Personal Photo Project: #SmallBusinessStories Quarantine and Our Local Businesses.” The photos are daunting: owners of our MVCC businesses and Montrose merchants standing in their empty businesses. […]
Our Town is Reopening! Just in the past few days the city, county, and state have issued new guidelines for reopening our shops and businesses and getting back to our daily routine. You’re right … it’s not quite the same but each of us feels a bit of exhilaration as we cautiously take those […]
Virtually Evolving! COVID-19 has created a new normal for all of us including our Montrose~Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce members. Like our amazing businesses, we have faced this hardship head on and adjusted to the changes accordingly. Here at MVCC we have produced our first virtual ribbon cutting that welcomed Shawerma Kingdom. If you […]