Tuscany Spa Skin and Body Clinic

By Shari EMAMI Everyone loves a good facial and European facials are known in the beauty industry as the epitome of skincare treatment. Tuscany Spa Skin and Body Clinic, located in the heart of Montrose, offers skincare services ranging from antioxidant facials to non-surgical facelifts. Customers are guaranteed the finest in skin care treatments and […]

Here comes the 27th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

Oh boy! It’s time to get those “green” shopping sacks together. You are going to need them for all the loot you will find at this year’s Arts & Crafts Festival. Did you know there are going to be over 425 artists, craftsmen, food vendors, farmers and musicians there? Yes, this year every booth is […]

Striving to make our world better

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”         Anne Frank Congratulations to the Desi Geestman Foundation on its new office location at 2620 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta and a huge thank you to the foundation for all the good it does to improve the quality […]

Montrose/Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce: Remembering our veterans

Next week, the Montrose/Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Montrose Shopping Park, will be hosting a Memorial Day ceremony at our town Vietnam War memorial. Held from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. the Memorial Day event will be emceed by our very own treasurer Charles Beatty. While many people think of Memorial […]

City Hall Coffee Shop a.k.a Pleasantville

Can you believe Wanda Bergstrom and Young Rhee have worked together 33 years at City Hall Coffee Shop and never exchanged a harsh word? I know this is a strange way to start an article but it sets the tone for the pleasant atmosphere that permeates City Hall (2327 Honolulu). This is old time Montrose […]

Celebrating our blessings

“There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.”  Elizabeth Kubler-Ross The Crescenta Valley continues to have some great events that are blessings for our town. This weekend, May 15-16, is the Foothills Relay For Life at Clark Magnet High School. This is a great 24 hour event […]

Good food, good art

What an exciting week we had last week! Last week we enjoyed two great events. We would like send a big thanks to the Crescenta Valley Water District for hosting a fantastic mixer last Wednesday. A very fun Cinco de Mayo was had by all. Wonderful food and drinks; festive atmosphere – what more could […]

Ribbon cutting for Seward Real Estate & Financial

Seward Real Estate and Financial, Inc. officially opened this month with a ribbon cutting. Shown here are members of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce including president Jean Maluccio (far right), honorary mayor Steve Pierce (with scissors) and from Supervisor Michael Antonovich’s office Rita Hadjimanoukian (in floral jacket).

Choosing to make exciting new changes

There were many good changes in the Crescenta Valley this past week and great things are coming as well. Congratulations to Grace Chase and the committee that brought the second annual Crescenta Valley Committed to Athletic Need’s Special Olympics to our town.  Nearly 150 athletes with disabilities were able to compete for medals last Saturday. […]

Revelation Tops celebrates seven years in Montrose

Once again my wife has loaned me her space so that I may take the opportunity to sing the praises of Revelation Tops, the dream store she opened with her sister, Carole, back in 2003. Both of the “Revelation Sisters” worked for the original Revelation when it was a multi-store, state-wide chain. Mary served in […]