By Shana LiVIGNI Blush Day Spa has called its current location in La Cañada home for the past 12 years. This relaxing spa caters to men and women, offering all types of specialty services. An endomologist works on common cellulite problems using targeted therapy and there is also a massage therapist on site. Owner Kimberly […]
Can you believe that Montrose Bowl ( 2334 Honolulu 249-3895) has been around since 1936! It was originally built as a movie theater but there were not enough fire exits, thus the bowling alley was born. Bob Berger’s parents purchased the business in 1982. They are retired now and Bob the son is running things. […]
By Mary O’KEEFE In the famous Norman Rockwell painting “Doctor and the Doll,” a little girl holds up her doll to the doctor who takes his stethoscope and listens to the doll’s “heart.” This scene depicts an idyllic view of the small town doctor who understands that a practice is made not of patients but […]
Q & A with Dr. Mary Frintner, doctor of audiology and owner of Balance & Hearing Resource Centers, Inc. in La Cañada. (818) 952-1130 Q: Can I wait to get hearing aids if I only have a mild hearing loss? A: No. The auditory system needs to have stimulation to maintain good speech understanding and […]
Do you realize how many business owners and staff there are in the Montrose Shopping Park that have been here 20 years and longer? The answer is quite a few. This is so unusual in today’s world and in a place like Southern California where everything seems to be always new and changing. It’s part […]
“Opportunity is something more people would recognize if it didn’t come disguised as hard work.” -Auther Uknown Hopefully you had the opportunity to come out to our Hometown Country Fair last weekend and enjoy the festivities. It was a wonderful day, with perfect weather and great family fun for all. The opportunity to host a […]
Earlier this month, the MVCCC held a ribbon cutting ceremony out in Sunland at Golam Chowdhury’s newly relocated bookstore, YourHelpfulBooks.com (8358 Foothill Blvd., Sunland). A wonderful ceremony was enjoyed, but what truly caught my eye was the veritable fountain of knowledge that lay stacked at Your HelpfulBooks.com. Heaping piles of books containing a wealth of […]
The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce Art Walk 2010 on Saturday, May 8 is open to fine artists who are interested in demonstrating and selling their work. This will be the first of the four Art Walks scheduled by the Chamber this year. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in […]
I know I mentioned this in last week’s column, but thank you again to Masis’s Bakery, Fratelli’s Pizza, and Classy Cuts at 2064 Verdugo Blvd. for the wonderful mixer they hosted for us last week. Great food and the promise of a great haircut for yours truly later this week. I hope Classy Cuts can […]
Only two more days until “fun”! Please come out and have some fun at our 5th annual Hometown Country Fair this Saturday, April 17. There are 101 ways to have fun this Saturday: Watch a doggie parade, slide down the giant slide, eat delicious Korean barbecue, enter the pie eating contest, climb the rock wall, […]