» Restaurant Spotlight By Charly SHELTON This week continues our series spotlighting hometown favorite restaurants adapting to the new normal of COVID-19 life. And it marks our first restaurant in the series to make use of the newly-created seating areas behind the massive K-rails along Honolulu Avenue through the al fresco Glendale program. However, expanded […]
By Mary O’KEEFE For many the ideal of an American small town is the church with the cross on a steeple peaking through the trees. For the Light on the Corner Church at 1911 Waltonia Dr. in Montrose, that ideal has finally become a reality. “Well, the original plans for the church included plans for […]
By Charly SHELTON Montrose Church converted its sanctuary into a temporary donation center for a Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday afternoon. While there is always a need for blood donation, especially during a nationwide blood shortage, it is more important now than ever to donate plasma. COVID-19 antibodies live in the plasma of those […]
» RESTAURANT REVIEW By Charly SHELTON This week continues our series on hometown favorite restaurants adapting to the new normal of COVID-19 life. One restaurant that has taken very well to the concept of outdoor-only seating is Alissa’s Ocean View Bar and Grill. The restaurant added additional seating where the patio previously ended so […]
By Charly SHELTON With all California theme parks closed to visitors, the industry is taking a massive hit. Disney is reportedly losing over $1 billion per month while the parks are closed. And while Disney and Universal Studios have reopened their major shopping districts, like Downtown Disney and CityWalk, to sustain itself Knott’s Berry Farm […]
By Charly SHELTON For those few residents of the Crescenta Valley who have yet to eat at Casa Cordoba in Montrose, they are missing out. Casa Cordoba at 2331 Honolulu Ave. is set back in Zwick Plaza and features a beautiful outdoor dining terrace that feels like it belongs in Spain. The architecture of the […]
By Charly SHELTON Theme parks in Florida have largely reopened to the public, with Universal Studios Florida, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens open since early June and Walt Disney World opening the last of its closed parks yesterday, July 15. Out in California, theme parks don’t have any scheduled reopening date and, with the tide of […]
Project Room Key brings life-changing experience to homeless. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Homelessness has been a concern that has been very visible and yet is something that as a society many people have become accustomed to. The increasing number of tents under freeways has become familiar landmarks. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought […]
Homeless numbers that were on the decline are on the rise again since COVID-19 hit. But local organizations are stepping in to lend a hand. By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Homelessness has been an issue that has been very visible and yet something that, as a society, we seem to have become accustomed to […]
By Charly SHELTON With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in record numbers, social distancing for the restaurants that have reopened for business is more important than ever. This means tables must be spaced farther apart to keep at least six feet between parties, reducing the dining capacity at each restaurant. This means fewer tables are […]