By Mary O’KEEFE The weather is expected to cooperate for the 38th Annual Montrose-Glendale Christmas Parade on Saturday. The small town parade will carry on its tradition of highlighting local organizations, schools and community members. Over 800 Boy Scouts will parade down Honolulu Avenue, along with bands and sport teams from the Glendale Unified School […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, the parking lot at Montrose Travel was a picture perfect winter wonderland with snow, sleds and lots of kids wearing hats and mittens. The unusual winter weather was courtesy of Montrose Travel and its seventh annual Snowpalooza. Seven years ago Joe McClure, Montrose Travel president, had the idea for a […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade is just around the corner – on Dec. 6 – and all the volunteers who make the parade happen are busy getting ready for the annual event. It takes hundreds of volunteers to make the parade the hometown celebration it has been for 38 years, from those […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley residents are seeing the closure of another business – this time along Foothill Boulevard owned by a local family who was very generous to local teams and organizations. Straw Hat Pizza at 3463 Foothill Blvd. closed its doors on Monday after opening a little over a year ago. “We couldn’t […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thanksgiving is a time to be with family and friends, but there are two families in the area that will have an empty place setting at the table this year. Kimberly Blum, 45, was last seen at a family home in the 2000 block of Cinco Casitas Lane in La Crescenta on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The image of children running to presents waiting under the tree is part of the holidays; however, for some the presents are not part of the season. These children are at the forefront of the minds of those at Kobeissi Properties. They want to make sure there are gifts waiting for these […]
Plans are being finalized for the annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade, a holiday tradition in the foothills. By Mary O’KEEFE The 38th Annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade is quickly approaching and the grand marshal has been announced: it is Johnny Harrison. Anyone who has, or had, a child in the Glendale Unified School District will […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thanksgiving was born of a time when those who had seen the worst and made it through celebrated and gave thanks to those who helped them. Local veterans of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars have taken that foundation of Thanksgiving and built upon it by helping Crescenta Valley High […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The day after Thanksgiving is known just about everywhere as “Black Friday” but in Montrose it is “White Friday” and it is not just about shopping but kicking off the old town holiday season. Black Friday got its reputation as the big shopping day when stores moved, hopefully, from being in the […]
The newly completed Crescenta Commons will be dedicated on Saturday and the community is invited. By Mary O’KEEFE Residents of La Crescenta often refer to their community as “Rock Crescenta” and no one knows that better than those who have been working on the Crescenta Commons. On Saturday, all of the time and labor will […]