Celebrating 90 years of the Oakmont Country Club and Highlighting 2013 Community Awards Winners I hope you will be joining the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce for our 2013 Board Installation and Community Awards Dinner on Jan. 24 at the Oakmont Country Club. I am excited to have our event at this spectacular location, just […]
Looking Forward to 2013 and Welcoming a New Community Lead Officer I came across this article and I thought I would pass the wisdom along. Here are 10 tips for exponential entrepreneurial growth in 2013 by Noah Fleming, who is a strategic marketing consultant specializing in entrepreneurial growth: 1. Stop trying to do everything at […]
Step Back to 1923 Montrose with the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce It is a crisp winter night, a starlit sky above. You turn north and find the foothills crowning the panoramic vista that seems to reach out from that narrow strip of silver – the sea – some dozens of miles to your south. […]
Thanks to GCC members Laura Friedman and Ara Najarian The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Glendale City Council members Laura Freidman and Ara Najarian for speaking in Montrose last week and taking questions from the community. This was a very informative meeting and we learned a lot about what is happening […]
Celebrate Christmas with Us at Polkatots The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce is having its December mixer at Polkatots on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Polkatots in Montrose from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be lots of great food and beverages, business networking, raffle prizes, holiday music, a special prize for the ugliest sweater […]
5 Reasons for Small Businesses to Give Thanks If you are a glass-half-empty type, you might find it easy to be depressed at the current state of the small business. Sure, the economy is suffering, business credit is hard to come by, taxes are high and unemployment is even higher. However, I believe most small […]
Shop Montrose: Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24 You have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday but have you heard of Small Business Saturday? It is the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local, like the shops […]
Welcome, New Business: Montrose Master’s Tae Kwon Do There is a new martial arts facility in Montrose and it is right on Honolulu Avenue. Owners Jason and Nara Ahn have been in the business for many years and have another studio in West L.A. Jason Ahn is a 7th Dan with over 40 years […]
Community Meeting with Councilmember Laura Friedman Glendale City Councilmember Laura Friedman is coming to Montrose to give a State of the City address to the northern Glendale area. She will be speaking at the Sparr Heights Community Center on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For the past year and half, I […]
Oktoberfest is here! Come Out and Support Your Community and Economy Our Oktoberfest celebration kicked off last night with our Oktoberfest mixer at Citibank in Montrose. There was plenty of bratwurst provided by Schreiner’s Fine Sausages, Samuel Adams® Oktoberfest beer, desserts by Porto’s and traditional Bavarian music to get everyone in the mood for this […]