Welcome New Member Glendale International Film Festival We would like to welcome Velvet Rhodes from Velvet Rhodes Productions and the Glendale International Film Festival to the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. Velvet Rhodes is a writer, director and producer of comedies, sci-fi comedies, and comedies that emphasize female empowerment and betterment of the world as […]
Summer Beach Bus in ON Summer is on and the Beach Bus is rolling. Thanks to the LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the City of La Cañada Flintridge and the County of Los Angeles, you can once again ride the Summer Beach Bus! The Beach Bus picks up passengers from several places in the Crescenta […]
Memorial Day Service at the Vietnam War Memorial Monday – Bring Flowers The Vietnam War Memorial in Montrose is special and unique. It was built in 1968 during the height of the Vietnam War. In an effort spearheaded by Don Carpenter, a second-generation publisher of the Ledger Newspaper, the community came together to honor the […]
Montrose Retailers Need Your Help – Now More Than Ever I found another article that is worth a read. It is alarming what is happening with retail businesses today. Many large corporations are shuttering hundreds of stores at a time due to the increase in online shopping. Small businesses like those in Montrose are feeling […]
The Days Shopping Tax-Free with Amazon are Coming to an End I came across this interesting article by Chris Isidore from CNN Money Tech Sector. The issue of online retailers not charging consumers a tax on items purchased online has been a hot-button issue for many small brick-and-mortar businesses for some time. And Amazon has […]
National Small Business Week Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out […]
Cinco De Mayo May Business Mixer Please join us on Wednesday, May 3 for our Cinco de Mayo mixer hosted by Jenkins Properties. This is going to be a fabulous mixer. Jenkins Properties always pulls out all the stops on their mixers so you really don’t want to miss this one. Here is what Executive […]
John Sparr Tavern – Open for Business If you haven’t stopped by the John Sparr Tavern (3437 Ocean View Blvd., Glendale/Sparr Heights 91208) yet, you need to. It is a show stopper and well worth the wait. Marble walls, tin ceilings, stained glass windows, custom tile work and much more. But the real star of […]
Montrose Food & Brewfest – Promoting Local Restaurants and the Town Our 3rd Annual Montrose Food and Brewfest this past Sunday was a huge success. This event was an opportunity for the Chamber to showcase the town of Montrose and all that it has to offer. The Brewfest attracted over a thousand people, many […]
Montrose Food & Brewfest This Sunday Our 3rd Annual Montrose Food and Brewfest is this Sunday, April 9 from noon to 4 p.m. We are excited that we have over 25 participating breweries along with a local wine booth, The Soda Sommelier and nine local Montrose restaurants that will be handing out samples of their […]