Montrose Coffee Bean to hold grand opening...

Montrose Coffee Bean to hold grand opening

MONTROSE -- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has opened in Montrose.

The cafe opened May 19 at 3701 Ocean View Blvd.

A grand-opening celebration for the new coffee hub will be 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. June 7. Live entertainment, free samples of food and

drinks, and coffee and tea demonstrations are planned for the event.

Prizes will be awarded to the first 200 guests. A Quiznos Subs is

scheduled to open in the same building at a later date.

Chamber kicks off series of seminars

MONTROSE -- The Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce will

kick off a series of small-business seminars with a discussion about

banking at work from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesday at Citibank, 2350 Honolulu

Ave.

The event, which costs $5, is open to the public, and coffee and

doughnuts will be served. Reservations must be made by Tuesday.

For a reservation or more information, call the chamber at

249-7171.

Seminar on business promotion

GLENDALE -- Glendale-based Service Corps of Retired Executives

will lead a business seminar on publicity, promotion and advertising

from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 4 at the Small Business

Administration’s Business Information Center, 3600 Wilshire Blvd.,

Suite L-100, Los Angeles.

The seminar will focus on how to make a community aware of a

business at minimum expense. Bob Rains, former vice president of

publicity promotion and advertising at Universal Pictures, will lead

the event.

Cost is $20 at the door.

For more information, call 552-3205.

Cards at Montrose Verdugo chamber

MONTROSE -- Blue Star cards are available at the Montrose Verdugo

City Chamber of Commerce.

The cards can be displayed by family members who have a loved one

in the military.

For more information, call the chamber at 249-7171.

Compiled by Ryan Carter