The first thing I noticed walking into Dillon’s Pit Bar-B-Q was the warmth of the people working there.

The new hot spot in town, Chase’s, has been getting plenty of business from the University community with its fancy water walls, fire pits and happy hour specials.

Downtown La Verne is generally a quiet place for a weekend stroll. But this was not the case Saturday afternoon, when hundreds of colorful vintage cars filled the streets and took visitors to a different era.

Known for its piles of layered toppings on their pizzas and antipasto salads, Warehouse Pizza, located in the heart of downtown La Verne on D Street, is one of the most established independent businesses in the community.

Downtown La Verne’s newest merchant has some residents concerned for its Old Town image. Smoke Shop is a retailer that offers tobacco and smoking paraphernalia in addition to the usual tobacco shop products like cigars and cigarettes.

A residence hall is a place for students to congregate. With couches, rooms and a place to study, a dorm building should be the last place one would think about shopping.

Old Town La Verne’s annual trick-or-treating event included a visit from LVTV for its “Halloween Spooktacular” show.

The city of La Verne holds its farmers market on Thursdays throughout the summer months on D Street on the east side of the University of La Verne. The market’s run has recently been extended to December and discussion to let it go year-round is ongoing.

Chamela Grill, a new restaurant on Bonita Avenue, off D street in downtown La Verne, replaces the former Casa Garcia, with similar Mexican fare.

More than 500 custom classic cars converged in downtown La Verne on Saturday to strut their stuff for the annual Cool Cruise car show.