Mama Juana’s will celebrate its 5th year anniversary on Thursday, May 1st

BY AMY LYONS

Visitors to Encino Place now have another dining option with the opening of Larsen’s Steakhouse at the old Moulin Rouge location. Leather banquettes, baby grand piano, and warm and welcoming bar set the stage  for one of the most delicious and elegant events in the valley. Outdoor terrace seating with fire pit is available for dining or drinking alfresco. Encino Place, 16101 Ventura Blvd. For more information, call (818) 386-9500.

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Stratus Building Solutions is continuing its national expansion by awarding a master franchise to Stratus Building Solutions of Los Angeles County, a new commercial-industrial building cleaning service franchisor with headquarters in Encino. Fashion Canal is president of Stratus Building Solutions. The office, located at 16530 Ventura Blvd., suite 204, complements new Stratus Building Solutions’ Master Franchise expansions in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and New York 

“Stratus Building Solutions of Los Angeles County has an aggressive business plan to start new businesses and create local jobs by helping franchisees provide environmentally-friendly cleaning services to building owners and managers in the greater Los Angeles area,” Cangarlu said.

Stratus Building Solutions offers 16 different cleaning service franchise plans providing state-of-the-art “environmentally green” cleaning systems, products, services and marketing support. The firm recently introduced the “Stratus GreenClean” program which uses safe,  environmentally-friendly products and services to help sustain healthier, more productive facilities. For more information, visit www.stratusclean.com. 

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 Earthtotes.org is offering a sustainable solution for shoppers in the form of customizable, canvas tote bags, as well as a list of green factoids and eco-friendly links through their website, www.earthtotes.org.  Started by two San Fernando Valley mothers as an alternative fundraiser to candy bars for their children’s respective schools, Katrina Andrews and Sheryl Steinman found their supply of Earth Totes was barely keeping up with order demands from local PTAs, religious organizations, and companies. For more information, ordering, and statistics on plastic bag usage, visit www.earthtotes.org.

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The world’s largest pet adoption event - the annual Best Friends Animal Society’s Spring Super Adoption Festival - will take place Sunday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at North Hollywood Recreation Center, 11430 Chandler Blvd. More than 1,000 homeless dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, rabbits and birds will be available for adoption from more than 60 rescue groups, as well as from Los Angeles area city and county shelters.  In a single day, the Super Adoption event typically finds new homes for more than 400 animals.  The event is organized by the Los Angeles Programs of Best Friends Animal Society. www.bestfriends.org.

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Mama Juana’s will celebrate its 5th year anniversary on Thursday, May 1. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for dancing, door prizes and more. The club is located at 3707 Cahuenga Blvd., Studio City. www.mamajuanas.com.

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Correction: The web address for Burgundy Blue in the March 28-April 3 issue was incorrect. The correct url is www.burgundyblueoutlet.com.

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