


Music lovers are so fortunate to live in the Los Angeles area. Our city is known for excellent arts, culture and music. From the Hollywood Bowl to the Disney Concert Halls to our great theaters that have been home to best Broadway Musicals. For those who live in the San Gabriel Valley, you will not [...]


Alverno sophomores Carolyn Chalfant, Holly Coates, and Laura Mejia won first place in the 14-17 age category of the Sierra Madre Haunted Window painting competition. Their creepy cemetery painting will haunt shoppers at the Charcuterie through the Halloween season. “They took the initiative,” says Alverno art teacher Tim Lewis. “The girls did everything on their [...]

Like trick or treat in reverse, Mayflower Elementary School second grader, John Maines, hands over a bag of Halloween candy to be weighed at the school’s candy buy back day. For every pound of candy turned in, children received a prize and a raffle ticket for a chance to win a new bicycle. All five [...]


Veteran real estate sales associates Nathalie Marles & Emily Duggan were recently congratulated by Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of Century 21 Village Realty in Sierra Madre for leading the office in home sales for the first half of September. Marles finished the period with just under 2 million dollars in sales. “2008 was a very [...]


In an economic climate in which businesses seem to be struggling to keep their doors open, Vons in Pasadena at 155 W. California Blvd. proves that business is still going strong with a generous donation of $10,000.00 to Rosemary Children’ Services through the Vons Foundation. “The Vons Foundation is 100% funded by Vons employees,” says [...]