Fairbanks Group lauded for 1st Quarter Results
Coldwell Banker’s John Fairbanks, representing the Fairbanks Group, has been lauded for outstanding 1st quarter sales achievements. The Fairbanks Group—John and Marion Fairbanks and Kevin Sweeten—has been placed in the top 1.7% of over 56,000 Coldwell Banker sales associates nationwide. “Your commitment to excellence and dedication to ‘Truly Remarkable Service’ are winning combinations,” stated Bruce [...]
Cigarette Butt Litter is Choking LA County
Each month, over half-a-million cigarette butts make their way around the County of Los Angeles. But these cigarette butts don’t walk—they swim and sometimes even fly. Cigarette butts are one of the most commonly littered items in the world. According to a survey conducted by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, County [...]
Local Seminars Address Housing Fraud and Foreclosure Concerns
Joe Vera Seminars is working with Arcadia’s own Hope Community Church to inform homeowners about a housing fraud that has impacted many residents in the area. The seminar will take place on July 12 from 10 AM to 1 PM at the church, which is located on 1735 S. Baldwin Ave. It will be available [...]
FABULOUS FOURTH AT CENTURY 21 VILLAGE
CENTURY 21 Village Realty in Sierra Madre was one of the few real estate offices open on July fourth. This is the twenty third year that Village has participated in the annual Sierra Madre Parade and this year the office gave away hundreds of bags of popcorn and balloons to all of the parade watchers and [...]
Emily Duggan of Century 21 Village in Sierra Madre Congratulated For Production
Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Village Inc. in Sierra Madre recently congratulated veteran sales associate Emily Duggan for her sales production through the first half of June. The announcement was made at the weekly sales and marketing meeting. Duggan posted 5 sales in excess of 2 million dollars and Bencosme commented that “Emily [...]
Pasadena Relay For Life Raises $46,000 for Cancer Research
The Pasadena Relay for Life took place Saturday, May 31st at 9am and ran through Sunday June 1st at 9am. Relay for life celebrates and raises money for cancer research as well as celebrates cancer survivors. At 9pm on Saturday there was be a Remembrance Luminaria ceremony where participants light a luminaria for those lives [...]
End of Year Teachers Gifts Too Cool For School – Ask Garden Gal
Practical end of year gifts for teachers include daisies in pots, lavender flowers ready for infusing. Last week, you may recall, we had a letter from a reader who wondered what kind of indestructible plant to give to her children’s teachers for end-of-the-year gifts. Those would be plastic, of course. But short of giving the [...]
Farmers Market A Big Success in Sierra Madre
Hanna Blink, Anna Stechel and Fiona Faulkner, 9 , 8 and 11 respectively, enjoy the first Farmers Market in Sierra Madre Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Terry Miller Jesus Valencia serves up some terrific tamales from the Gourmet Tamale Factory. Photo by Terry Miller Ariel Rhodes from Sweet Tree Farms serves up some terrific organic fruit [...]
Arcadia Historical Society Unveils Marker
A new Historical Marker showcasing vintage photographs and descriptions of the many uses and features of Los Angeles County’s Arcadia Park during the past century was unveiled during a formal dedication ceremony Wednesday, May 14, at the Peacock fountain along Santa Anita Avenue near Huntington Drive. The Arcadia Historical Society, in conjunction with the City [...]
Nature’s Garden, Goosed By Helping Hands – Ask Garden Gal
The split personality required to be a gardener and a writer has caught me off guard. Again. Where’s Jake Gittes when I need him to slap some sense into or outta me. “I’m a gardener! I’m a writer! I’m a gardener!” So gardening won the arm wrestle this week. Hence, I’m too sore to dip [...]