Drought Relief Delivered to Local Gardens Gratis
Chip Drop has launched in our area. Chip Drop is a free service in which local arborists donate wood chips to hundreds of gardeners in Monrovia. Signing up is simple. Just provide your contact...
View ArticleTell Us What You Think: Discussions on Contracting Library, Police Services
The City of Sierra Madre invites members of the community to participate in upcoming meetings for the Sheriff’s Contract Proposal Review Committee and the Library Services Proposal Committee. The...
View ArticleCouncil Holds Special Meeting on Water Issues Oct. 19
The Sierra Madre City Council will meet for a special meeting Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at 7 p.m. to address key issues affecting the City’s water resources, including discussion on water penalties,...
View ArticleGet Your Hands Dirty at the Community Planting Day!
After months of landscape demolition, grading and irrigation work, the Community Planting Day is finally here! The Sierra Madre Garden Club and City of Sierra Madre are seeking eager volunteers to help...
View ArticleSierra Madre to Address Aging Water Pipes
Water Leaks in Sierra Madre Increased 633 Percent By Terry Miller A special meeting last week was held in Sierra Madre to discuss water issues in the small foothills city resulted in the City Council...
View ArticleWater Conservation Top Priority for City Council
The City of Sierra Madre would like thank all the residents who have done their part to meet water conservation targets. Many residents have stepped up to the challenge by transforming their lawns with...
View ArticleTips to Protect Your Yard From El Niño Storm Damage
The changing weather conditions appear to be setting up for an El Niño season with the possibility of record-breaking precipitation. Heavy rainfall has the potential to cause major devastation, runoff...
View ArticleGovernor Takes Action to Protect Communities Against Unprecedented Tree Die-Off
As record drought conditions exacerbate bark beetle infestation that is killing tens of millions of trees across California, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a state of emergency and sought...
View ArticleCivic Club Maintains City Hall Rotunda
The first sight that greets visitors and residents who stop by Sierra Madre City Hall is a graceful rotunda with a beautifully landscaped central garden graced by a lovely metal statue of a fisher boy....
View ArticleWinter Water Conservation Targets
As we head into the winter months, the Sierra Madre Public Works Department would like to remind residents that water conservation targets will be adjusted to reflect the new season. The Utility...
View ArticleCommunity Comes Together for Planting Day
“Thank you Community Planting Day volunteers! Over 75 volunteers from around the community gathered at City Hall last to help add new life to the landscapes surrounding the City’s public buildings....
View ArticleJoin Sierra Madre Garden Club Dec. 14 and Meet Sierra Madre’s Royal Court
The 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade is only a few weeks away and at the Sierra Madre Garden Club’s December meeting you will have an opportunity to meet the Sierra Madre 2016 Rose Princesses and hear...
View ArticleSierra Madre City Clerk Nancy Sue Shollenberger to End 32-Year Career
Since elected City Clerk in 1984, Nancy has acted as a buffer between the city government and its citizens. If a resident needs a public document, she gets it to them. When people encounter the...
View ArticleSierra Madre Begins Well Water Operations
Sierra Madre City Council directed staff last month to begin operating on the City’s wells; a move that would return Sierra Madre to its historic water source. Due to low water levels in the aquifer,...
View ArticleLocal Realtor Achieves National Recognition
Sylvia Ramos with Century 21 Village Realty has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of...
View ArticleVeteran Realtor Julie Bencosme Joins C21 Village
Andy Bencosme, managing broker at Century 21 Village Realty in Sierra Madre, recently welcomed back veteran realtor Julie Bencosme as the latest agent to join the firm. Julie Bencosme has been...
View ArticleBusiness Profile: Jon’s Rugs
By Gus Herrera When you step inside Designer Rugs & Kilims, aka Jon’s Rugs, in Pasadena you are stepping into much more than your typical antique rug store, you are entering an art gallery housing...
View ArticleCentury 21 Village Honors Top Producers for 2015
Andy Bencosme, managing broker at Century 21 Village Realty in Sierra Madre recently presented the annual sales production awards to the office’s top sales producers. The annual awards breakfast was...
View ArticlePlant a Pollinator Garden and Enjoy the Many Benefits
By Melinda Myers Whether planting a garden, enjoying the beauty of your landscape, or sitting down to a delicious meal, you have bees, butterflies, and other pollinators to thank. These essential...
View ArticleCreate a Garden Anywhere with Straw Bales
Add productive garden space and raise your planting bed with straw bale gardening. This technique allows gardeners to create raised bed gardens on a patio, lawn or any area with poor compacted soil....
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