“Girls Night Out” to Benefit Sierra Madre School
Posted 3/4/12 – Here’s a great way to support Sierra Madre School and check out fabulous Stella and Dot Jewelry and a Designer Clothing and Purse Trunk Show! Join in on Friday, March 9, 2012…
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Community Pepper Tree Photo Project – Win $100 Gift Cert to Cafe 322
Posted 2/25/12 – While there will obviously be many pictures taken of the pepper tree in Kersting Court in its last few days (and we’d love for you to submit them to us for publication,…
210 Eastbound Closed (Almost) Nightly Tonight thru Friday, Mar. 2nd
There will be nightly full closures of the eastbound I-210 Freeway lanes for construction of the I-210 bridge from today (Feb. 22) through Friday night, March 2, except for Saturday and Sunday night (Feb. 25…
Proposed Kensington Assisted Living Facility Project
Initial Post 2/2012 – Fountain Square Development West, LLC, would like to put an Assisted Living Facility at 235 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., the former site of the Sierra Madre Skilled Nursing Facility. The property…
Groundbreaking for Medical Building At SM Community Medical Group
Posted 2/10/12 – Dozens turned out for a reception at Dr. Hani Sami’s Sierra Madre Community Medical Group at the blessing and breaking of the ground marking the beginning of construction of a new 7,000…
Mays, Krantz Honored at COTY Dinner
Nearly a hundred people turned out Friday night to the Sierra Madre Room to honor Richard Mays as Sierra Madre’s 2011 Citizen of the Year, and to thank Matt Krantz, owner of Bean Town, for…
Citizen of the Year Dinner in Sierra Madre, Friday, Jan. 27th
Richard Mays has been named the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce, which will recognize Mays for his service to Sierra Madre at its annual Citizen of the Year…
City Issues Green Flag Warning
Posted 1/20/12 – The City of Sierra Madre has issued a Green Flag Alert for mudslides and debris flows in the hillside communities. The National Weather Service is forecasting an 80% chance of precipitation beginning…
Award Streak Ends at Six, It Was a Great Run, Wasn’t It?
The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association major award win streak at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses has finally come to an end, after six consecutive major awards. We congratulate SMRFA on another great float this…
Auto Club Offers Free Rides for Drivers
The Automobile Club of Southern California is offering its free Tipsy Tow service during the New Year’s Eve holiday for the 15th consecutive year. The community service is available from 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec….
Firefighter’s Ball Moves From Christmas to New Year’s Eve
Posted 12/23/11 – The Sierra Madre Firefighter’s Ball is a longstanding tradition in this town, nearly as old as the almost century old Volunteer Dept. itself (technically, with the addition of paramedics, etc., we are…
Sierra Madre Man Pleads Guilty in Canada to Possession of Child Pornography
Sierra Madre resident Bob Matheson, 66, pleaded guilty in October to possessing and smuggling child pornography, according to the Chronicle Herald in Nova Scotia. Matheson, who owns property in Pictou, Nova Scotia, was subjected to a secondary…
Editorial – Remembering Pearl Harbor, 70 Years Later
Seventy years ago, there was no CNN, no Fox News. There weren’t 900 TV stations, and of the ones there were, they weren’t 24 hours, they shut down over night. Many Americans did not hear…
Veterans Honored at Kiwanis Meeting
The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club saluted veterans at its weekly meeting on Tuesday, three days prior to Veteran’s Day. Members of Sierra Madre’s Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208 were on hand and opened the…
A Hero, A Tragedy, and A Father’s Love – Part 2 in a series
August 21, 2011 – Repost of the second in a series of articles reflecting on the events of 9/11/01 and the five years that have elapsed since, through the words of one victim’s father, originally…