
Humble 90 yr. old Sierra Madre Resident and Santa Anita Paddock Guard was Released from Hospital Saturday He says he feels like dancing….he also said he and his wife are off to Vegas for a holiday… John Shear, Santa Anita’s 90-year-old Paddock Guard who was gravely injured while protecting a 6-year-old girl from a runaway [...]

Sierra Madre, CA March 29, 2011 Rick Davidson, President & CEO of CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC recently notified Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY Village Realty that his office had been recognized with the Quality Service Pinnacle Award and three of his agents have been recognized with various awards for their sales production and [...]

Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Village in Sierra Madre recently welcomed Mechelle Valenzuela to his Sierra Madre office. The announcement was made at the office’s weekly marketing and sales meeting. Valenzuela said that she is very excited about her new association with Village and that she chose the Sierra Madre office for the [...]

SPRING PLANT SALE April 2 & 3 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Mark your calendars. You’ll find fabulous buys at the Arboretum’s two-day plant sale. Come early to shop for orchids, berries, fruit trees, vegetables, succulents and a variety of annuals and perennials. The Arboretum Library will be selling used garden [...]

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 and also the “rookie of the year” award. The annual awards breakfast was held in the Sunset Room at the Santa Anita Golf Club.

Dread Zeppelin to perform at Sierra Madre School Opening Acts to include some of the Best Local School Talent Sierra Madre School Annual Fund will present the fourth annual family concert and family/student talent show this Friday: Featuring……..Dread Zeppelin and some fabulous opening acts. “They did ‘Your Time Is Gonna Come’ better than we did.” [...]

A stack of 400 letters from local residents who are asking Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas) to introduce legislation to protect the San Gabriel Mountains was delivered to the Congressman’s office last Wednesday. To date, more than 1,500 letters and postcards have been sent to Rep. Dreier asking him to introduce a bill to help [...]


Just recently offered for sale at$12.8 million through Arcadia’s Century 21 Ludecke is a palatial estate known as the “Palomino Hacienda” that was Michael Jackson’s last Las Vegas home prior to his death. The sprawling Spanish Hacienda is a spectacular property, featuring a 3,982 square foot guest house, which was the main residence of [...]

By Erin Vostilal When my mother decided to remodel her home and add a second story, I was able to convince her to take some simple steps now so that she can plan to age in place, in her own home. Some easy updates now would make her home elegant and comfortable for an able-bodied [...]