The town’s patriotic theme this year was Celebrating a Different Kind of 4th and the annual home decorating contest, sponsored by Joan Sather and Susan Montgomery, was also different. The two realtors, who work at Sotheby’s, usually ask

By LOLA COFFEY On Monday you closed the Palisades-Malibu YMCA because of the spread of Covid-19, Governor Gavin Newsom. It had finally re-opened on June 29—and it was closed over July 4. Can you tell me exactly how many cases spread inside the gym,

When I lived in New York City in my 20s, a good friend who had just moved back from California referred to the people here as “provincial,” meaning that they were unsophisticated and narrow minded. She was referring to the lack of cultural

Sarah Knauer, chairperson of the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce, has been selected by the National Association of Realtors for its “30 Under 30″ listing. Annually, the NAR’s magazine features 30 young rising stars in the

Seven Arrows Elementary, a private kindergarten through sixth grade school on La Cruz, announced on July 11 that it will reopen classrooms on September 3. According to school media contact Fiona Farrahi, the school has developed a plan that will use

PALISADES FIRE CAUSE: “I have never seen the cause of the Palisades Fire last October (21). Do you have any information as to how it was started?” CTN called LAFD Media Relations (213-978-3820) and never received an answer. Pacific Palisades

Photos and Story By WENDY PRICE ANDERSON I left the United States on February 11 for a South Pacific Odyssey to Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. I returned home on March 17 after an adventure I will always cherish. My trip started in Hobart,

At a July 6 City Planning hearing about the mixed-use, commercial/residential building proposed for the old Jack-in-the-Box site on west Sunset, various residents and community organizations spoke out in opposition. Project opponents included the

Mely Parmelee will close Special Moments, at 873 Via de la Paz, on July 31, after owning the clothing store there since 1988. Mely moved to Pacific Palisades from Italy, with her husband Tim, in 1978. She initially opened a shop at 859 Via that

My father, George Sazama, taught me about competing. He taught me that I should try for goals that many might think would be unattainable. My dad, who loved sports and was a good athlete, had five daughters and a son. No matter, he taught us all how