Monthly Archives: September 2018

Palisades (4-0) Routs South Gate Last year’s football game at South Gate weighed heavily on those who played for Palisades High. The Dolphins had a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter only to lose in the final two minutes, 32-31. But...

Euripides’ ‘Bacchae’ Startles with Relevance By LIBBY MOTIKA The scene is set on the empty stage at the Villa outdoor theatre. Quietly, the large bronze doors of the Getty Museum open, revealing a sliver of the Greek statues within. An...

Rodeo Realty and Dogs Trust USA Rodeo Realty and Dogs Trust USA invite you to an evening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12 at 839 Via de la Paz. The purpose of the event, which will...

Angel City Chorale Needs Votes By BERNICE FOX Now that the Angel City Chorale has advanced to the “America’s Got Talent” semi-finals and will be on the second semi-final show on Tuesday, September 11. The chorale, which features as many...

Canyon Fourth Graders Learn Local History Fourth graders from Canyon Charter School walked to Hacienda Mojica, the site of La Senora Research Institute in Santa Monica Canyon on September 4. Afterwards they visited the Marquez Family Cemetery. The 1929 hacienda,...

Parking Meter Money May Return to Palisades Pacific Palisades, which garners more than $419,000 annually in money solely from parking meters, may be receiving some of that money back, if a pilot program is approved by the City Council. At...

Bradley Cooper Produces “Stand Up to Cancer” Telethon Pacific Palisades resident Bradley Cooper is co-producing the “Stand Up to Cancer” (SU2C) Telethon on Friday, September 7. Cooper’s dad died from lung cancer in 2011. During his father’s illness, he was...

  Gazzano Explains Lane Closure On August 29, Circling the News (CTN) sent the following email to Councilman Mike Bonin’s Communication Director David Graham-Caso: “As the construction progresses around Caruso’s Palisades Village, one lane on Sunset Boulevard (westbound) has consistently...

Don’t Miss ‘BARK!  The Musical’ After attending Theatre Palisades productions at Pierson Playhouse for more than 20 years, I’ve enjoyed a wide variety of musicals and plays, and I thought I couldn’t be surprised at a performance. I was wrong....

 Pumpkin-Gate: No Rogue Squash Allowed Photos Courtesy of Sharon Kilbride and Cindy Simon “Who would not love a pumpkin patch, with fall approaching?” Santa Monica Canyon resident Joan Kramer asked in an August 31 email to neighbors. It seems that...