Monthly Archives: September 2019

Bonin Discusses City’s Strategy at Meeting Of Palisades Task Force on Homelessness

(Editor’s note: Of the 168 homeless in Pacific Palisades (2016-2019), the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness has helped 102 people off the streets with 72 moved to permanent housing. Councilman Mike Bonin addressed homeless problems  in the City. In … Continue reading

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Firemen Stop Two-Acre Brush Fire that Breaks Out Monday in the Lower Highlands

Shortly before noon today (Monday), a resident of the Sea Ridge condominiums on lower Palisades Drive smelled something burning. By noon, a fire was burning on the hillside between the Highlands apartments located on Sunset Boulevard and Calvary Christian School. … Continue reading

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Popular Los Angeles Hiking Trails Fall into Disrepair: Local Fire Roads Overgrown with Brush

By SARAH STOCKMAN Circling the News Contributor Temescal Gateway Park is a beautiful stretch of chaparral, sycamores and eucalyptus trees north of traffic-logged Sunset Boulevard. It’s popular with Palisadians and visitors alike, allowing hiking access into the greater Santa Monica … Continue reading

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The Importance of Taking Care of One’s Feet, Part 1

  Dr. Arash Hassid, director of the SoCal Foot and Ankle Center, addressed the importance of keeping your feet healthy during his talk, “Foot and Ankle Ailments,” at the Palisades Library community room on Monday. TOENAIL FUNGUS “A fungal toenail … Continue reading

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Village Green Dedication Honors Arnie Wishnick Actor Guttenberg Calls Him ‘Light of the Palisades’

THE plaque reads, “Arnie Wishnick – A Remarkable Man and a Treasure to Our Community.” Long-time Village Green Board member Joan Graves suggested the wording, and board members agreed it was perfect. And so on Tuesday afternoon this week, about … Continue reading

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Wanted: Dorm Room with a View and Room Service

(Editor’s note: One of Pacific Palisades wittiest and most astute writers is Robert Vickrey. He has been honored by the California News Publishers Association for his writing. His 2016 column begins a new series entitled: “The Best of Bob Vickey.”) … Continue reading

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TRX Yoga and TRX Training Classes Offered at the Palisades-Malibu YMCA

If a person is tired of his/her general daily exercise, the Palisades-Malibu YMCA is now offering TRX Yoga and TRX Conditioning, classes which specialize in individual instruction in a small class. Using straps attached to the ceiling, yoga exercisers are … Continue reading

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Three Residents Are Ranked among the 50 Wealthiest

The List is Compiled by the L.A. Business Journal By BILL BRUNS Circling the News Contributor Only three residents in Pacific Palisades are ranked among the 50 Wealthiest Angelenos in the latest compilation by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Everyone … Continue reading

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Hanks to Receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award

At the Golden Globe Awards in January Pacific Palisades resident Tom Hanks will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards show on January 5. Hanks, who tried to help save Village Books on Swarthmore, who gained … Continue reading

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Be Rosy Nails and Face Replaces Lilese Skincare

On Via de la Paz, Offering a Variety of Services A different kind of beauty space, Be Rosy Nails and Face, opened at 86l Via de la Paz on September 16, replacing Lilese Skincare. Owner Catherine “Cat” Dambrosia, who worked as the head … Continue reading

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