Monthly Archives: March 2020
March 4, 2020, Musings
Musings MANY CALL IT A “VOTING DISASTER” By Sue Pascoe · March 4, 2020 One person reported to Circling the News last night at 8 p.m that. there was still a long line of people waiting to vote at the...
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Obituary: Michael Henry Benton, Resident, Son, Brother
December 10, 1979 – February 25, 2020 On February 25, 2020, we lost our cherished and beloved son, brother, nephew and uncle, Michael Henry Benton, who was 40 years old. As is known by our close community and many...
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Palisades Resident Experiences Greek Refugee Camp: Pharmacy Items Needed
Story and Photos by MARYAM ZAR Special to Circling the News (Editor’s note: Maryam Zar, a former Pacific Palisades Community Council Chair, a member of the Design Review Board, a City Commissioner on the Status of Women and a member...
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March 3, 2020, Musings
Musings FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ACCEPTING BOOKS By Sue Pascoe · March 3, 2020 For months, the Friends of the Palisades Library couldn’t accept book donations–after a driver in the parking lot accidentally drove into the storage room door. The...
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Crime Report for Pacific Palisades February 6 to 29
LAPD Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore released the crimes reported through February 29. To report a crime in progress, call 9-1-1. To report any non-emergency crime, call (877) 275-5273. A crime that has occurred may be reported in person at...
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Neighbors Question Use of Charcoal Grills in Veterans Gardens Project at the Recreation Center
Alma Real residents discovered that eight charcoal grills were proposed for the former picnic area at the Palisades Recreation Center, where the Veterans Gardens/bocce courts are now being constructed. One resident came before the Park Advisory Board (PAB) at its...
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LETTER TO CIRCLING THE NEWS: “Voting as Simple as 1, 2, 3? Almost.”
(Editor’s note: Lifelong resident John Wilson voted on Sunday at the Palisades Recreation Center, the only voting center in our town. He sent the following interesting account to Circling the News.) I was at the Rec Center about 10 a.m. and quickly...
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Chamber Music Palisades to Feature New Concerto and the Lyris Quartet at March 4 Concert
Chamber Music Palisades (CMP) will present an evening of flute, harp and strings at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at St. Matthew’s Parish, 1031 Bienveneda Ave. The evening will feature a preview of a new work by composer Bruce...
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March 2, 2020, Musings
Musings SUPER TUESDAY, GEORGE MCGOVERN AND WILL ROGERS By Sue Pascoe · March 2, 2020 On the eve of Super Tuesday, I recommend a November 12, 2012 story in Vanity Fair titled “McGovern ’72: An Oral History.” The first paragraph...
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