Monthly Archives: April 2020
Rotary Club Helps Palisades High Students with Internet “Hot Spots”
Palisades High technology director Jeff Roepel approached the Palisades Rotary Club with an unusual request: $3,600 for internet hotspots. Once the request was explained, the Rotary Foundation Board voted unanimously to grant the money. Incoming President Trish Bowe presented a check to Roepel in front...
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Face Masks: To Wear or Not to Wear and Other Questions that Don’t Have Answers
Today on the County of Los Angeles COVID-19 update to the public, one reporter asked if a person needed to wear a mask when jogging. “No” was the response. But businesses that are open are required to provide employees with...
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Moku: One Restaurant Everyone Agrees Is Good
When you have three adult children, picking a restaurant that everyone can agree upon can be tricky. In our case, Moku, located in the plaza at the corner of Sunset and Palisades Drive, is always the winner. The Jalapeno bomb...
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April 15, 2020, Musings
Musings ARSONIST PLACED UNDER ARREST By Sue Pascoe · April 15, 2020 An astute Pacific Palisades resident, after seeing the photo of the man who started the fire at State Liquor on PCH and West Channel Road, saw him in...
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A New Way to Celebrate a Birthday: A Flock of Flamingos
People who have had birthdays during the coronavirus shutdown have had to settle for celebration “parties” at home, isolated from most family members and one’s friends (though Zoom visits help). For those living alone, unless you went to Gelson’s or...
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Hacked Email Leads to Money Scam
Scams are everywhere during the coronavirus shutdown. Beware! Here’s one example. A resident received an email from a well-known Pacific Palisades senior named “Bob.” As all Los Angeles residents are aware, those over the age of 65 and those with compromised...
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Former Taliban Hostage Puts Covid-19 and Home Quarantine in Perspective
I saw my neighbor outside picking up her newspaper this morning and asked how she was doing. “I am so over this,” she said. I agreed, and added, “I’m done.” Of course, we’re not done. Los Angeles residents have been...
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Window Between Worlds Introduces Free Art Workshop
As people are “trapped” in their homes, and errands are confined to a run to the grocery store or restaurant take-out, stress can mount. The national healing arts nonprofit, A Window Between Worlds (AWBW), is offering a free resource for...
April 14, 2020, Musings
Musings LITTLE TUNNEL GETS A PAINT JOB By Sue Pascoe · April 14, 2020 (Bill read) A Santa Monica Canyon resident wrote: “Thanks to our neighbors at 101 Ocean, who kindly paid for the labor and supplies to paint the...
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Living Through Our Own “Groundhog Day” Sequel
By BOB VICKREY Special to Circling the News We have suddenly found ourselves caught in a time-loop and are now unwittingly living the same day over-and-over again, just like poor Bill Murray did in the movie “Groundhog Day.” While practicing...
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