Monthly Archives: April 2020
A Message from Msg. Liam Kidney at Corpus Christi Church
(Editor’s note: This is Holy Week for Christians, with Maunday Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday usually marked with religious observances and family gatherings. Circling the News reached out to Father Kidney, who responded with the following letter.) My Dear...
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Vittorio’s Is Open for Take-out Business; Donates to Medical Workers at St. John’s
Vittorio’s Ristorante, which has been on Marquez Avenue since 1984, continued its giving ways by donating 40 individually-packed lunches to the ER staff at Saint John’s Hospital. “We took lasagna, chopped salads, chicken Caesar salads and farfalle broccoli with tomatoes,...
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Palisades High School Parents Asked to Run for Board of Trustees
(Editor’s note: Current Palisades High School Board of Trustee member Reeve Chudd sent the following letter to Circling the News on April 7.) I’m writing to you with a request that perhaps you’ll find space in CTN to invite parents...
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Is It Possible that Southern California Was Exposed to the Coronavirus in December?
Fortunately, most of Los Angeles hasn’t yet seen the spike of coronavirus patients that people in New York/New Jersey have, but is there explanation? In an April 6 Sacramento Bee story (“Here’s When Experts Predict New Coronavirus Cases Will Peak...
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Pacific Palisades Recreation Center Homeless Shelter Proposal- Task Force Response
(Editor’s note: this April 7 letter from the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness was sent to Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Mike Bonin and L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl about the proposal to house homeless at the Palisades Recreation Center....
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Around the Town: Did You Know?
GAS PRICES: If you not one of the lucky people driving an all-electric car, Circling the News discovered what might be the best gas prices in town. An employee at the Palisades Car Wash and gas station was in the...
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Beech Street Offers Tasty Italian Sandwiches, Pastas, Pizzas and Entrees
Located on Swarthmore (across from CVS), Beech Street has one of the loveliest places to dine in Pacific Palisades, either outside in its quaint courtyard or inside near the fireplace. Families love to come here because not only does it...
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April 8, 2020, Musings
Musings BIRD FEEDER AND AN OWL CAM By Sue Pascoe · April 8, 2020 After listening to guest speaker Julie Hansen, owner of the Santa Monica Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop, at a Rotary Club meeting in January, my husband...
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April 8, 2020, Musings
Musings RANDY NEWMAN’S SONG–‘SHORT PEOPLE’ By Sue Pascoe · April 8, 2020 Palisadian Fran Morris Rosman, the executive director of the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, wrote Circling the News on April 9 regarding the mention of Pacific Palisades resident Randy Newman in...
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