Monthly Archives: February 2021

Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Trying to Get the Vaccine

Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in mid-March: sending a weekly Covid-themed...

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Theatre Palisades Youth Member Suffers Bike Accident, Is Recovering in the ICU

Theatre Palisades Youth Director Lara Ganz sent out the following plea in a February 12 email. “One of our cherished community members and her family are in need of our support,” Ganz said. “Molly Steinsapir was seriously injured in a...

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Awards Season Nominations Feature Current and Former Palisades Residents

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News So much is going on in our world now, it may not register that we’re in the midst of awards season! Nominations have been announced for three awards shows: The Golden Globes,...

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Sarena Hayer Looks Back with Appreciation for a Valuable Rotary Scholarship 

  Sarena Hayer, who is in her last year at the Albert Medical School at Brown University, spoke recently about a Rotary Foundation District Scholarship that paid for a year of graduate school at the London School of Economics in...

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PLUM Committee to Re-Hear Controversial Project at Former Jack-in-the-Box Location

The L.A. City Planning and Land Use Committee will rehear plans for a controversial project to be built at the former Jack-in-the-Box site (17346 Sunset Blvd.) at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16 in a virtual meeting. At the prior...

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Interesting Details about the Radcliffe Celebrity Shuffle

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News (Editor’s note: After Circling the News noted that Keri Russell, Jennifer Garner, Tom Brady’s son and Helen Gurley Brown had lived on Radcliffe Street, we received the following update.) You may need...

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Want Your Kids/Grandkids to Win a Prize? Look to the Optimists

Anyone who has watched their kids apply to college knows that not only are grades and test scores considered, but also extracurricular activities and awards/prizes are requested. Given the pandemic, there have been limited ways for teens to achieve something...

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Spotty Wireless Communication Is an Issue in Pacific Palisades

On February 5, Pacific Palisades Community Council Area 8 Representative Reza Akef wrote an email to Circling the News and PPCC members that he wanted that body to address Spectrum/Frontier services here. Akef noted that “The customer service doesn’t care when...

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Palisades Recreation Center Director Erich Haas Says Goodbye, Looks Back on 13 Successful Years

  Goodbyes are so hard, particularly when a person is well-liked and done a great job, such as Erich Haas, who has been director of the Palisades Recreation Center for the past 13 years. At the Recreation and Park Commissioners meeting...

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New Restroom on Rose Avenue Cost the City an Inflated $2 Million

  An expensive new restroom was built last year with L.A. Rec and Park funds at Rose Avenue along the Venice Ocean Park Walk. The 815-sq.-ft. structure includes 10 stalls. The initial bid to replace the previous structure was $1,783,000,...

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