Monthly Archives: March 2021
March 17, 2021, Musings
Musings ST. PATRICK’S DAY LLAMA By Sue Pascoe · March 17, 2021 Krispy Kreme was giving away free green glazed doughnuts to people wearing green today and, per tradition, many bars offered green beer. Local stores featured heads of cabbage...
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CRIME REPORT: New SLO Introduction
Ever since the long-time Senior Lead Officer in Pacific Palisades, Michael Moore, retired in January, LAPD West Division Commanding Officer Jonathan Tom has been unable to replace him, thanks to budget constraints. Instead, our area has a recurring SLO “substitute.”...
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Four Ways to Support the Red Cross During March
Sotheby Realtor Josie Tong, who has been a board member of the American Red Cross LA Region since 2018, asked if Circling the News could share more information about “March Is Red Cross Month.” “In a year overwhelmed by the...
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OBITUARY: Actor Cliff Simon, 58, Dies in a Kiteboarding Accident
Actor Cliff Simon, best known for playing the villain Ba’al on the “Stargate SG-1” television series, died on March 9 in a kiteboarding accident. His wife Collette reported his death on his Facebook page, writing “To Friends, family and...
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Palisades Civic League Meets Next Monday
The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet via Zoom on Monday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month.) This is the perfect opportunity...
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March 16, 2021, Musings
Musings CANCEL CULTURE DESTROYS FREEDOM By Sue Pascoe · March 16, 2021 “What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.”― Salman Rushdie Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and essayist, whose novel, “The Satanic Verses” (1988),...
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Property Values in Venice Go Down
When someone purchases a home, the hope is that it will turn out to be a good real estate investment, in addition to providing a nice place to live. But in the Mansion section of the Wall Street Journal on March...
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Obituary: William Soren Mortensen, Long-time Resident
William Soren Mortensen, who was born on July 19, 1932, passed away on February 28 at his home of 50 years in the Huntington Palisades. He was born in Philadelphia to Helen and Dr. William L. Mortensen, where his...
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LETTER: Captain Jonathan Tom Addresses Community
(Editor’s note: LAPD Commanding Officer of the West L.A. Division Captain Jonathan Tom sent the following letter to the community.) March 11, 2021 As many of you know, the trial for Minneapolis Police Department Officer Chauvin started this week. We...
March 15, 2021, Musings
Musings RAIN TOTAL By Sue Pascoe · March 15, 2021 While waiting for the official rain total from our town’s rainmeister Carol Leacock, Circling the News is having fun with our new rain gauge. We received .60 of an inch...
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