Monthly Archives: September 2021

Business Improvement District to Replace Two Ficus Trees on Sunset

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In July, when the Pacific Palisades Business Improvement District hired Luis Casas of Legacy Tree Care to trim the trees along Sunset Boulevard and other areas in the district, his crew discovered that two of the Indian Laurel Ficus trees … Continue reading →

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Playing the Ponies

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(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 March 2020: sending a weekly … Continue reading →

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Great News from the Recreation and Park Board Meeting

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Marvin Braude Beach Trail Widening Approved: Pacific Palisades residents received some great news at today’s meeting of the L.A. Recreation and Park Board of Commissioners and afterwards. First, they approved the Marvin Braude Beach Trail Gap Closure Project in Pacific Palisades, and … Continue reading →

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Pali High Is Back and Better Than Ever! 

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Special to Circling the News By MARGOT BARRETT and OLIVER NEWMAN After more than a year-and-a-half of virtual schooling, Palisades Charter High School is officially back to in-person schooling. On August 18, the campus was brought back to life, with … Continue reading →

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Theatre Palisades Reopens with a Tense, Vigorous ‘Wait Until Dark’

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor   Live theatre is back! That was evident Friday night as an eager crowd entered Pierson Playhouse proudly wearing their LTIB sticker! A long-delayed hiatus and yearlong pause on the opening of “Wait … Continue reading →

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Rules for Storage Bins Used to Store Homeless Possessions

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  There were 2,550 storage bins at Skid Row, according to a City News Service story in February 2020. And now there are 78 bins on two semi-flatbed trucks at the parking lot at Rose and the Venice Beach Boardwalk. … Continue reading →

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OBITUARY: Norma Sweeney, 83; an Early TWA Flight Attendant, Former Palisades Resident

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Norma Romaine Johnson Barnes Sweeney passed away on August 26 in Thousand Oaks. She was 83 years young, and her life was cut short from a lengthy battle with dementia. Norma was born in Wood County, Ohio, on July 23, 1938, and … Continue reading →

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