Monthly Archives: June 2022

Free U.S. Flags on the Village Green, Sunday

Fly your U.S. Flag on Flag Day, June 14, and on the Fourth of July. Even if you don’t always approve of everything our government does, you have the right to vote to make changes – and the freedom to … Continue reading

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Revival Roots Specialists Provide Tools, Plants and Advice

By ALISON BURMEISTER If a resident has thought about starting a garden, but is unsure how to do it, it’s simple: call Reed Newman, CEO and Owner of Revival Roots. Newman and his team of experts will not only help … Continue reading

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Buscaino Asks City to Pass Motion to Ban Camping at Libraries

Pacific Palisades residents will be happy to hear about a new motion (LAMC 41-.18 and 56.11) submitted by Councilmember Joe Bucaino on June 3 that would prohibit lying, sleeping and storing personal property within 500 feet of a library. A … Continue reading

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PaliHi Climate Summit Day Resulted in School-wide Interaction

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News Senior Camran Mahmoodi leaned forward to share details of a climate change lesson in his Improv class at Palisades Charter High School. “I wasn’t expecting it,” he said. “It was funny and … Continue reading

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PaliHi Grad Caroline Vincent Receives Intercollegiate Tennis Association Leadership Award

Palisades High alumnus Caroline Vincent, a senior at West Point, has won the 2022 ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award, which is endowed by Billie Jean King. “Caroline is a championship human being on and off the court, … Continue reading

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Obituary: Patrick Hart, 74, Key Figure in Palisades Homeless Task Force

Patrick Lynn Hart, one of the key figures in the implementation of the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, passed away on May 30. He had Multiple Systems Atrophy Striatonigral Degeneration, a rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder that had only been … Continue reading

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Brain Fog

(Editor’s note: Palisadian Alan Eisenstock’s 20th book, came out May 3. He wrote it with Sonya Curry, the mom of NBA Legend Stephen Curry click here.  When Eisenstock is not writing, he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of … Continue reading

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Garden Club Meeting Includes Speaker/Door Prize Drawings

The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will meet via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 6, with a presentation on summer vegetables and pest management by guest speaker Christy Wilhelmi. Guests are welcomed and could win one of Wilhemi’s books. … Continue reading

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“Minnesota Mike” Back in Pacific Palisades

A transient from Minnesota, known as Mike, was arrested on Monday for the robbery of a cell phone and sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center. Bail was set at $50,000. Today, Mike was back on the streets of Pacific Palisades. … Continue reading

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Chrysalis Is Funded by BID: Caruso Pays

Many Pacific Palisades residents appreciate the work that Chrysalis workers do in keeping the business area clean with sidewalk washing, weeding and trash pickup. One resident sent Circling the News a note last week, “It makes me crazy that Chrysalis … Continue reading

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