Monthly Archives: March 2023
Los Leones Historical Hike This Saturday
Sign Up for Hike: Enjoy Refreshments and Talk After the predicted rains are over this week, it will be the perfect time to take a moderate-level hike at 8:45 a.m. in Los Leones Canyon (near Fire Station 23), on Saturday,...
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Car Ran Through Self Defense Studio: Reopening Planned April 3
Owner of the Z Ultimate Self Defense studio, Jim Herzog, was surprised when a Volkswagen ID.4 roared through the studio on January 31 about 5:15 p.m. The car, driven by a person picking up a pizza, was stopped when it...
Posted in Accidents/Fires, businesses/stores
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March 27, 2023, Musings
Musings GET INVOLVED IN THE FOURTH By Sue Pascoe · March 27, 2023 Believe it or not, its that time of year when the planning for the Fourth of July, the biggest day in the Palisades, starts. Everyone is invited...
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City Proposes Two Changes for Chautauqua and PCH
Former Palisadian-Post editor Bill Bruns spoke to a March 7 Optimist Club meeting on “Pacific Palisades: The Past, the Present and the Future.” Looking to the future and the next 50 years, Bruns made five predictions. He predicted the notorious...
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Read a Book, Meet a Will Rogers Neighbor
Liora Powers Spiess has come up with a great community-building event for her neighbors in the Will Rogers area – a book club. Not just any book, but The Neighborhood, by Peter Lovenheim. The nonfiction is based on a popular...
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Senator Ben Allen Honors Maryam Zar as 2023 Woman of The Year
Annually, each California legislator chooses a woman in his/her district to honor in collaboration with the Legislative Women’s Caucus. Senator Ben Allen selected Maryam Zar as the Senate District 24 Woman of the Year 2023. Zar, the President of...
March 26, 2023, Musings
Musings WITNESS AN ACCIDENT? By Sue Pascoe · March 26, 2023 A reader needs help. If you witnessed an accident between a red Mini-Cooper and a red truck at the intersection of Palisades Drive and Sunset Boulevard on Friday, March...
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Sandler Receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Comedian and Pacific Palisades resident Adam Sandler has been making audiences laugh for decades. Now he has received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center. The event was held last weekend and was filled with Sandler’s...
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Graffiti and Rain, Both “Hit” Pacific Palisades
Graffiti Issues Ongoing: When this editor first moved to Pacific Palisades in 1994, she was climbing the stairs below the Methodist Church between Haverford Avenue and the church parking lot. An elderly woman with a rag and some sort of...
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Get Ready, Get Set, Volunteer for July Fourth
Matthew Rodman, President of the Palisades Americanism Parade Association, announced that plans are now underway for the town’s annual Fourth of July festivities. The first meeting for volunteers will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, at the...
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