Monthly Archives: July 2023

Palisades Democrats Plan Summer Garden Party

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

If a resident wants to meet state and local government officials, consider attending the Pacific Palisades Democratic Summer Garden Party. The summer party will be held at a private residence in the Riviera Palisades on Sunday, August 6, from 2 … Continue reading →

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Donating to Charitable Causes: Don’t Throw Money Away

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Americans donated a record $471 billion to charities in 2020, according to Giving USA. But, it does make a difference to whom you donate. The Daily Mail in a June 25 story (The WORST Charities in America? These Are the … Continue reading →

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FACT OR B.S. It Is Easier to Split an Atom than Repair Temescal

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton started bombarding targets with high-energy protons in March 1932 and by April of the same year, it appears they succeeded. It took a month to split the first atom. It took the Apollo 11 Mission, … Continue reading →

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A Delightful “Anastasia” Opens Friday at Pierson

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

One of the most anxiously awaited summer theater events, the Theatre Palisades Youth’s production of Anastasia, will open on Friday, July 21, and run select evenings and matinees through Sunday, July 30. Anastasia is a family-friendly musical that features a … Continue reading →

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Hornish Volunteers with Music Mends Minds 

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  By ALISON BURMEISTER In Tennessee William’s play “The Glass Menagerie, the son says “The play is memory. Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, it is not realistic. In memory everything seems to happen to … Continue reading →

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Handicapped Bathrooms Available if One Receives Permission

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

There are no handicapped bathrooms or bathrooms that can accommodate a walker or wheelchair available at the Palisades Recreation Center. The bathrooms at the Wolfberg Park, which were handicapped accessible, have been closed for about two weeks. That left the … Continue reading →

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Soccer Player Ali Riley and Actor Ben Platt in the News

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Two Palisadians, Ali Riley, the co-captain of the New Zealand woman’s soccer team and Actor Ben Platt, who’s movie Theater Camp is receiving rave reviews, are making national headlines. ALI RILEY Riley, who grew up in Pacific Palisades and played … Continue reading →

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Funds Needed to Research Teen Cancer Raised at Will Rogers

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Teen Cancer America held a successful polo fundraiser at Will Rogers Historic State Park on June 10.  It was an amazing event, not only raising funds but awareness. A teen or young adult cancer diagnosis differs from an older individual … Continue reading →

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Park Advisory Board Agenda for July 20 Meeting

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  The Palisades Park Advisory Board will hold its quarterly meeting on July 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center 851. All residents are invited to attend. Anyone wishing to make public comment on … Continue reading →

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Crazy about Pickleball Leads to Rally Club Clothing Line

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  Palisadian Jewlz Fahn confessed to Circling the News, “I’m completely obsessed about pickleball.” Fahn has partnered with Jonny Saven and Stephen Soller to form Rally Club, a new pickleball clothing line that is made to be worn both on … Continue reading →

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