Monthly Archives: November 2024

Apple Pies Promote Tattoo Removal: It’s Pie Day at Amalfi Estates

Anthony Marguleas and the Amalfi Estates staff hosted their eighth annual Thanksgiving Pie Day on November 26. Marguleas purchased more than 100 apple and pumpkin pies from Homeboy Bakery, and happy clients and friends were the recipients – just in … Continue reading

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What is it? #49

These are called molas, and they were made by the Kuna natives in a region that includes northern Panama and adjacent islands. Originally, molas were highly decorative native female blouses but starting around 1930 the Kuna began to use their … Continue reading

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Another Damning Audit for LAHSA: Will Anything Happen?

(This article first appeared in CityWatch on November 25 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL On November 19, L.A. County’s Auditor-Controller released its audit of LAHSA’s financial practices.  Its 16 findings are nothing short of damning. Among a … Continue reading

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Pot Shot #36

Ashleigh Brilliant writes: WHAT EXACTLY IS A “POT-SHOT” OR “BRILLIANT THOUGHT?” Pot-Shots are epigrams, composed according to the following very strict rules. The length must never exceed 17 English words. Note that this is a maximum. Some Pot-Shots are much … Continue reading

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Letter: Residents Need to Ask City for Full EIR for Tramonto Project

(Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to CTN) Thank you for previously publishing informative articles in Circling the News about the Development.  I am hoping that you can publish another for us urgently. There is a PLUM hearing on Tuesday … Continue reading

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Residents Needed to Contact Park’s Office about Tramonto Slide

An L.A. City Planning and Land Use (PLUM) Committee meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, at the John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340 City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, (entrance on Main Street) to discuss … Continue reading

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Hathaway Recognized as Pride of the Palisades

People who run in the Pacific Palisades 4th of July Will Rogers 5/10K, may not realize that the race is put on by mostly volunteers, including Thomas Hathaway. For his years of volunteering, measuring the course and working with the … Continue reading

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Local Fire Stations Receive “Thanksgiving” Gift Cards

The Ronald Reagan Post 283 Auxiliary presented Pacific Palisades two local fire stations with grocery gift cards to defray the expanse of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. Many may not realize that firefighters must pay for their own meals while on … Continue reading

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Holiday Fire Safety Advice

When Auxiliary Post 283 members visited Fire Station 23 and 69 on November 23, Captains and firefighters made the following holiday safety recommendations. Check smoke alarms for proper function and replace batteries if needed. One obvious tip was “No outside … Continue reading

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Community Rallies to Support $105K Restoration of Temescal Mural

(Editor’s note: This story first ran in the Pacific Palisades Historical Society newsletter and is reprinted with permission.) By LIBBY MOTIKA – Pacific Palisades Historical Society Board Member Forty years ago, Palisades High School senior Kat Kozik and David Strauch … Continue reading

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