Monthly Archives: December 2024

Letter: HMBAP, LLC Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich Regarding Paseo Miramar

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: CTN received a letter from Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich regarding the Paseo Miramar Story. It is printed below. My response follows. Additionally, CTN reached out to Crest Real Estate for a comment. If they respond the story will be … Continue reading →

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The Brownstone Christmas Tree

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

When I lived in New York and took acting classes, I was assigned to work on a scene with a woman who was in her early fifties.  She had always seemed bemused and quietly removed from interactions with most of … Continue reading →

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John Lennon’s Rainbow Mittens 

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

When I was twenty-in, I loaded up a suitcase with all my worldly possessions, two hundred dollars, and took a Greyhound bus from South Dakota to New York City. I was too naïve to realize the folly of what I … Continue reading →

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Resilience Is One  Trait of Wisdom

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

When Palisadian Dr. Laura Gabayan began the Wisdom Research Project in 2022, the eight traits continually identified with wisdom were: resilience, kindness, positivity, spirituality, humility, tolerance, creativity and curiosity. Resilience topped the list as it was the trait encountered most … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Westwood Rec Center Doesn’t Treat Girls Equally

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

This editor referees high school soccer and was assigned a girls varsity game this afternoon, Thursday, December 19, at the Westwood Recreation Center. It was a league game between Shalhevet High School and Compton Early College High School.  Since many … Continue reading →

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What Is It? # 52

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

This is a cast iron fireplace fire back. They were first produced in Europe in the 15th century. Fire backs are placed on the backwall of fireplaces. Their main purpose was to protect the backwall from overheating which would cause … Continue reading →

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A Gaggle of Geese: A Pod of Whales: A Slew of Good Lawyers?

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News put out a query for a reader who wanted a good estate/trust lawyer that was local to Pacific Palisades. CTN promised to let the reader know of any responses. Readers were exceptionally helpful. CTN does not recommend … Continue reading →

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Pot Shot #39.

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

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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New Café, Neto’s, Opens on the Beach

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

After finishing an egg, bacon and cheese breakfast sandwich, and a latte at Neto’s Café, the decidedly warm Wednesday, made sitting at the beach a perfect place to people watch – with the Pacific Ocean in the background. Neto’s Café … Continue reading →

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Homelessness Programs: Could Things Get Any Worse?

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in CityWatch on December 16 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL   Over the past few months, it seems there has been nothing but bad news about the performance of Los Angeles’ … Continue reading →

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