Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

The Simple Facts about Proposition 36

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

“It’s a world upside down,” said Hypein Im, President & CEO, Faith and Community Empowerment. She was one of 10 speakers at a downtown event, this summer asking people to vote for Prop. 36. Representing many of the people in … Continue reading →

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Canyon Elementary’s 1894 Schoolhouse Moved

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The Canyon Elementary School, built in 1894, is one of the oldest elementary schools in Los Angeles. The original and historic one-room schoolhouse, which is still on campus in Rustic Canyon, now serves as a library. On Saturday, it was … Continue reading →

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Modo Mio Closed, No Explanation Given

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Modo Mio, a restaurant that has served customers in Pacific Palisades since 1985, has closed. One loyal customer called to place an order and found the phone was disconnected. The eatery, which focused on Northern Italian cuisine was purchased in … Continue reading →

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YMCA Pumpkin Patch Will Open Saturday

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The much beloved YMCA Pumpkin Patch will open this weekend on Saturday, September 28. Hours will be Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pumpkins will be available until … Continue reading →

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Addams Family Comes to PaliHi in a Terrific Production

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Just in time for Halloween, director Nancy Fracchiolla brings the delightful Addams Family Musical to the Palisades High School stage. At a preview performance, someone was laughing loud in the mostly empty audience, and then I realized it was me. … Continue reading →

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What is it #40?

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

In 1968, I was on a short vacation from the Army hospital, where I was working. My parents and my wife Danielle had joined me. We  were in our old Volvo, as we drove by the outskirts of Vienna. I … Continue reading →

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Former LAPD Beach Detail Head Rusty Redican Honored

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

A special celebration luncheon was held at Kay’s on September 25, to laud former beach detail Head Officer John E. Redican III, “Rusty.” He officially retired from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on September 19, after 22 years of … Continue reading →

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Pot Shots #27

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

What are Pot-Shots? 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 … Continue reading →

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Santa Catalina Island: Aztecs Are Gone and So Is Sugarloaf Rock

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By STEWART SLAVIN Did you know the birthplace of the Aztec civilization was Santa Catalina Island where the buffalo roam? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. In September 1899, both the Chicago Sunday Tribune and St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran banner … Continue reading →

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Commercial Building on Sawtelle Destroyed by Fire

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at 6:13 a.m. September 23, to a fire reported at a vacant and boarded 53,500 square foot two-story commercial building at 2050 S Bundy Dr. Five hours later, LAFD reported “Well coordinated and methodical efforts continue … Continue reading →

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