Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Town’s Oldest Residents Enjoy a Special Birthday Celebration

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  The traditional birthday party for residents 90 years and older, hosted by the Woman’s Club, returned in person on May 4, for the first time since 2019. The festive clubhouse was filled with nearly 100 people, including the celebrants, … Continue reading →

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Palisades High Boys Tennis Team Takes City Section Title

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The number-1 ranked Palisades Dolphins defeated Granada Hills 20 to 9 ½ on May 1 to win their 15th consecutive team title. This win marks Coach Bud Kling’s 52nd City Tennis Team Title and his 69th title for Boys and … Continue reading →

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Honor Orchestra Venue Changed for May 11

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Under Conductor Larry Newman, the All School Elementary Orchestra Concert that is held annually will now take place on Saturday, May 1,1 at Bel Air Church, 16211 Mulholland Drive.  NOTE: this is a NEW venue, because  “UCLA has called off … Continue reading →

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Safe Parking: The Emperor’s New Clothes

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Hans Christian Anderson wrote a folk tale about an emperor who is obsessed with fancy new clothes, and spent lavishly on them at the expense of the state. Two con men, posing as weavers, offer to supply the emperor with … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Market Looking up for Bluebirds

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  While there seem to be many houses for sale in Pacific Palisades, there’s one subpopulation that seems to be growing: bluebirds.   A reader wrote to CTN: When I moved to the Palisades more than 20+ years ago, the … Continue reading →

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Westside Ballet Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Gala

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Westside Ballet will celebrate its 50th anniversary with three events in May at the Broad Stage at SMC Performing Arts Center. The Spring Gala, which is at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, starts with a cocktail reception, raffle and … Continue reading →

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17 Nonprofits Benefit from Will Rogers 5/10K Foundation Funding

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Seventeen organizations were the recipients of grants of $40,000 that was donated to the Palisades Optimist Club by the Palisades Will Rogers Run Foundation (PWR). The Foundation, which runs the 5/10K Fourth of July Race, partnered with Optimists, to select … Continue reading →

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What Is It! #24

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

This is a captain’s chair. Most were intended for the naval officer’s cabin. It’s made of heavy oak. The curved back lip is of bent ewe which binds the parts together securely. The wide seat and outward angled legs discouraged … Continue reading →

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A Member of the “A Team” Returns

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Los Angeles Police Officers Adam Margin and Jose Bermudez used to be referred to as the “A Team” by past president of the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, Sharon Kilbride. She said that the two, who were members of … Continue reading →

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Caltrans Updates the Tramonto Slide and Reopening a Lane of PCH  

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

One northbound lane of PCH was closed in mid-February by Caltrans. Caltrans in a May 7 statement said the right-bound lane was closed for safety because of a slide that occurred in mid-February and worsened by a second series of … Continue reading →

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