Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Good-Natured Older Bulldog Needs Adopting

Magdy needs adopting. This English Bulldog was probably used for breeding because of her sweet, gentle and good-natured temperament. Staff at the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, who save all sorts of “unadoptable” animals from shelters, said she came from Lancaster. They...

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HO!HO!HO! Features Santa, Reingoats and a Tortoise?

By CHAZ PLAGER As the days end earlier, the air gets colder, and the same five holiday songs seem to play over and over on the radio, only one conclusion can be reached: it’s time for Santa Claus to come...

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Posted in Community, Holidays | 3 Comments

Street Taco Stand Divides the Palisades

If one even started to question if a popup taco stand, Shekos Tacos, on the street by Ralphs had approval from the City of Los Angeles, one was instantly called a snob and out to destroy this “affordable” dining option...

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George Wolfberg Park Provides Easy Trails and Nice Views

Despite dire warnings about the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon not ready to be opened, it’s already turned into busy walking trail. Circling the News has been on the path, with her doggies, almost daily since the park opened...

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Posted in Parks | 5 Comments

Obituary: Dr. Lawrence J. Kondra, Husband and Friend

  Lawrence J. “Larry” Kondra, 71, husband, father, physician, and friend to many passed away peacefully at home in Pacific Palisades on December 11. Larry was born February 24, 1951, to Doris and Lawrence J. Kondra, DDS, in Englewood, New...

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Palisades Residents Generous in Giving for Red Kettle Day

  As two Pacific Palisades Optimists rang the bell for the Salvation Army in front of the Post Office on December 16, four young boys walked by. One asked, “Do you have to donate?” The Optimist told him, “You don’t...

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Theatre Palisades Presents “Miracle on 34th Street”

Theatre Palisades Actors’ Troupe presented a radio show of Miracle on 34th Street on December 14, which included ads from Lux soap. The almost full house, of all ages, laughed as the actress held up the box of soap and...

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Skirball Exhibition: Quilts Tell the Story of America

Story and Photos:  LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor My great-grandmother Dora Burdick’s crazy quilt commands a wall in my house like a stained-glass window, its luminous satin patches jigsawing around a central 5-point star. On closer inspection, clues emerge...

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Mike Hartman: The Real-Life Oscar Madison

  By BOB VICKREY At a recent informal memorial service for former Palisadian Mike Hartman, which was held on the grounds of the Palisades Recreation Center, one young man described Mike’s wardrobe when they first met. “Mr. Hartman was wearing...

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Local Students Participate in the Forestry Challenge

Thirteen students from Palisades Charter High School participated in the 2022 San Bernardino Forestry Challenge in November. The event was held at Hume SoCal in Green Valley Lake, and 93 students from 10 schools helped prepare a Forest Management Plan. “The kids...

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