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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Earth Day Opportunities: Beach Cleaning or Festival at Will Rogers
EARTH DAY OPPORTUNITIES: Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson was concerned about the environment in the United States, especially after the massive 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara. With the publication of Rachel...
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Obituary – Weslie McKay, Revere Teacher, Long-time Resident
Weslie Ann McKay passed away peacefully on January 31, 2022. She was 84. Weslie was born on March 22, 1937, in Glendale, California, to Thomas and Lillian McKay. She graduated from Glendale High School in 1955. She attended UCLA and...
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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: A Slap, A Punch?
(Editor’s note: Palisadian Alan Eisenstock’s 19th book “Redeeming Justice” co-written with Jarrett Adams, came out on September 14 and was named the Best Book of September by Amazon. When Eisenstock is not writing, he pursues what he calls “a crazy...
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Kyrgyszstan Natives Open “Pancake” Eatery on Via
While we waited in line at a local supermarket, a resident asked me, “Have you done a story about the place on Via de la Paz? They have the best blinis.” I told her no, but promised that Circling the...
Posted in businesses/stores, Restaurants
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Pacific Palisades 1958 Killer Slide
(Editor’s note: Stewart Slavin posted the story below on his Facebook. Circling the News asked if we could post it for readers. Slavin is a longtime resident who has worked as a foreign correspondent in Asia and the Pacific granted...
Posted in Community, Environmental, Geology/Dinosaurs/Earth
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At Oratorical Contest, Students Prove They Are Optimists, Too
Eight young contestants delivered inspirational, optimistic messages on March 31 in the Palisades Lutheran Church Sanctuary, with about 100 people in the audience. The annual Optimist Oratorical Contest featured the theme “Staying Optimistic in Challenging Times.” The emcee this year...
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Malibu Seeks to Shelter Homeless Population Outside Malibu
(Editor’s note: this story, by Clara Harter, was originally printed March 29 in the Santa Monica Daily Press and is reprinted with permission.) Malibu, like the rest of Los Angeles County, has seen an uptick in its homeless population, but...
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Fundraiser for Children of Ukraine and a Hospitalized Theatre Palisades Founder
Theatre Palisades Youth Director Lara Ganz is organizing a fundraiser that will support a TP founder, Cindie Wright Banks, as well as children in Mariupol, Ukraine. The youth will be performing “Puffs” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. Tickets are...
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Homeless Woman Attacks Visitor with Vile Substance along RV Row in the Ballona WetlandsÂ
An oversized porta-potty, paid for by Councilman Mike Bonin, has been placed adjacent to the environmentally sensitive Ballona Wetlands for those living in a long line of illegally parked RVs on Jefferson Boulevard. A woman who lives in one of...
Posted in Community, Crime/Police, Environmental, Homelessness
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Loomey’s Toy Boutique, on Via, Offers Toys, Candy and Dippin’ Dots
Occupying the former Sew Chateau space at 833 Via de la Paz, Loomey’s Toy Boutique opened on March 26. Owner Amanda Rastegar, who has lived in Pacific Palisades since 2009, wanted to open a “mom-and-pop” store where “I could have a...
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