Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Seniors Neglected by City of Los Angeles

A Westchester senior asked Circling the News, “Why are the seniors not taken care of?” In Los Angeles, one in four people are identified as a “senior” citizen (60+). According to an 2016 Empower La study “Purposeful Aging,” (https://empowerla.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Purposeful-Aging-6222016b.pdf), the...

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Monday’s Rainfall Brings Town Close to Its Season Average

  About 1.1 inches of rain fell across Pacific Palisades yesterday, ending a 12-week dry spell during what is normally the “rainy” season. Thanks to 10.1 inches of rain in December, the Palisades is now close to its annual average of 13.78...

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$50 Million Spent on Potrero, Maybe More, and Still No Park

The latest estimate for the opening of the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon is now this fall, Pacific Palisades Community Council President David Card told members at their March 24 meeting. For readers who keep track of always-elastic construction...

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Street Tree Planting Is Underway in Pacific Palisades

The Palisades Forestry Committee, under the auspices of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, has pledged to plant 100 trees this year to help celebrate the town’s centennial. The first of the hundred, a Coast Live Oak, was planted at Founders...

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An Extraordinary “Oliver” Playing at Palisades High School

Circling the News had not planned to write a review about “Oliver,” Palisades High School’s spring musical that only has four performances left. The editor felt she had already alerted readers to the show before its opening. But after seeing...

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Marshall Ingwerson to Address Task Force on Reducing Homelessness

Marshall Ingwerson, a journalist, former editor-in-chief of the Christian Science Monitor and founder of the “What Works Initiative” a project to spread public awareness on issues of public concern, will speak at the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness community Zoom meeting...

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Makeup Tips for Aging Gracefully

By ALISON BURMEISTER Special to Circling the News As a professional makeup artist for more than 20 years, some of the more challenging makeup moments I’ve encountered recently have been doing my own makeup. As I age, I’ve noticed there...

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Respected L.A. Film Critic Turan Offers Oscar Picks

One of the favorite speakers at the Palisades Optimist Club is now retired L.A. Times film critic Kenneth Turan, who makes a yearly visit to offer his wisdom in selecting Oscar awardees. The 94th Academy Awards will be held on...

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Rotary Steps Up for Village Green Fountain Maintenance

The Palisades Rotary Club presented a check for $1,000 to the Village Green Board on March 21 to help maintain the fountain, which is enclosed by brick and features small brass dolphins. “We are so very grateful for the donation...

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Palisades Civic League Meets on Monday

The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet via Zoom on Monday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month.) This is the perfect opportunity...

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