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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Netflix/Bay Theater Receives Positive Reviews
On December 16, Circling the News noted that the Bay Theater at 1035 Swarthmore had reopened and was showing numerous films daily. Although CTN’s editor has not yet made it to a movie there, she reached out to readers about...
Posted in Community, Film/Television
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Angels Whispering Messages of Peace
(Editor’s note: this was first printed in December 2004, when my children were 13, 11 and 8. ) Since the time I was a baby, every Christmas I heard the song “It came upon a midnight clear. . ..” I’ve...
Posted in Holidays
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Resilient Palisades Rallies Opposition as California Seeks to Charge Residential Solar Users
Even as more residents are installing solar panels, and Resilient Palisades is trying to establish a Solar Microgrid in Pacific Palisades, the state of California has revealed discouraging news. Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which governs investor-owned...
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The Brownstone Tree
(Editor’s note: Over the next five nights, I plan to run stories/viewpoints that I’ve written that center around Christmas. This is a story I wrote 20 years ago.) When I lived in New York and took acting classes, I was...
Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: South African Artists and Songs
(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. “A consuming tale of a broken legal system, its trail of ruin...
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Forget Dog Poop: Worry about Human Feces on Albright
Many homeowners are upset when dog walkers don’t pick up their pet’s excrement left on the resident’s front lawn. A homeowner who lives on Albright Street has a worse problem: human feces. In a December 15 Nextdoor post, the neighbor...
Posted in General
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Venice RV Dweller Paints Mural of Mike Bonin on Side of Camper
(Editor’s note: The December 15 story is reprinted by permission of Westside Current. Circling the News had asked CD 11 Candidate Allison Polhill about the camper by Westminister Elementary School in early November when she was working for LAUSD under...
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Homelessness, Schools
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Obituary: Dorothy Richards, 88, Long-time Resident
Dorothy Arline Richards, who was born October 27, 1933, in Garden City, Long Island, New York, passed away on November 25 – Thanksgiving Day. She was in her favorite chair in her home of more than 44 years on Enchanted...
Posted in Obituaries
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Updating the Fate of Two Eucalyptus at the Recreation Center
At the end of November, residents learned that two mature blue gums (eucalyptus) adjacent to the new Veterans Gardens at the Palisades Recreation Center were being targeted for removal. Cindy Kirven, who heads the Palisades Forestry Committee (under the aegis of...
Posted in Environmental, Parks
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Eclipse, a Pre-K School, Is Open in Pacific Palisades
Parents who have a child too old for preschool but too young for kindergarten have a pre-K option in Pacific Palisades: Eclipse School. The school’s co-founders, Beth Reilly and Shea Morris, are both licensed and experienced, and they are...
Posted in Kids/Parenting, Schools
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