Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Collection Antiques Shop Adds Books Under New Owner Jeff Ridgway 

  Since December 1, Palisadian Jeff Ridgway has been the new owner of Collections Antiques & Accessories at 15326 Antioch (across from Cafe Vida). Martha Strang, who had owned the shop since 1981, decided to retire and was happy to...

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OBITUARY: Esther Brudo, 95; a Former Resident and Psychotherapist

Former Pacific Palisades resident Esther S. Brudo died on August 23 in Watertown, Massachusetts. She was 95 and had been active in the Palisades Senior Alliance and the American Legion Post 283 Auxiliary. Born July 1, 1926, in Philadelphia as...

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Theatre Palisades Troupe Presents “It’s a Wonderful Life” as a Radio Drama Wednesday

The Theatre Palisades Actors’ Troupe (TPAT) will perform its eighth annual Christmas Radio Show at the Pierson Playhouse on Wednesday, December 15, at 7:30 p.m. Actors will present “It’s a Wonderful Life,” adapted for the stage by Joe Landry. Performed...

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Pacific Palisades Awards Celebration Held

The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its annual awards dinner on December 9 at the lower Bel-Air Bay Club. Recipients were Chris Spitz for Citizen of the Year and Scott Cullen, Rick McGeagh, Matthew Rodman, Ingrid Steinberg and Krishna Thangavelu...

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Chris Spitz Received PPCC’s Citizen of the Year Award

The Community Council proclaimed Chris Spitz as 2021 Citizen of the Year for leading the intense campaign to stop a plan to create a homeless village at Will Rogers State Beach. The attorney and longtime PPCC board member was honored...

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Golden Sparkplugs Honored at PPCC Awards Dinner

Five Pacific Palisades residents were honored as Golden Sparkplugs at the Community Council awards celebration on December 9 at the Bel-Air Bay Club. (See adjoining story about Citizen of the Year Chris Spitz.) Scott Cullen, Rick McGeagh, Matthew Rodman, Ingrid...

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A Grinch Cannot Stop This Year’s Ho!Ho!Ho! Festivities

The anticipation was high on Saturday as Mr. and Mrs. Claus arrived at Fire Station 69 and were transported to Simon Meadow atop the hook-and-ladder truck. Hearing sirens and seeing lights flashing, drivers pulled over, but once they saw Santa...

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: A Woman’s Voice

  (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...

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New “West Side Story” Features Rita Moreno, Directed by Steven Spielberg

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News Steven Spielberg is thankful Rita Moreno was on the set and in the cast of his new “West Side Story.” “She danced with the Sharks and the Jets in rehearsal,” Spielberg said....

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Corpus Christi Promotes the Spirit of Giving with “Santa Claus Saturday”

Corpus Christi Parish will conduct a special event this week called “Santa Claus Saturday,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church parking lot, off Carey Street. Unwrapped toys, dolls, games, balls, hoodies, art supplies, bikes, scooters or a...

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