Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Winding Way Art Installation on View at the YMCA’s Pumpkin Patch

By TRACEY PRICE and CINDY SIMON  Special to Circling the News This year’s upcycling public art installation at Simon Meadow is “Cultivating Color 2021.” Those visiting the YMCA’s Pumpkin Patch, at the corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Sunset Boulevard,...

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“Avenue Q” Delights at PaliHi – Only a Weekend Left

If you’re looking for an absolutely delightful and silly way to spend an evening examining racism, sex, the internet and even naked puppets, the Palisades High School production of “Avenue Q” will not disappoint. Director (and resident) Nancy Cassaro-Fracchiolla writes,...

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Naidu Permaul Steps Up as Optimist Club President

This month longtime member Naidu Permaul will once again serve as president of the Palisades Optimist Club, where the motto is “Friend of Youth” and its goal is “Bring out the Best in Kids.” Born in Aruba, Permaul grew up...

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PaliHi Football (7-0) Routs University, Awaits Showdown with Hamilton (6-0) 

The undefeated Palisades High School football team crushed University 55-0 last Friday at home and is now 7-0 for the season and 2-0 in Western League action. Head Coach Chris Hyduke said that going into the match, he had two...

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: It’s About the Senses

(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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Claire’s Closet Continues to Accept Clothing and Hygiene Items at the Methodist Church

Claire’s Closet at the Palisades Methodist Church needs restocking with supplies for local people experiencing homelessness. A supply drive to support the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness will be held on Saturday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 2...

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Honorary Mayor Eugene Levy Will Dine with a Raffle Winner, Benefitting Rotary and the YMCA

When Pacific Palisades Honorary Mayor Eugene Levy was asked to dine for charity, the acclaimed actor was all in – provided the company and food were good. The Palisades Rotary Club, which is sponsoring the fundraising event, is vouching for...

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Emails Regarding Westchester Homeless Camps Proposed by Bonin Still Not Received

  At the beginning of August, Pacific Palisades received the good news that Will Rogers Beach Parking Lot would not be taken away from the public to put up makeshift housing for the homeless. Those proposals, by City Councilmen Mike Bonin...

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A Wish Fulfilled: Ernie Marquez’s New Book Documents the History of Rancho de Santa Monica

By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor While most of us lesser lights lack the celebrity status needed to earn Henry Louis Gates’ search for ancestral stories in the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” there is one local family that...

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Undefeated PaliHi Football Defeats Venice in Western League Opener, 33-13

  Now 6-0 this season, the Palisades High Dolphins routed arch-rival Venice last Friday night, 33-13, to open Western League play. Sophomore quarterback Sammy Silvia, starting only his second varsity game, completed three touchdowns passes to senior Moses Ross, and...

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