Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Forget the Pie, Make Svea Johnson’s ‘Ugly Cake’ from an Obscure 1930s’ Recipe

At a Friends of the Library book sale this fall in Thermopolis, Wyoming, my sister picked out several interesting books for me. One was titled “Lutheran Church Basement Women: Lutefisk, Lefse, Lunch and Jell-O.” Topics covered included: How to make...

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City Moves Forward with Digital Signs

If you like blinking signs and digital advertisements, you’ll love when the City installs them in the bus shelters at the corner of Carey and Sunset, the corner of Temescal Canyon and Sunset and in front of the high school...

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Palisades Library Update and How to Order a Book

  Gail Kim, the Pacific Palisades Children’s Librarian, notified Circling the News that he Palisades Library’s book drop is open once again for library material returns. It will be closed on holidays. She was asked if there was any plan to...

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The 2020 Palisades Reads Program Will Feature Author Dana Johnson Thursday Evening

The second annual Palisades Reads program will be held at 5 p.m. tomorrow, December 3. To receive the Zoom link, RSVP to [email protected]. The talk will feature author Dana Johnson, an associate professor of English at USC, who will discuss her...

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide

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A Local Gift Idea—Portraits of Hope Products

Buy a beautiful ring, umbrella, pet collar or cornhole board, while supporting Portraits of Hope. In 1995, Palisadian Ed Massey and his brother Bernie founded POH, using art and visual imagery in large-scale art exhibitions. The program allowed seriously ill...

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YMCA Christmas Tree Lot Opens Tuesday, Offering the Freshest Selection in L.A.

The YMCA Christmas Tree lot will open tomorrow, December 1, offering quality trees ranging in size from table to more than 15 feet tall. Different-sized wreaths and garlands are also available. The lot will be open Monday through Friday from...

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Public Hearing (Telephonically) for Jack-in-the-Box Building Replacement Set for December 8

  The Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee of the Los Angeles City Council will hold a public hearing telephonically about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8, for the proposed Jack-in-the Box building replacement. The PLUM committee will discuss the...

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CRIME: Pacific Palisades crimes reported through November 29.

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore sent his weekly crime for this area.   ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON November 25, at 4:15 p.m. in the 14800 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The male white suspect, 40-45 years old...

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Alan Eisenstock Playlist: Goodbye Songs

(Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in mid-March: sending a weekly Covid-themed...

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