Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

The Tarot Cards Foretold the Future of Friends

(Editor’s note: Bob Vickrey sent the following message: “Five years ago, my longtime Palisadian friend Paul Morantz sent me a story he had written that was so tantalizing and well-told, I circulated it among many friends. Sadly, it never received...

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Bands, Musicians and Singers Sought for 4th of July Online Concert in the Palisades

A 60-minute virtual concert is being planned for the Fourth of July in Pacific Palisades. Main talents that will be featured include Adam Topol, Tom Freund, Rocky Dawuni and friends. The event will be broadcast via Facebook Live on July...

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Summer Is Fast Approaching: Time to Read and Also Enjoy Online Events at the L.A. Public Library

Gail Kim, children’s librarian at the Palisades Branch Library, wrote Circling the News on June 4 to say that even though the  library is still closed, there are lots of opportunities, starting with the “Summer Reading Challenge.” “Believe it or...

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About 300 People Stage Protest in Pacific Palisades

About 300 local residents gathered at the El Medio bluffs at 11 a.m. to peacefully protest George Floyd’s killing with a Black Lives Matter demonstration. Marchers went down El Medio onto Sunset Boulevard, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “Be the...

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What’s on Your Mind? Residents Have Questions, Suggestions

Readers keep asking numerous good questions about what’s going on in our town and bring good articles to my attention. I’m including a sampling here, so you can help with answers—or have something new to think about. Jokes Amid the...

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Library’s Annual Summer Writing Contest Is Underway, And Now Citywide

The Friends of the Palisades Library organization has launched its annual summer creative writing contest, which for the first time in the contest’s history is now available to students who attend school (private or public) in Los Angeles. Youth and...

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Captain Jonathon Tom Sends Public Safety Message

(Editor’s note: The following message was sent to the Pacific Palisades community on June 6, from LAPD Captain Jonathon Tom, Commanding Officer, West Los Angeles Area.) “Recently information from a leaked Los Angeles Sheriffs (LASO) document was distributed and shared...

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Canyon Elementary Classroom Replacement Project to Start

Residents, parents and staff of Canyon Charter Elementary School received a notice that LAUSD will begin work on the first phase of replacing Department of Housing (DOH) portable buildings on that campus. Portable buildings were brought onto LAUSD campuses in...

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Businesses Begin Reopening in Pacific Palisades

As stay-at-home orders due to Covid-19 have been slowly lifted in Los Angeles, shops and restaurants in Pacific Palisades have started to reopen.   Palisades Barber Shop: Joe Almaraz, owner of the venerable Palisades Barber Shop on Antioch, opened his...

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Possible Problems in Pacific Palisades Today with Looters

(Editor’s note: I was asked by several subscribers to post the warning that I sent out this morning, so that others might read it. Additionally, around noon, Captain Jonathon Tom, Commanding Officer for West Los Angeles sent a notice to...

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