Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

March 16: Coronavirus Updates and Reactions:

“To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, I’m taking executive action to temporarily close bars, nightclubs, restaurants (except takeout/delivery), entertainment venues, and other establishments in the city of Los Angeles. These orders go into effect at midnight tonight and will...

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Sports: The Biggest and Only Sports Story in the U.S.

Basketball, ice hockey, baseball, golf and tennis–at every level–have been cancelled because of the pandemic. Nobody knows when athletes and teams will be able to return to action. But there’s one glimmer of good news for sports junkies. The biggest race...

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Palisades High School Students Will Continue Education via Online/E-learning

At a special meeting on March 14, the Palisades High School board of trustees implemented a two-week (and possibly longer) plan for students to continue distance learning, while the campus is closed because of coronavirus. “This is historic,” PaliHi Principal...

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More Thoughts about Supermarket Hoarding during the Coronavirus Crisis 

We moved to West Los Angeles in January 1992 with a newborn baby girl. Three months later the riots erupted and went on for almost a week. People were worried about going out of their homes, stores were closed. According to...

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CANCELLATIONS: Programs, the Palisades Library, Schools and Farmers Market Will Be Closed

The cancellations below are the list that Circling the News has received as of 7 p.m. on Friday, March 13. If you have an upcoming event that is not listed and you would like me to add it to this...

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Rotary Club Honors Barber Joe Almaraz as Palisades Businessperson of the Year  

By SUE PASCOE AND BILL BRUNS Through business booms and recessions, changing demographics, and an evolving business district, the Palisades Barber Shop–established in 1940–has thrived on Antioch Street, between Swarthmore and Via de la Paz. In fact, the shop is...

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An Onion Patch Is Thriving At PCH/Sunset;  Schwartz Proposes a Pumpkin-Growing Contest 

After Circling the News missed the harvest of lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli in the parkway plot at PCH/Sunset last November, we made sure to visit the rows of onions that are currently growing on that small plot of land....

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The Muscles Behind Michelangelo’s Masterpieces, a Featured Exhibit at the Getty Center  

By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling The News Contributor If Michelangelo had had his way, there would not be any evidence of his meticulously detailed preparatory drawings for his splendid artistic achievements. No studies of anatomy, movement, composition or emotion. The very...

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PaliHi Girls/Boys Basketball Teams Play in Regional Finals

PaliHi Girls Beat Santa Monica, Advance to State Basketball Finals in Sacramento In a packed gym at Palisades High on Tuesday night, the Pali girls basketball team defeated Santa Monica, 51-36, to reach the state championship game. The Dolphins will...

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Letters Sought to Keep Crosswalk at Chautauqua

A resident sent Circling the News a February 6, 2020 LADOT letter regarding the removal of an existing crosswalk in Pacific Palisades. The DOT letter stated: “After some internal discussions, we have decided to remove the existing marked pedestrian crosswalk on...

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