Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Mid-morning Friday, October 11, Fire Station 69 Captain Jeff Brown posted the following notice on Nextdoor: “As you can tell, we have a good amount of smoke in the air. This is from the brush fire on the north end...

At a recent Palisades Optimist Club meeting, director/producer/writer Joe Sichta spoke about his switch from feature animation to animation that educates us about good food for the body. “The foods we eat can either be the cause or cure of...

An October 7 Variety story reported “Chris Pratt Buys $15 Million Palisades Construction Site.” Pratt, 40, who has starred in the blockbusters, “The Lego Man,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame,” and “Jurassic World” purchased a Marquez...

Many residents are aware of the large number of campers and cars that have parked along Pacific Coast Highway between Coastline and Topanga. Residents have voiced concern not only about the safety hazard they present, but also about taking away...

Awards nominations are now open for Citizen of the Year and Golden Sparkplug Awards. The deadline to nominate someone is 9 p.m. October 26 (visit: pacpalicc.org). Below are the guidelines: The Citizen of the Year award honors long-term, steady, reliable...

Striving to foster community connections, spark conversations and celebrate reading, the Friends of the Palisades Library will host the first-ever Palisades Reads. Featuring Laura Diamond’s novel “Shelter Us,” Palisades Reads will have its kickoff event on Wednesday, October 23, at...

  Palisades Elementary will host its annual Yee Haw Day from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, at the school, 800 Via de la Paz. The public is invited and there is free admission. Chairs Sunny Foroosh and...

The median on Bowdoin Street between Radcliffe and Temescal Canyon Road was fallow. The ground was so hard that even weeds found it inhospitable, and the packed-soil level had dropped six inches below the pavement. Long-time residents remember when the...

Howard Robinson, who says he is “90 percent retired,” has worked as a land use consultant since the early 2000’s. “I had just lost a job in the dot.com crisis,” he said, “and a friend said why don’t you become a consultant?”...