Category Archives: businesses/stores

Apple Pies Promote Tattoo Removal: It’s Pie Day at Amalfi Estates

Anthony Marguleas and the Amalfi Estates staff hosted their eighth annual Thanksgiving Pie Day on November 26. Marguleas purchased more than 100 apple and pumpkin pies from Homeboy Bakery, and happy clients and friends were the recipients – just in … Continue reading

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Vivian’s Boutique by Nicole Featuring a Two-day Sale

Shoppers can get an early start on holiday shopping at Vivian’s Boutique by Nicole, a locally owned women’s clothing store at 875 Via de la Paz. Owner Nicole Montanez, a full time Palisades High School nurse and Palisades resident is … Continue reading

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Help Vittorio Celebrate “Throwback to 1984”

Vittorio owners Mercedes, Vanessa and Sabrina invite you to help them celebrate 40 years in business with a “Throwback to 1984” menu. That’s right. On Saturday, October 19, all restaurant goers will pay 1984 prices. A house sale is $5, … Continue reading

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Modo Mio Closed, No Explanation Given

Modo Mio, a restaurant that has served customers in Pacific Palisades since 1985, has closed. One loyal customer called to place an order and found the phone was disconnected. The eatery, which focused on Northern Italian cuisine was purchased in … Continue reading

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Kruse, Local Bike Shop, Goes Mobile

The local bike shop Kruse, which not only sells bikes, but offers bicycle repairs, is going mobile starting September 1. Store owner Andrew Grove told CTN that “the brick-and-mortar store was nice and we’re proud of the space, but the … Continue reading

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Diesel Bookstore in Brentwood Has New Owners

Richard and Heather Turner took over ownership of Diesel Bookstore located at the Brentwood Country Mart on August 1. “We’re not going to change Diesel,” they said. “We love it the way it is.” Prior owners Alison Reid and John … Continue reading

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Vivian’s Boutique by Nicole Opened August 1

When brown paper went up in the windows of long-time clothier Vivian Foster’s store on Via de la Paz at the end of July, residents were concerned. For 38 years Foster had been a mainstay of women’s fashion in Pacific … Continue reading

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Diversion Program Suggested for Attempted Murder

Early Friday Morning, Palisades resident and a Santa Monica store owner John Alle sent the following email: Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. I’ll be face-to-face in a courtroom for the first time in a Preliminary Hearing with the transient addict … Continue reading

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Taking the National Japanese Language Test

(Editor’s note: Chaz Plager graduated from Palisades High School in June. His first story for CTN was as an eighth grader at Paul Revere Middle School in 2020 click here.  )   By CHAZ PLAGER Konan Engineering College, July 7, … Continue reading

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Goodbye Vons, Hello Piggly Wiggly

As the merger of Kroger and Albertsons seeks approval from federal antitrust regulators, many residents in Pacific Palisades worry about losing the Vons grocery store located at Sunset and Pacific Coast Highway. A group of residents having coffee at Estate/Flour … Continue reading

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