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Category Archives: Community
Palisades Y Executive Marla Ricketts Takes a New Position
Many residents have taken yoga class with Marla Ricketts at the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, but now she’s leaving to pursue a new career path with Elevate Public Affairs. When her two boys were born (now 12 and 14), the native Angelino...
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Epic Mega Cookies Are Awesome, and a Delicious Gift Idea
Your Circling the News editor recently received a surprise on her doorstep. She opened a beautifully presented package to find a large, pie-like Epic S’more cookie—which turned out to be “epically delicious.” It consisted of about a dozen cookies baked...
Posted in Community, Restaurants
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Praise for the Lutherans’ Inaugural October Charity Run
(Circling the News received the following letter on October 17.) I ran in the inaugural Octoberfest 5K race yesterday in the Palisades. I met Pastor Mike Lee, who was just back from running the Boston Marathon. He’s a lovely guy...
Fire Station 69 Captain Tommy Kitahata Receives Firefighter of the Year Award
Of the more than 3,400 firefighters in Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades Fire Station 69 Captain II Tommy Kitahata was named the 2020 Firefighter of the Year. Selected by the Los Angeles City Firefighters Association, he received the award at the...
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Bay Theater Will Reopen through Netflix
The Bay Theater on Swarthmore will open this Friday, October 22, with Jeymes Samuel’s new Western “The Harder They Fall,” which Netflix is distributing. Netflix will also offer free screenings of two of its animated family films, “Vivo” and “The...
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Discovering a Novel that Helped Define My Love of Books
By BOB VICKREY Special to Circling the News Avid readers share a major character flaw in the way we romanticize the world of books. We’re almost like evangelicals who have just discovered religion and feel compelled to...
Posted in Books, Community
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Naidu Permaul Steps Up as Optimist Club President
This month longtime member Naidu Permaul will once again serve as president of the Palisades Optimist Club, where the motto is “Friend of Youth” and its goal is “Bring out the Best in Kids.” Born in Aruba, Permaul grew up...
Claire’s Closet Continues to Accept Clothing and Hygiene Items at the Methodist Church
Claire’s Closet at the Palisades Methodist Church needs restocking with supplies for local people experiencing homelessness. A supply drive to support the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness will be held on Saturday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 2...
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Honorary Mayor Eugene Levy Will Dine with a Raffle Winner, Benefitting Rotary and the YMCA
When Pacific Palisades Honorary Mayor Eugene Levy was asked to dine for charity, the acclaimed actor was all in – provided the company and food were good. The Palisades Rotary Club, which is sponsoring the fundraising event, is vouching for...
Posted in Community, General, Schools
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A Wish Fulfilled: Ernie Marquez’s New Book Documents the History of Rancho de Santa Monica
By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor While most of us lesser lights lack the celebrity status needed to earn Henry Louis Gates’ search for ancestral stories in the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” there is one local family that...
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