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Category Archives: Community
Girl Scout Cookies Available Here, Or for Shipping
With the plea from readers who wanted to know how to get their annual “fix” of Girl Scout cookies, the response was immediate. Lynn Mack-Costello, a former CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles and a lifetime member, wrote...
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Annexing the Palisades”—A Radio Play about Rustic Canyon’s Notorious Murphy Ranch
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News Violent extremism not only burst through on Jan. 6 at the Capitol, it also hid at a beautiful 50-acre estate in Rustic Canyon before World War II. The Murphy Ranch, which is the...
City and State Leaders Address the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club
(Editor’s note: the second part of this story will run tomorrow. The entire meeting will be posted on the Democratic Club’s website: Palisadesdemclub.org ) At the Democratic Club’s annual membership meeting, held virtually on January 31, there was a “peaceful”...
Cub Scouts Earn ‘Arrow of Light’ Honors
The Scout Oath begins with “On my honor I will do my best.” On January 31, members of Palisades Cub Pack 223 were recognized for doing their best during a challenging year of scouting. Fifteen Cub Scouts, all fifth graders,...
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Garden Club and Palisades Beautiful Host a Joint Meeting Monday Night
Tomorrow, February 1, the Pacific Palisades Garden Club and Palisades Beautiful will host a 7 p.m. Zoom meeting title “Regenerative Landscapes and Climate Adaptation” with speakers Shawn Maestretti and Leigh Adams. The two have shared their message at the Los...
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SM Conservancy Hosts Two Zoom Events: Marion Davies Celebration and Nisei Memories
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARION! A Zoom presentation celebrating Marion Davies — silent film actress, famed party hostess and the original Beach House resident — will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 31. The celebration from the Annenberg Community Beach House,...
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Crystals Turn over Honorary Mayor Duties to Eugene Levy
Although there were rumors that Pacific Palisades Honorary Mayors Billy and Janice Crystal might not participate in a peaceful transfer of power to new Mayor Eugene Levy, the fears were unfounded. “This is the first peaceful transition of nonpower,” Billy...
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DRB Discusses Renovation Plans for Historic Structures at Chautauqua/PCH Corner
Plans regarding the two small buildings located at the triangular intersection between West Channel Road, Chautauqua and PCH came before the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board on January 13 on Zoom. Circling the News contacted local historian Randy Young prior...
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Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Lawn Mowers: How about Making Them Go Away?
Resilient Palisades will present a free discussion about gas-powered blowers from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2. Dan Mabe, landscape expert and American Green Zone Alliance founder, will host a discussion that aims to teach residents how to...
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Hazel Tate Spearheads Sack Lunch Effort in Pacific Palisades
“Volunteering is love in motion,” Hazel Tate told Circling the News on January 22. If that is the case, Tate must have one of the biggest hearts in Pacific Palisades. When the Covid pandemic closed down Los Angeles in March, Tate...
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