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Category Archives: Community
Optimism Can Turn Failure into Success
(Editor’s note: Every year, Optimist International hosts an essay contest and students in Pacific Palisades are invited to participate. The winning entry is then sent to the District contest. Keira Wood, an eighth grader at Corpus Christi, read her winning … Continue reading
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25 Palisades-Malibu YMCA Workers Furloughed; Director Kirtley Seeks Donations for Homeless Kits
When Mayor Eric Garcetti closed non-essential services in the City on March 25, about 2,600 YMCA staff members across Los Angeles were furloughed. In Pacific Palisades, about 25 staff were let go. Palisades-Malibu YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley is trying … Continue reading
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Recycling Plastic Bottles and Aluminum Cans Raises Money for Westside Babies in Need
Bottles for Babies, which was started by longtime resident Francesca Chase last July 4, continues its recycling efforts through the Covid-19 pandemic to help purchase diapers and food for infants. “When I learned that there were about 2,000 babies in … Continue reading
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Bruce Schwartz Will Help You Grow Giant Pumpkins in Your Backyard
Need some new ideas to make home schooling more fun during Covid-19? Teaching kids about the environment, botany and community service can be super easy, thanks to Pacific Palisades resident Bruce Schwartz. Schwartz is a local realtor and was the … Continue reading
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COVID-19 ROUND-UP: SUPERMARKETS, MASKS AND SCOFFLAWS
Wrong Way on a One-Way Aisle: I shopped at Von’s (at Sunset and PCH) on Sunday morning. I generally visit Gelson’s and Ralphs, but since I was interviewing Bruce Schwartz by the onion patch, near Von’s, I threw on my mask … Continue reading
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Civic League to Review Residential Construction Plans Via ZOOM
The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet electronically, via ZOOM, on Monday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. This is the perfect opportunity for Palisades residents to follow the Civic League process from … Continue reading
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Rotary Club Helps Palisades High Students with Internet “Hot Spots”
Palisades High technology director Jeff Roepel approached the Palisades Rotary Club with an unusual request: $3,600 for internet hotspots. Once the request was explained, the Rotary Foundation Board voted unanimously to grant the money. Incoming President Trish Bowe presented a check to Roepel in front … Continue reading
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Face Masks: To Wear or Not to Wear and Other Questions that Don’t Have Answers
Today on the County of Los Angeles COVID-19 update to the public, one reporter asked if a person needed to wear a mask when jogging. “No” was the response. But businesses that are open are required to provide employees with … Continue reading
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A New Way to Celebrate a Birthday: A Flock of Flamingos
People who have had birthdays during the coronavirus shutdown have had to settle for celebration “parties” at home, isolated from most family members and one’s friends (though Zoom visits help). For those living alone, unless you went to Gelson’s or … Continue reading
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Nominate a Local Hero: Help Them Win a Free Trash-Bin Cleaning from Palisades Pitstop
The Palisades Pitstop, located in the parking lot behind Garden Café, is best known as a place to get one’s car detailed and cleaned. It now also offers a hard-to-find service here in town: cleaning and sanitizing residential trash cans. … Continue reading
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