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Category Archives: Community
Palisades Rotarians Donate $1,000 for YMCA’s Shower Kit Drive
Many of the YMCAs in Los Angeles have opened their locker rooms/showers to the homeless during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some, like the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, do not have these facilities but are helping to raise money to purchase supplies for a … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Homelessness
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Realtor Marguleas Provides Novel Fun during Covid-19 Shutdown
Anthony Marguleas, the founder/owner of Amalfi Estates, has found entertaining ways to give back to the community during the Covid-19 stay-at-home mandates. He began by helping people celebrate birthdays. Since parties and large celebrations are nixed, Marguleas and his family … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Seniors
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Pacific Palisades Residents Sharply Divided about Wearing Masks
In social media posts by Pacific Palisades residents, the most common source of negative comments and general disagreement has been regarding the wearing of masks. For example, some people in town wear a mask only to cover their mouth, while others … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Health
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L.A. Public Library Seeks Items from Residents to Document ‘Shelter-at-Home’ Experience
The L.A. Public Library (LAPL) is asking that Los Angeles residents help document what they did or saw during the Covid-19 Stay-at-Home period. Led by Kelly Wallace, a LAPD librarian in the history department, and Digitalization and Special Collections librarian … Continue reading
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Coping with Covid-19: A Teen’s Middle-School Perspective
By CHAZ PLAGER Special to Circling the News In my opinion, there are three kinds of people dealing with Covid-19. The first are extroverts who are going crazy while stuck inside, and some are spending every waking moment protesting. The … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Kids/Parenting, Schools
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PPRA Seeks Donations to Help Fund an Appeal Regarding the Highlands Eldercare Facility
There is oil underneath the land below the Via de las Olas bluffs and offshore in the Pacific Ocean. In fact, at one time the site was dubbed the Pacific Palisades oil field. Occidental Petroleum projected that 60 oil … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environmental
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Catching Up with Readers: A Correction and an Explanation
EVERYBODY VOTE BY MAIL? A CORRECTION: In my May 4 Musings, I wrote: L.A. County Supervisors voted unanimously on May 5 to send vote-by-mail ballots to every person registered for the November general election (six months away), citing concerns about Covid-19 and … Continue reading
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Julie Starr Dresner Temporarily Shifts from Designing Jewelry to Sewing Masks
Julie Starr Dresner, who has her own jewelry design business, went back to her costuming roots and sewed 20 masks that were donated to the nurses at Children’s Hospital L.A. She is a member of the Costume Designers Guild, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Community, Film/Television
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Newcomers Spring into Action: Their Goal Is to Make 500 Protective Masks
The Pacific Palisades Newcomers club generally meets monthly, and members participate in a range of activities that have included bridge, canasta, golf, book and movie discussions, gourmet cooking, restaurant dining and happy hours, potluck lunches with speakers, exploring the L.A. area … Continue reading
Eight Baby Oaks Will Fight for Survival on the Island at Palisades Recreation Center
A reader called Circling the News on April 15 from a reader and wanted to know who planted the oak trees in the circle in front of the Palisades Recreation Center building. CTN contacted Park Director Erich Haas, who responded … Continue reading
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