Category Archives: General

  (1) Via Repaving, (2) Tree Down, (3) ADA Playground   Via de la Paz Is Being Repaved For more than two weeks “No Parking” signs (6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) were placed the length of Via de la Paz,...

Residents Urged to Be Vigilant about Parkway Cutting A reader alerted Circling the News in a July 24 email, “This morning, at 725 Almar Ave, a beautiful, healthy eucalyptus was taken out. This tree matched all the others on this...

And the Ability to Solve Problems If someone told you that you could enroll your child in a program that would give them leadership experience while being mentored by community stalwarts, would you do it? At a July parents weekend...

Class of 1964, Summer/Winter 1969 and Class of 1979 Class of 1964 The Palisades High School 50th Reunion was so much fun for the class of 1964 that organizers promise even more for the 55th reunion that will be held from...

Sparkles with Enthusiasm, Talent and Pure Fun Theater Palisades Youth’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” opened on Friday, July 26, at the Pierson Playhouse, and was an entertaining and enjoyable way to spend the evening. Director Lara Ganz...

Guidelines for Donating Books Explained Pacific Palisades residents have been so generous that the Friends of the Library, which organizes slightly-used book sales, is overwhelmed with donated books. There is NO MORE storage space available, so NO books will be...

In Nashville As Their Parents Watch in Person Parents who have sons in little league baseball enjoy it when their sons are on the same team or are playing against each other. But as their kids go off to high school...

Acclaimed Documentary about Luciano Pavarotti By LAUREL BUSBY Contributing Writer Palisades native Jeanne Elfant Festa never got the chance to meet Luciano Pavarotti, but she is now friends with several of his family and friends. Elfant Festa, a 1982 PaliHi...

Of Family Memories with Our Beloved Dog The L.A. Daily News had a Sunday column by Patricia Bunin titled “Just How Much Does a Chair Hold? Plenty It Seems.” As Bunin cleaned out her garage, the person helping her asked...

And Broken Windows at Its Quarterly Meeting In Pacific Palisades, where can you find raw sewage on the floor? Where can you find a large collection of cockroaches? Where can you find windows so warped with age they will not...