Category Archives: General

Palisades Elementary Educational Funds

Targeted for Palisades Improvement District In the upcoming municipal election, the ballot has just one up-or-down vote. In order to end the teachers strike in January, Mayor Eric Garcetti, LAUSD officials and teacher union leaders all agreed that the Los … Continue reading

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Paul Revere to Hold “Ready, Set, Revere”

  Orientation This Coming Saturday, May 18 If your child is ready to matriculate to middle school, the award-winning Paul Revere Middle School will host “Ready, Set, Revere” this Saturday, May 18. Parents and incoming students will get a jump … Continue reading

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YMCA/Optimist Track Meet for Youth

Adds an Event for Parents This Sunday The 47th Annual Optimist/YMCA Track Meet is now open for registration. This year there is a twist: Everyone is running because there is a 50- and 100-meter dash for moms and dads – … Continue reading

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Caruso’s Palisades Village Allowed Uber to

Install Advertising Banners on Swarthmore Uber banners were attached to the street light poles along Swarthmore Avenue in Palisades Village in March. Now they are coming down. A May 13 email from Street Services Assistant Director Megan Hackney said, “We … Continue reading

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Magical, Mystical or Just Fun

Madame Pamita Reads the Tarot Cards If you take a 10-year-old child to a Salem, Massachusetts souvenir shop and tell them they can select one item, they might choose jewelry, a book or even a stuffed animal. Not Pamela Moore, … Continue reading

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“Bubbles and Balloons” Offered at Draycott;

Kids Can Play on the Lawn during Happy Hour Palisadian Marissa Hermer, co-owner of The Draycott at Palisades Village, has introduced a child-friendly time at the restaurant on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. Adults can enjoy a happy-hour drink … Continue reading

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Alphabet Street Preferential Parking

Expanded to Include Fiske and Albright This week, preferential parking signs went up on several blocks of Fiske Street and part of Albright (between Fiske and Embury). This is the second group of streets around Caruso’s Palisades Village to enact … Continue reading

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My Friend’s Nightmare Experience–With

Small Claims Court and His Former Employer Say you have employed the same cleaning lady for the past four years. One week, you tell her you forgot to go to the bank, but you’ll pay her next time. She’ll probably … Continue reading

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Author Donna Rifkind (“The Sun and Her Stars”)

To Address Historical Society Monday Night Donna Rifkind will discuss her upcoming book, “The Sun and Her Stars: Hitler’s Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 13, at the Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyn Rd. Admission … Continue reading

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‘Black Is Beautiful’ History Captured in Skirball’s New

Exhibit Featuring Photographer Brathwaite By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling The News Contributor It’s a curious hyphenate, African-American, as black Americans’ African antecedents (slaves) were purposely stripped of their “African” heritage, and the equality promised to all Americans for many still remains … Continue reading

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