Category Archives: General

Nighttime Lane Closures to Continue on PCH

Caltrans, in a September 13 release, said that Pacific Coast Highway will be reduced to one lane in each direction overnight through Pacific Palisades from Monday, September 16 through September 20. The lane closure, one lane in each direction, will … Continue reading

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Sing for Ice Cream: Oceanaires and an Ice Cream Social

The Oceanaires, an a cappella barbershop chorus, invites the community to an afternoon of music and fine frozen confections from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, at the Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Boulevard. Guest performers will include … Continue reading

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Library Events to Mark on the September Calendar

  SAVED BY A STORY: Senior Writing Group meets the second and fourth Mondays at 1 p.m. Next meeting is September 9, in the Palisades Community Room at the library 861 Alma Real. RSVP is recommended but not required (palsds@lapl.org). Once … Continue reading

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New Physics Theory: Einstein’s Eternal Energy

During Covid, some people hunkered down never leaving their homes, watching nonstop news and bemoaning the end of civilization. Palisades resident Chuck McGlothlin took a different approach. The Purdue graduate, who received his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, and then … Continue reading

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Idea for Kids Who May Not Want Organized Sports

If you have a youth between the ages of nine and 14 and they told you they are done with organized sports, such as soccer and basketball, have they tried golf? This is a life-long sport and a great way … Continue reading

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Jump in the Water: Closure Lifted

If you had planned a trip to the beach over Labor Day, and didn’t want to come home with e-coli and other intestinal illnesses,  the  closure of Will Rogers State Beach, half mile in each direction at Sunset Boulevard, was … Continue reading

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Lee Calvert Celebrates Her 100th Birthday with Pushups

  By ALISON BURMEISTER There are an estimated 101,000 Americans who are 100 or older in a country of 245 million people (78 percent are women). Joining that elite group is Lee Calvert, who celebrated her 100th birthday on August … Continue reading

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Resilience of the People Defines the Country

When my husband and I were planning to go to South Korea, this editor looked at guidebooks for historical sites or interesting geological formations to visit. There was not a lot to find. Once we were on the streets, it … Continue reading

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Pacific Palisades Crime Update and Two Notices

Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin has released two notices regarding the burglaries in Pacific Palisades. “The first is that the entire Westside including Brentwood, Bel Air and Hollywood areas are experiencing an increase in burglaries,” Espin said. “These burglars are … Continue reading

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Taking a Tour to the North and South Korean Border: the DMZ.

Never having studied the Korean War in school (The Vietnam War got the press), I was only marginally informed about the Demilitarized Zone and the history of the two countries. After my visit, I learned that issues today in that … Continue reading

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