Category Archives: General

The Irene Dunne Guild, a support group of Saint John’s Health Center Foundation, created “Think Pink” more than 17 years ago as a way of educating women on important health issues. This year the annual event will be held from … Continue reading →

A Westchester resident told the group assembled by the illegally parked RV’s on Jefferson, next to the Ballona Wetlands, on Saturday, “I can only live where I can afford and that should be the same for everyone.” Although many homeless … Continue reading →

A CD 11 Candidate Forum will be held with an invited audience and also via Zoom, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. Hosted by the Westside Current and Circling the News, the editors have some great questions and also … Continue reading →

(Editor’s note: I wrote this story in June 2017 and I’m reprinting it for people who may have not followed the sign issue, that was raised when the Palisadian-Post, which occupies one office in the 881 Alma Real Building, was … Continue reading →

Los Angeles can never take care of its homeless population unless it starts asking the correct question: how many people have mental issues?  Is there an institutional setting in which they can be helped? Jimmy Dean, a homeless woman, who … Continue reading →

A Westchester senior asked Circling the News, “Why are the seniors not taken care of?” In Los Angeles, one in four people are identified as a “senior” citizen (60+). According to an 2016 Empower La study “Purposeful Aging,” (https://empowerla.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Purposeful-Aging-6222016b.pdf), the … Continue reading →

Circling the News had not planned to write a review about “Oliver,” Palisades High School’s spring musical that only has four performances left. The editor felt she had already alerted readers to the show before its opening. But after seeing … Continue reading →

By ALISON BURMEISTER Special to Circling the News As a professional makeup artist for more than 20 years, some of the more challenging makeup moments I’ve encountered recently have been doing my own makeup. As I age, I’ve noticed there … Continue reading →

Palisadian Frank Renfro started a new company in January that residents ought to know about. No, it’s not another sexy yoga clothing store, nor a tchotchke shop or even a hot-stone massage parlor, instead, Renfro has something every resident can … Continue reading →