Category Archives: General

    By BERNICE FOX Once again, Oscar nominations and Steven Spielberg are in the same sentence. As producer, Spielberg’s new film version of “West Side Story” has been nominated for best picture and he’s up for best director. With … Continue reading →

Anyone lunching at The Draycott, located in Caruso’s Palisades Village, on Thursday and Friday this week, is in for a sweet treat. If a customer buys a floral Valentine’s arrangement from L.A. Native during lunch service at the restaurant’s Terrace, … Continue reading →

My daughter Shelby, who moved to Austin, Texas, in July, sent a text asking me what I thought about her adopting a dog. Having gained one “granddog” when my son moved and couldn’t take his dog, I was not particularly … Continue reading →

In a December 16 OpEd in the Wall Street Journal (“An Obituary Is the Story of a Life, Not a Death”), Danny Heitman wrote: “I didn’t set out to write obituaries. I supposed no one does. A couple of years … Continue reading →

LAPD officers are presenting to residents, via the Pacific Palisades Community Council, the challenges of policing in this community. The first of three presentations was on January 27, via Zoom. Crime is regularly reported on social media, such as the … Continue reading →

(Circling the News readers commented on several recent Musings, including one from a reader who had a problem with Rick Caruso changing his party affiliation from no affiliation to Democrat. It was interesting to this editor that merely by printing … Continue reading →

The Palisades-Malibu YMCA has added a weekly T-ball program on Wednesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. at Simon Meadow, on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Temescal Canyon Road. YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley said the popularity of the T-ball … Continue reading →

By BOB VICKREY My late writer friend Josh Greenfeld once said he couldn’t remember the last time someone asked him what he was reading. He bemoaned the fact that in our present culture the question had become, “What have you … Continue reading →

Jessica Rogers, a recall Bonin 2022 Neighborhood Lead and Volunteer, made a film applauding Councilman Mike Bonin’s for his admission of depression/mental illness. Rogers noted that this is a topic that needs to be recognized in Los Angeles. On January … Continue reading →