Category Archives: General

An alarming statistic about relationships is about half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. When I was doing stand-up comedy, I quipped, “Why don’t they marry every other couple?” Unfortunately, second marriages have even a higher...

A reader wrote to Circling the News after reading the October 23 L.A. Times story, “L.A.’s Budget Crisis Worsens as Deficit Projections Climb to $600 Million.” The reader said, “While the City is planning on layoffs and furloughs, which mean...

At a Friends of the Library book sale this fall in Thermopolis, Wyoming, my sister picked out several interesting books for me. One was titled “Lutheran Church Basement Women: Lutefisk, Lefse, Lunch and Jell-O.” Topics covered included: How to make...

  The Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee of the Los Angeles City Council will hold a public hearing telephonically about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8, for the proposed Jack-in-the Box building replacement. The PLUM committee will discuss the...

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore sent his weekly crime for this area.   ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON November 25, at 4:15 p.m. in the 14800 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The male white suspect, 40-45 years old...

(Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in mid-March: sending a weekly Covid-themed...

The Palisades Rotary Club recently hosted Shark Lab’s Dr. Chris Lowe at its weekly virtual meeting. For the past 12 years, the lab has conducted research on great white sharks, including those who live for part of the year in...

This will be the 11th year that Vittorio Ristorante and Pizzeria on Marquez Avenue will host a Holiday Toy Drive. All residents are encouraged to participate. Teaming up with Happy Trails, a local nonprofit, and the Sons of the American Legion, the...