Category Archives: Holidays

HO!HO!HO! Delights the Community

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Sue

By HENRY KAMER The 76th Annual HO!HO!HO! holiday event returned to Simon Meadow on December 13 in a community celebration hosted by the Palisades Malibu Lowe YMCA. Following tradition, two Station 69 firetrucks (lights and sirens off) kicked off the … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Home for the Holidays. Not This Year.

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Sue

My kids called them “crack bars,” because the cookies were so addictive you couldn’t stop eating them – a pecan pie bar on a cookie crust. Every December at our home in Pacific Palisades, I’d make eight different kinds of … Continue reading →

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Celebrate an Old Tradition This Holiday Season

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Sue

This editor’s Radcliffe neighbor Scott Berryman, who has returned to the Palisades and put up Christmas lights, wrote “I have had incredible feedback about why to put up Christmas lights this year.” He mentioned that an old tradition that lifts … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Season with “A Christmas Carol”

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Sue

Join Theatre Palisades Actors’ Troupe in enjoying a special presentation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as a radio show, on Wednesday, December 17. This is the 12th year that actors have brought the holiday spirit to theater goers with … Continue reading →

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Holiday Soiree Delights and Unites Palisadians

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Sue

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News Laughter ricocheted through the American Legion Saturday as residents sang, danced, and played musical chairs at the Palisades Holiday Soiree. Master of Ceremonies Jimmy Dunne announced award winners and sang his own … Continue reading →

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Marquez Holiday Village This Sunday

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Sue

Marquez Charter Elementary School and the Pacific Palisades Rotary Club are joining together to host a Holiday Village to support families who suffered losses in the fire. This special event will be held  from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Winter Holidays Trivia at Barrington Rec Center

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Sue

A celebration of Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Birthdays and TRIVIA will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 13 at the Barrington Recreation Center. Organizers say “Fun is guaranteed” but one must RSVP for this free event https://brentwoodmeet.com/event/trivia-social-time-at-the-barrington-rec-center-rsvp-3/ … Continue reading →

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HO!HO!HO! Celebrates Joy December 13

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Sue

Neither the “Grinchy” Chamber, nor a Covid epidemic, nor the Palisades Fire could stop the Pacific Palisades annual HO!HO!HO! from coming. And just as regular as Christmas, the 76th event will happen this Saturday, December 13 from 1 to 4 … Continue reading →

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Holiday Get-Togethers on December 7

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Sue

  TENNIS AT THE REC CENTER: The Palisades Tennis Center is back! Mike Tomas invites tennis players to join him at the Palisades Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, December 7, at 851 Alma Real Drive. “Play … Continue reading →

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Vittorio Toy Drive Is “On” This Year

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Sue

For 15 years, the Pellegrini family, owner of Vittorio Restaurant and Pizzeria, has hosted an annual toy drive to benefit children who might not have gifts  this holiday. The January 7  Palisades fire destroyed the popular restaurant on Marquez Avenue, … Continue reading →

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