Category Archives: Holidays

Palisades Interfaith Service Celebrates Thanksgiving with “Unity in Gratitude”

As the last hymn was sung at the annual Interfaith celebration, “Unity in Gratitude,” hosted by the Pacific Palisades Ministerial Association, I marveled at our town’s religious leaders and their understanding of our spiritual needs. The hymn’s first verse, written by Siegfried...

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Woman’s Club Celebrates Town’s Elders, Marking a 25-Year Tradition

  Pacific Palisades residents, 90 and older, were given special recognition on Friday when the Woman’s Club held a hybrid celebration on Zoom and members delivered a gift package to every elder who responded to the party invitation. This annual event,...

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Santa Is Coming to Ho!Ho!Ho! on December 11

  Parents and grandparents, it’s not too early to mark your calendars for a special event, when Santa Claus comes to Pacific Palisades to chat with all the “good” girls and boys. For more than 70 years, Santa, the Mrs....

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Creating Dia de los Muertos at Palisades High

By ANGELICA PEREYA Art Teacher, Palisades High School The function of cultures all over the world is to help us navigate our lives.  Cultures change depending on geography and resources.  Mortality challenges our humanity in the most profound of ways....

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Margaux Glaser Surprised Seniors with Halloween Goodies

  Palisades Seniors Receive a Halloween Surprise from Realtor Margaux Glaser Margaux Glaser, a senior real estate specialist with Sothebys International, delivered cookies, candy and a handwritten card to about 50 seniors in Pacific Palisades. She shared a few of the cards...

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Flags in Village Green to Honor 9/11 Victims

  By SUE PASCOE Editor, Circling the News The phone rang around 6:30 a.m. I was still in bed. From the living room, I could hear the sounds from the television set. That meant that one of my three kids...

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Amalfi Spreads Sweet Love on Valentine’s Day

Many of Anthony Marguleas’ clients and special friends received an email before Valentine’s Day that read: “To sweeten your day, Amalfi Estates would like to treat you to a box of SEE’s chocolates.” The invitation added that “for your safety, chocolates...

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Happy Valentine’s Day Cards and Gifts Delivered to Seniors in Pacific Palisades

With the social isolation that has trapped residents and particularly seniors, Sotheby’s Realtor Margaux Glaser wanted to find a way to help them celebrate Valentine’s Day. “They are kind of the forgotten demographic,” said Glaser, who works with a lot...

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The Brownstone Christmas Tree Brought Hope

When I lived in New York and took acting classes, I was assigned to work on a scene with a woman who was in her early fifties.  She had always seemed bemused and quietly removed from interactions with our most...

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Letter to the North Pole: Dear Santa

(Editor’s note: Santa Claus shared a letter with Circling the News.)...

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