Category Archives: Holidays

Palisades-Malibu Lowe YMCA Christmas Tree lot will open on Black Friday, November 28. There will be trees, wreaths and garland available. Hours are 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Executive...

Almost any relative, family member living outside of California, welcomed an invitation to a Thanksgiving Dinner in Los Angeles and specifically to Pacific Palisades because of the fine weather and the beautiful views of mountains and the ocean. For the...

At the YMCA Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Simon Meadow the stuffing was so spectacular, that I asked if the chef would share the recipe. Kensington employee Richard Mooney asked and Chef Marvin Herrera graciously shared his delicious creation....

  Annually, Palisades clergy present an interfaith Thanksgiving Service, the Monday before Thanksgiving. This year it will be held at 7 p.m. November 24, at the Palisades Lutheran Church , 15905 Sunset Boulevard. No matter your religious denomination, and whether...

The Lowe Family YMCA in Pacific Palisades, annually has a YMCA Christmas Tree lot, with Christmas trees set to arrive on November 23. The Palisades YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley is looking for help and writes, “I wonder if CTN...

  For most Pacific Palisades residents this year, Thanksgiving will be different. Sure we’ll still run in the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 27 (click here), but cooking and sharing the annual meal with family and friends will...

  Halloween was special in the Palisades. It all started in early October with the YMCA pumpkin patch where pumpkins of all sizes were purchased, carved and placed on the front porch or steps. People went all out with decorations....