Category Archives: Kids/Parenting

Homeless “Residents” Prevent Neighborhood Kids from Playing at Westchester Recreation Center 

Across Los Angeles, children have suffered most during the pandemic shutdowns. First public schools were closed and then some neighborhood parks became unusable because of City policies. Westchester residents, who share Councilman Mike Bonin with Pacific Palisades, reached out to … Continue reading

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Summer Youth Writing Contest Underway

The Friends of the Palisades Library organization has launched its annual summer creative writing contest, which is now available to students who attend school (private or public) in Los Angeles. Youth and teens from first grade through high school are … Continue reading

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Questions Go Unanswered, But RAP Approves Tiny Homes for Homeless in Eagle Rock

Recreation and Park Board Commissioner Joe Halper, a Pacific Palisades resident, asked two important questions at the RAP meeting held virtually on June 17. During the meeting, the five-member board considered and then approved putting tiny homes for the homeless … Continue reading

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Twelve Teenage Women Receive Eagle Scout Rank

It was a first! Twelve young women were among the first to earn the rank of Eagle Scout in Palisades Troop 223. Not only were they the first in Pacific Palisades, but also among the first in the nation to … Continue reading

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Emerald Bay Reopens for Scouts/Camping on Catalina Island

For more than a year, Emerald Bay, located on the undeveloped west end of Catalina Island, has been closed for camping. That changed the first weekend in June, when Palisades Cub Pack 223 became the first group to be welcomed back … Continue reading

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The Yogurt Shoppe Will Sponsor Kids on Bikes

The challenge for kids is on in 2021. Last year’s top three places in the Fourth of July bike decorating contest went to Henry Isola, Chloe Lee and Arthur and Rosie Angola (tied). For those looking to claim a prize … Continue reading

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Palisades High School Holds Two Graduation Ceremonies

  This year, in keeping with Covid-19s restrictions, Palisades High School had to hold its graduation ceremony twice, once at 10 a.m. and once at 5 p.m. But this was a huge improvement on last year, when the graduation ceremony … Continue reading

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Kaia Kanan, Former “Post” Kid, Helps Palisades High Win Another City Volleyball Championship

When Kaia Kanan started attending Methodist Preschool on Via de la Paz in 2007, she became well known around the Palisadian-Post office, just down the street. Her grandmother, Cheryel Kanan, the Post’s business manager, would pick her up from school … Continue reading

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Beloved PPBA Umpire Dirk Robinson in the Hospital

(Editor’s note: Anyone who has had a kid play in the Pacific Palisades Baseball Association over the last few decades has come in contact with Umpire Dirk Robinson, who is known as even-tempered, fair and a good man. Circling the … Continue reading

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Auditions for ‘Aladdin’ Set: Theatre Palisades Youth Summer Program

The popular Theatre Palisades Youth Summer Program will feature Disney’s “Aladdin.” Youth in grades third through eighth (9 to 14 year olds) may participate by sending a video audition. The youth should sing a one-minute selection from any Broadway or Disney … Continue reading

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