News

  • Not Too Early to Purchase Unique Gift
    There is always someone on your Christmas, Hanukah, birthday gift list that has everything. They don’t need or want clothes, jewelry, candles or yoga attire. Give that person an “experience” by gifting them a subscription to a Theatre Palisades
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  • Marquez Block Party Proclaimed Spectacular Success
      BY HALDIS TOPPEL Special to Circling the News The Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association (MKPOA) held its first block party in three years and it was pronounced a great success by merchants, community members and visitors. The morning
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  • Registration Is Open for Thanksgiving Turkey Trot
    Registration is now open for the 9th Annual Pacific Palisades Turkey Trot. The 5/10K race starts and finishes at the Palisades Charter High School Stadium 50-yard line on November 23. The event, which will start at 8 a.m., is a fun family and
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  • Newcomers Group Encourages New Members
    The Pacific Palisades Newcomers & Friends, founded in 1950, was originally intended to welcome those who had recently moved into our community by offering participation in a wide range of activities. The group has morphed into a social
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  • Property Owners May See an Increase in Homeowner’s Insurance
    Wildfires have always been part of life in California, going back to the indigenous tribes who lived here. According to the National Park Service, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians used fire to clear areas for crops and travel,
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  • STOP Leaving Bags of Food by the Library
    There appears to be a misguided person who is leaving bags of food by the Palisades Library. At the beginning of October, this editor picked up a Trader Joe’s paper bag left on the bench in front of the Palisades Library. The food was put on top of
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  • In Seeking a Pride of the Palisades Honoree, Consider Ho!Ho!Ho!
    In mentioning the awards that the Pacific Palisades Community Council is currently seeking nominees, CTN left off “Pride of the Palisades.” The first award under that category was given to Roberta Donahue in 2013. Since then five other individuals
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  • Take Time to Nominate ‘Citizen’ and ‘Sparkplug’ Activists
    Almost every year since 1947, a Pacific Palisades resident has been honored as Citizen of the Year. That person is selected for his or her outstanding volunteer service, underscored by a recent notable accomplishment that resulted in a substantial
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  • Marquez Halloween Carnival Continues Long Tradition
      Marquez Charter Elementary continued its long-standing tradition with its annual Halloween Carnival on October 22. Friends of Marquez President Caitlin Machol said the fundraiser dates “back well before any of the current parents can
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  • Viewpoint: Why Didn’t Someone Do Something? Israel Today
    “Not every German who bought a copy of Mein Kampf necessarily read it … But it might be argued that had more non-Nazi Germans read it before 1933 and had the foreign statesmen of the world perused it carefully while there was still time, both
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