Holiday Book Sale Planned for December 14

Buy an interesting gift for yourself, for a friend or even for a White Elephant gift exchange and support the library in the process. The Friends of the Palisades Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3…

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Palisades Bocce Players Celebrate at Holiday Party

The venue, the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283, was festively decorated for the Palisades Bocce Holiday party. About 180 people attended the December 7 event. Bocce Ball commissioner Jimmy Dunne led the festivities. “What a mix of ages, from…

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CONCERT UPDATE: One Cancelled, “Very Kosher Chrismukkah” Slated for Dec.14

  MATTHEW’S CONCERT WAS CANCELLED: One reader sent an email on December 6 at 7:58 p.m. “I’m writing this as I stand outside St. Matthew’s in the dark with many others who were expecting to attend tonight’s Music Guild Concert.”…

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Palisades Garden Club/Party December 9

  The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will host its December meeting and holiday party at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 9, at the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Harverford Avenue. There will be door prizes donated by the speaker David…

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Donations Sought for “Santa Claus Saturday”

Corpus Christi Parish will conduct its annual donation drive-thru this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church parking lot, at the corner of Carey and Sunset. For years, Corpus has conducted a collection for the St. Joseph…

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No PLUM Decision on Tramonto Development

At the City Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee meeting on December 3, the four homes proposed to be built on the Tramonto landslide were not discussed. The Pacific Palisades Residents Association’s (PPRA) lawyer told President Jessica Rogers the…

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What Is It? #50

One cold November afternoon Daniele and I were traveling on a country road west of London when an old car with this piece of furniture on its roof passed us going in the opposite direction. On an impulse, I made…

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LA Animal Services General Manager Resigns

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first appeared on the Westside Current on December 3 and is printed with permission. It has been updated with LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s December 4 announcement of an audit of the Department.) BY JAMIE PAIGE…

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Pot Shot #37

Ashleigh Brilliant writes: WHAT EXACTLY IS A “POT-SHOT” OR “BRILLIANT THOUGHT?” Pot-Shots are epigrams, composed according to the following very strict rules. The length must never exceed 17 English words. Note that this is a maximum. Some Pot-Shots are much…

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Upcoming Holiday Concerts Start the Holiday Season

This weekend, there are a nice selection of holiday concerts to choose from in Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas. There are Pacific Palisades residents performing in these concerts and it might make a nice way to kick off the holiday…

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