Circling The News

When this editor first moved to New York in the late 70s, I found a job at Scribner’s Book Store on Fifth Avenue, arguably the premiere bookstore in the country at the time.

One of the most exciting adventure opportunities for 5th and 6th grade girls is participating in Boy Scouts through Troop 223 Girls. Those young women, not only camp, hike

In Pacific Palisades, perhaps nothing says October better than the Marquez Halloween Festival. This annual event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, at

Proposition 2, which has been labeled “Californians for Quality Schools,” asks taxpayers to back bonds of $10 billion. It is estimated that Prop. 2 will ultimately cost $18

By PETER DICHELLIS For many reasons, voters can find it difficult to gather information about judges, who are on an election ballot. This November voters have a clear choice

 This is an old apothecary cabinet that I bought in the mid 60’s. I believe it was imported from England. It was an antique then, so I assume it was made in the

Ashleigh Brilliant writes: WHAT EXACTLY IS A “POT-SHOT” OR “BRILLIANT THOUGHT?” Pot-Shots are epigrams, composed according to the following very

By ANGELA MCGREGOR   On the face of it, there would seem to be little in common between Proposition 33 – which would do away with a 30-year-old, statewide rent control

Ziba Perez, Palisades Young Adult Librarian, has received a promotion and her last day at the Palisades Library was Wednesday, October 16. Just shy of two years at this

By TIM CAMPBELL In the summer of 1945, once the US knew the atomic bomb worked, the western Allies issued an ultimatum to Japan: surrender or face complete destruction.  The