When Dr. John Mulchaey addressed “Exploring Life in the Universe” at an Optimist Club meeting on Zoom in June, he was asked, “Are there other civilizations out there?” Mulchaey, director of the Carnegie Observatories, said there is

  Holly Sidell shared her story of surviving breast cancer in an online show, “Deconstructing Holly,” in December. Then she said, ““While undergoing cancer surgery to remove my lady parts, I floated in the space between life and death.” Sidell

Palisades High School senior Julia Abbott placed second in the 2021 Optimist International Oratorical World Championships that was streamed live on July 23, earning $10,000 in scholarship money. The Brentwood resident spoke on the theme

Spec developer and Palisades architect Ardie Tavangarian has sold a 20,000 sq.-ft, six-bedroom mansion with 18 bathrooms on one acre in the upper Riviera section of Pacific Palisades for $83 million. The only pricier sale this year in California was

When water started backing up in the headwaters of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant on July 11, back-up systems went into operation, according to public spokesperson Elena Stern, but it wasn’t enough. “There was more debris than we’ve ever seen

  Although Covid-19 cancelled many annual events and traditions, the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club did not stop in its philanthropic efforts. On July 27, local nonprofits were invited to stop by the clubhouse on Haverford Avenue to pick up a

Phyllis Genovese, the first woman president of the Palisades Chamber of Commerce and former owner of The Letter Shop on Via de la Paz, died last October 5 in Nevada, where she had lived the past few years. She was 105. Born on January 15, 1915,

Barbara Kohn, who moved to Pacific Palisades in 1965, became president of the Pacific Palisades Historical Society on July 1, succeeding the long-serving Eric Dugdale. Kohn said she looks forward to overseeing the town’s 100th birthday celebration

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin filed a July 29 crime report before leaving on vacation for the month of August.  Officer Jose Bermudez (402732lapd.online) will cover for Espin while he is away. Espin warned, “This last week we had

By BOB VICKREY (aka NICK CARRAWAY) As I walked through our village center the other day, I couldn’t help but notice a distinguished-looking, well-dressed gentleman holding court on the patio at Hank’s restaurant on Swarthmore. I knew at once it was