Theatre Palisades’ “Musical Comedy Murders” Delightful Evening

  By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor All the elements are present: Ten strangers invited to spend the weekend at a wealthy dowager’s country estate rumored to have secret tunnels throughout; a raging storm outside, and an air of…

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The Annual Youth Writing Contest Underway

  Annually, since the early 1990s the Friends of the Palisades Library have held a summer writing contest for youth. Now that schools are coming to a close, this might be a perfect summer project. All entries, which can be…

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Howling Heroes Winners Announced

The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation in 2021 launched a Howling Heroes contest to find an official K-9 Mascot. The contest annually is held in the spring and in April the top three canines for 2024 were announced: Blue Nystrom,…

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Start Thinking about Bike Decorations

Kids are encouraged to decorate bikes/scooters in their best patriotic tradition and enter them in the “Kids on Bikes.” The Yogurt Shoppe, located at 873 Swarthmore, will continue its decade-long tradition of sponsoring the bike unit in the July 4th parade and…

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Youth Fight on Antioch Today

  CTN received the video of high school youths fighting on Antioch around 2:30 p.m. today in front of Elyse Walker’s store. Guards at the store tried to break it up. A bystander told CTN that it took 30 minutes…

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Clearing of Vegetation at 425 Holyoke Questioned

Neighbors through the Cannel Law Group sent an October 2023 notice to the California Coastal Commission alleging that the drilling and the removal of vegetation was unlawful at 425 Holyoke under the Coastal Act. The Mt. Holyoke View Preservation, a…

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The Effectiveness and Cost of Safe Parking

If you went into a restaurant, ordered a meal and then it was never delivered, would you still pay for it? Mostly like not. Homeless programs such as Safe Parking promise “meals” but often the table remains empty. The Los…

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Annika Johansson Selected Best Supporting Actress

Palisades High School junior Annika Johansson was selected Best Supporting Actress at the Jerry Herman High School Musical Theater Award Show at the Pantages in Hollywood on May 5. Each year, The Jerry Herman Awards invites four of the participating high schools…

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Crimes – Police Report May 19 to 25

Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin released the following Part 1 crimes. He noted that some crimes are not captured in the new mapping software, and include Grand Theft Auto (GTA), Burglary Theft from Vehicle (BTFV) and Theft. He noted that…

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Teens Terrorizing and Harassing Bus Drivers/Riders

  Although there are murders and stabbings on public transportation in Los Angeles, it is only recently that there is an awareness of the trickle-down effect of the lack of safety. Lawlessness and chaos have now reached every corner of…

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