Prana by Lana Offers Natural Beauty Products

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

One of the most interesting businesses to open on Marquez Avenue is a natural beauty business, Prana by Lana. On Saturday, June 8, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., there will be a candle-making workshop at the store, 16618 Marquez. Owner…

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Orchid Digest Speakers Day Set for June 8

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The Orchid Digest Speakers Day will be from 1 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. Participants can come to the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino to hear four speakers or join the presentation virtually. Speakers and…

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Teenage Sex on the Carthage Steps

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

There are issues with the kids that hang out on the Carthage stairs. A resident wrote: “The number of kids and the audacity of their behavior ebbs and flows, but in keeping with your ‘rude kids on the bus’ story,…

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Shangri-La Sued Over Misuse of Project Homekey Funds

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Westside Current on May 30 and is reprinted with permission. In this third installment of the investigative series into California’s Project Homekey homeless housing program. Reporters look at the downfall of Shangri-La…

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Owners Gianba and Marlo Vinzoni Will Close Cinque Terre West

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Cinque Terre West owners Gianba and Marlo Vinzoni will close their restaurant in the 970 Monument Boulding on June 23. The couple’s breakfast and sandwich deli DELIzioso Cinque at the same address will remain open and provide breakfast, lunch and…

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Topanga Canyon Boulevard Reopens Today, June 2, 2024

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Topanga Canyon Boulevard that linked Pacific Coast Highway with the San Fernando Valley, will reopen today, Sunday, June 2. The road was closed on March 9, when a rainstorm triggered a mud slide, closing a portion of State Route 27….

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“Time To Thank” by Steve Guttenberg Tugs at the Heart

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  Actor Steve Guttenberg has written a new nonfiction book Time to Thank (PostHillPress) that was released on May 21, it is a poignant tale of a father-son relationship. He writes, “Maybe you’re like me, someone who loves and cares…

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“Lola’s Folly” Would Have Allowed More Felons Roaming LA

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By KRISHNA THANGAVELU There are serious crimes waves in areas of Los Angeles, such as Westchester and also in Santa Monica. Residents in Westchester are taking shooting lessons and families do not feel safe in their homes, at day or…

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People at Costco Help a Person in Distress

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: A resident sent me this story and is allowing me to share it.) I talked my husband into stopping at Costco Culver City on the way to his medical appointment last Friday. I love getting there early to get…

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What Is It! #27

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

This is a heavy weight glass cigar ash tray still sold by Comoy’s of London. (Comoy’s pipes are highly collectable and desired due to their exceptional stained finish, which highlighted the grain figuring of the briar, and for their distinctive,…

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