Looksmaxxing and Body Dysmorphia Are Prevalent with Teens

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By CHAZ PLAGER Trends are hard to keep up with, and especially teenage ones. To many, the YMCA hosting a Teen Only Lift Night on March 28 might have seemed random, but it’s really not. Teens are coming out to…

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Philip Springer, 97, Nominated for Webby Award 

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Composer and Palisades resident Philip Springer, playing Moonlight Sonata on the piano, has been nominated for two Webby Awards: Best Individual Performance and Viral – Video. Springer’s daughter Tamar wrote CTN that “He is nominated in two categories, but I…

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Candidate Statements in Official Guides Are Paid Ads

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

“The only way to run for public office is to have a lot of money,” said Jonathan Reiss, who was a candidate for U.S. Senate in the March primary election. You may not have read about him, because although he…

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YMCA Egg Hunt a Spectacular Success

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: After CTN reporter Chaz Plager and photographer Rich Schmitt were kicked out of the Rec Center Egg Hunt by Director Jasmine Dowlatshahi before the event started. Plager reported “we weren’t kicked out of this one.” Schmitt added, “YMCA…

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Solar Eclipse Observed in Los Angeles

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Although it was only 58 percent of a total solar eclipse in Southern California, the astronomical event was widely observed. The Palisades Library patio was the site of a local viewing around 11 a.m. on Monday, April 8. Friends of…

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L.A. Shelter Animals Suffering Neglect Bordering on Abuse

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: The Westside Current and CTN are working in tandem to shed light on the horrific state of animal shelters in Los Angeles.) The City of Angeles is neglecting animals in its shelters to the point of abuse. Current…

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Win a Chance for Dinner with Steve Kerr

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  Steve Kerr, the coach of the Golden State Warriors, and also the USA Olympic basketball team, has agreed to have dinner with the lucky winner of a raffle, sponsored by the Palisades Rotary Club. Tickets are $100 and only…

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VIEWPOINT: CTN Does Not Back Down on Statement about HAMAS

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

As a musing on April 5, CTN wrote that the U.S. Government had a short memory. “President Biden has come out harshly against Israel after a missile strike on April 1 killed seven aid workers in Gaza. The Israeli government…

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Library Parking Lot Book Sale Set for April 13

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

“The beloved tradition is back!” Friends of the Library announced in an April 1 email. “The Friends of the Palisades Library will hold their first book sale since before Covid from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13,” organizer…

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MĀVVEN Mercantile, Combines Curation and Community

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By ALISON BURMEISTER In the ever-changing world of retail, where more people are abandoning brick and mortar storefronts to shop on-line, it takes a unique space like MĀVVEN Mercantile at 15326 Antioch, to welcome customers through the door, again and…

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