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Receiving a bachelor’s degree in sociology is generally not conducive to receiving job offers upon graduation. But the courses that this editor took, including one on racism

This editor has received help from three sources, in helping to identify the two blueberry plants that are doing so well in her back yard. Initially, this editor planted the

By CHAZ PLAGER On July 4th, 2023, the “happiest day in the Palisades” arrived once more, in the familiar form of the 75th Annual Palisades 4th of July Parade. This year’s

(Editor’s note: Circling the News received a June 16 email from Palisadian Tom Lavia, asking that this publication cover the 17th Annual Monument Water Balloon Fight. He

  Brandon Tam, an Orchid Collection Specialist at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, will speak to the Malibu Orchid Society at 7

“Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look,” Ronald Reagan once said. With his quote, the former President

By BERNICE FOX It has been a good week for two Pacific Palisades Honorary Mayors, Billy Crystal and Eugene Levy. A few days ago, it was announced that Crystal is one of five

People in Southern California do not have to worry so much about mosquitos, but the rest of the nation spends a great deal of the summer trying to detour the insects and its

By JEFF RIDGWAY Is it true that there is a woman’s name on the Declaration of Independence? Yes, at the bottom of the document it reads: “Baltimore, in Maryland: Printed by

When I was a child, I would often spend days helping my aunt at the farm. The family had four boys, so an extra girl for the garden/canning was helpful. At noon, my uncle and