News

  • First Arnie Wishnick Community Choice Movie
    Draws about 450 People to the Recreation Center The 16th year of Movies in the Park opened on Saturday with “Back to the Future.” More than 450 people came out for the free hot dogs, the free movie and a chance to get together with neighbors. This
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  • LAPD Crime Report for End of July and
    Beginning of August in Pacific Palisades Under the burglary category below, it is noted that there was a burglary on Bollinger (and there is a video of the men trying to break in). The video was sent to Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Michael
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  • Food Waste Might Provide an Opportunity
    For a Community Garden and Local Compost You’ve done your bit to stop global warming by driving an electric car, using a steel straw and throwing your empty plastic water bottles into the blue bin. Not so fast. The U.S. Environmental Protection
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  • An AYSO Alert–and Some Advice for Parents:
    Building an Athlete Means Putting the Child First As parents wonder how they can help their children achieve enjoyment and success in sports, researchers have narrowed the process down to the following tips: * The single greatest effect on
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  • Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri Emerge from the Ash
    And Are Featured in a New Exhibit at the Getty Villa By LIBBY MOTIKA Special to Circling The News Photos courtesy Getty Villa A masterful curatorial accomplishment has been realized at the Getty Villa. A large collection of discoveries unearthed
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  • Public Tennis Courts 7 and 8 at the Recreation Center
    Went Down in February, Still Need to be Repaired In February, a large sinkhole opened in the Frontera parking lot by the tennis courts below the Field of Dreams at the Palisades Recreation Center. Even though the sinkhole was repaired months ago,
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  • Pacific Palisades’ Chuck Lorre’s New
    Sitcom and New IMAG Ball Cap By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News After settling in to talk with entertainment reporters and television critics about his new sitcom, “Bob Hearts Abishola,” Palisadian Chuck Lorre reached into a bag at his feet
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  • Basketball Floor at Small Gym Needs to Be Refinished–
    Again–After July Sewage Spill Warps the New Wood The aging small gym floor at the Palisades Recreation Center was finally replaced in early July with money from the L.A. Clippers organization and team owners Steve and Connie Ballmer. The group
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  • Palisades Cares Drive for School Supplies
      For Homeless Children Is Underway Palisades Cares, founded by Palisades resident Marie Steckmest, has launched its annual drive for school supplies for homeless children served by School on Wheels. As you shop for your children, consider
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  • Palisadian Scott Heineman Gets Two Hits in
    (Editor’s note: the photos were taken from the television screen and I apologize for the lack of quality. I’ve done  other stories about Scott and his baseball career, which can also be found on this
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