Rob LeMond Swimming and Surfing Camp Starts June 26

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

BY ALISON BURMEISTER   “Hello, this is Rob LeMond, please do not leave text messages on this number but I would like to have your voice message, so please leave it after the beep. Thank you.” *BEEP*   If you…

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David Askew Goes from Homelessness to Work Featured in Art Show

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

PHOTOS and STORY by LAUREL BUSBY Artist David Askew’s life disintegrated into a haze of drugs, alcohol, and homelessness when he moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 2000. For 12 years, he struggled. “I had created havoc in my…

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Fire Service Recognition Day Draws Crowds

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

“The best thing are all the hoses and shiny knobs,” said Knox, three years old. “The best thing is to be in the fire truck,” Mia, 3, and Kia, 1, added. Wells, 4, said the best thing about the day…

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Jeff Brant: A Friend for Life

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Bob had sent me the story of his friend. I found it moving and a remarkable tribute to someone I wished I had known. The world is filled with everyday “stars” that too few people read about, because…

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Award-Winning Author Cauffiel to Sign Book at Collections on Antioch

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  New York Times bestselling author Lowell Cauffiel will read and sign copies of his latest hardcover, Below the Line: A Hollywood Crime Novel, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, at Collections Antiques and Books. The event is free…

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Two Great Nights of Ballet, May 26 and 27, at the Broad

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

New York City has American Ballet, New York City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joffrey, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Martha Graham and this editor wisely, or not, bought tickets using money from waitress tips. Moving to Los Angeles, one…

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Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association Holds Annual Meeting

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

It was the first live meeting in three years for the Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, founded 1947. The Rustic Canyon auditorium was packed with residents for a meeting of one of California oldest civic associations. Prior to the May…

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Author to Explore the Abalone’s Imperiled History at Historical Society Event on May 23

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  Ann Vileisis, an independent scholar and award-winning author of three books that explore culture and nature through history, will speak at the Pacific Palisades Historical Society annual meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, at Pierson Playhouse, 941…

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Revere’s Annual Film Festival Attracts Top Talent

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  Story and Photos by: CHAZ PLAGER Paul Revere Middle School held its 9th Annual Film Festival on May 12. The event began at 6:30 pm, with a “red carpet” showing off the directors and actors of the films dressed…

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Palisades Walk-a-Thon Raises $75,000

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

It was the 25th anniversary of the Palisades Elementary Walk-a-Thon, and the first held since 2019, but students rose to the occasion making it one of the most successful in this charter school’s history. Event organizer Jamie Donner said, “The…

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