July 13, 2023(Editor’s note: My three adult children participated in L.A. County Junior Life Guard program. When the YMCA pool was still in upper Temescal and my children were young, a wise mother told me about Guards. She said that her kids, who were teens,
July 13, 2023One of Pacific Palisades true treasures, Lee Calvert, 98, (she’ll be 99 in August) spoke to the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club on July 11. “Needless to say, finding Lee was like winning the lottery,” said Carole Taub, who organizes guest speakers
July 13, 2023By BERNICE FOX The Emmy race is on and as expected, there are Palisadians in it! Over the course of Barry’s run, Bill Hader has revealed himself as a multi-talent. And he has past Emmy nominations and wins to prove it. Now for the show’s fourth and
July 12, 2023Ever since its inception in 2008, Palisades families have entered the Patriotic 4th of July Home Decorating Contest. This year, families from the Highlands to Santa Monica Canyon to the mobile homes by the ocean celebrated the holiday by adding
July 12, 2023Auschwitz survivor Celina Karp Biniaz and author William Friedricks will discuss his book Saved by Schindler: The Life of Celina Karp Biniaz on Tuesday, July 25 at 6 p.m., with a book signing at 7 p.m. This is part of the programming for the
July 12, 2023If all it takes to end homelessness in Los Angeles County is to raise taxes, the California State Legislature is working on it. ASSEMBLY BILL 1679 Assembly Bill 1679 would allow L.A. County to further exceed the cap on local sales taxes by a
July 11, 2023The Palisades Honorary Mayor tradition is one that was started by the Palisades Chamber of Commerce in 1951 with the selection of Virginia Bruce. Over the years mayors have included Jerry Lewis to Adam West to Anthony Hopkins. A complete list
July 11, 2023The American Legion Auxiliary has announced the top two floats from the Palisades 75th annual Fourth of July Parade. The Will Rogers Ranch Foundation and Resilient Palisades were selected this year. Each winner will receive a $500 check that will be
July 11, 2023(Longtime CTN columnist Bob Vickrey ushers in a fresh new voice to this site by way of introduction to his talented writer friend Ken Williams, who takes us on a cultural stroll along the Upper West Side of Manhattan.) By KEN WILLIAMS The Upper West
July 11, 2023For more than 10 years there was a Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research annual 5K walk/run, the “Walk with Love,” in Pacific Palisades. The first was held in 2008, and nearly $40,000 was raised. Then Riviera resident Helen Dameris,