Puzzle Zoo Loses Lease on Sunset 

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

A sign went up in the front window at Puzzle Zoo on February 18, accusing the Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades of kicking the business out with only 30 days’ notice. The Methodist Church owns the building on…

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“Singin’ in the Rain, Jr.” Opens this Weekend

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

If you want to walk out of a theater smiling and feeling happy, then go watch 40 kids tapping and singing their way across the stage in “Singin’ in the Rain, Jr.” The show opens on Friday, February 25 at…

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Viewpoint: Kilbride Honored: the Palisades Homeless Model Works

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

I was wrong. I thought about it at 5 a.m. this morning as I participated in the 2022 Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority homeless count. I thought that forming a Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH), funded by local…

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Palisades Author Betsy Rosenthal Featured at Diesel

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Author Betsy Rosenthal will discuss and sign her latest book “When Lightnin’ Struck” in the courtyard at DIESEL, a Brentwood bookstore, this Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. The event is free. Masks are required at the store, located at…

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Viewpoint: Some Neighbors Are Surprised by Golf Noise and School Traffic

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Some of the people who live in the “Polo Fields” neighborhood — the land between Paul Revere Middle School and the historic Riviera golf course — are shocked that kids go to school or that golfers use the course.  Even…

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Parklet Controversy Returns: Mixing Diners and Automobiles

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

In musings yesterday, Circling the News pointed out that Vida on Antioch Street now had a parklet. Three parking meters had been taken away, and tables, enclosed in a fence, had been set up in the street. CTN recalled in…

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Resilient Palisades Announces “Choose to Reuse Campaign”

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Plastics are killing the environment. In one of the first-ever evaluations of greenhouse gas emissions from plastics, released in 2019, Professor Sangwon Suh found that production and post-use of plastics — including composting and recycling — emit a substantial amount…

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Fire Station 69 Office Remodel Underway

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Long-time resident Nancy Klopper, who is active in several community organizations, secured a donation from the Palisades Anawalt for Fire Station 69 located on Carey and Sunset. “On one of my walks into town,” Klopper said. “I dropped into Station…

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Letter: Please Help the Village Green with Donations

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Palisades resident Cindy Simon sent the following letter to many of her friends and shared it with Circling the News. The Village Green, a nonprofit, staffed by volunteers, has suffered vandalism over the past several months.) My good…

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VOCES8 to Perform in Pacific Palisades

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

VOCES8, which has been called the “Rolls-Royce of British vocal ensembles” will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 25, at St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda Avenue. The program “After Silence,” which is part of the St. Matthew’s Music Guild…

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