Parking Problems in Pacific Palisades

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  The November 30 Musing about having to use an app to park in the Topa/Bank of America parking lot garnered a lot of attention. A REMINDER ABOUT CARUSO’S PROMISES: One woman wrote, “In the Alphabet Streets with permit parking,…

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OBITUARY: Alice Ruth Hanks, 95, a Fixture at the Indy 500

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Alice Ruth Hanks, a resident of Pacific Palisades since 1957, passed away at St. John’s Hospital on October 1 at the age of 95. She was born in LuVerne, Iowa, to William and Molly Hedrick on July 26, 1926. An…

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Two Mature Eucalyptus Trees May Be Cut Down at the Recreation Center; Activists Respond

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News learned on November 24 that two mature blue gums (eucalyptus) adjacent to the new Veterans Gardens at the Palisades Recreation Center are being targeted for removal. The trees, according to historical records, were part of those envisioned by…

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YMCA Christmas Tree Lot Opens Tomorrow in Temescal

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The pine-flavored scent at Simon Meadow, at the corner of Temescal Canyon and Sunset, is sweet this week. On Sunday, a semi-truck laden with Christmas trees from Oregon arrived at Simon Meadow. The truck driver told Circling the News it was…

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GivingTuesday Allows Time for Reflection and Donation

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

GivingTuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, was started in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y in New York City, as a way to encourage people to give back in their daily lives – from donating to nonprofits to volunteering at…

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American Legion’s Jim Cragg Receives Veteran of the Year Award

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Lt. Colonel Jim Cragg, commander of American Legion Post 283, was honored on November 13 as the Veteran of the Year during the UCLA Football Military Appreciation Game at the Rose Bowl. This 2020 award was presented in person this…

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Westside Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Is Magical

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In the 1975 musical “A Chorus Line,” one of the song’s refrains is “Everything is beautiful at the ballet.” Watching the Westside Ballet’s presentation of “The Nutcracker” on Friday night, the song echoed back in my mind: everything was beautiful…

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Charlie Brown Tree on the Village Green Is Lit

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Driving or walking by the Village Green after dark starting tomorrow, you might see twinkly lights – and if you look up at the towering pine tree, it will be festooned with multi-colored lights.   Here’s the story . . ….

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Battalion 9 Firefighters Are Nearly All Vaccinated; Action by One Firefighter Was an Aberration

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Los Angeles City has mandated that all City workers must be vaccinated by December 18 – if they are not, they may be placed on unpaid leave. Circling the News spoke to L.A.F.D. Battalion Chief Joseph Everett on Saturday. He…

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Historical Society Will Host the Centennial Celebration: Publication Planned

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The publishing team that produces the annual Parade program for PAPA (Palisades Americanism Parade Association) is preparing a Centennial publication that celebrates the town’s 100 years in articles and photos. Advertisers are sought, with all net proceeds supporting the Historical Society’s…

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