News

  • “Matilda the Musical” Opens with Joy, Energy and Talent
    If a resident wants a phenomenal opportunity to see a Broadway-quality musical, with a 14-piece orchestra, amazing voices and delightful choreography (for $16) head over to Palisades High School. Then, settle in at Mercer Hall and be prepared to be
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  • Self-Cleaning Bathrooms Being Analyzed
    The L.A. City Recreation and Parks Board of Commissioners holds public meetings twice a month. The meeting is held at different parks in the city, and is also carried on Zoom, which allows residents the opportunity to participate. The five
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  • Pacific Palisades Residents Donate Beds for Shelter Animals
      Pacific Palisades resident Nancy Jackson started a drive for animal shelter donations at the end of January. “It is hard for the animals in shelters and especially when it’s cold,” she said. “I decided to run the drive the first year because
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  • Palisadian Jamie Lee Curtis celebrates and celebrates her Oscar Win
    By BERNICE FOX Days after winning her first Academy Award, Jamie Lee Curtis finally has let her new Oscar rest. Understandably proud, she’d been taking it everywhere, including lunch with girlfriends and a photo shoot for the L.A. Times at the
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  • Annual Orchid Auction Held on March 21 at Methodist Church
    One of the most anticipated events of the year for flower lovers is the Malibu Orchid Society’s annual orchid auction. On March 21, Tuesday, the Society will hold its auction at the Hart Lounge, Community United Methodist Church, 801 Via De La Paz.
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  • Clouds Clear, Trees Fall, Mud Closes Roads
      This editor’s father used to have a saying “this weather is for the ducks,” which described the past few days in Southern California. This morning around 8 a.m. three ducks were deciding if they wanted to relocate to the water puddle near the
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  • “21 Miles in Malibu” Focuses on Deadly PCH
    A new documentary, 21 Miles in Malibu, focuses on one of the deadliest stretches of road in California, Pacific Coast Highway. In 2016, there were 617 traffic collisions in the area between McClure Tunnel and the northernmost city limit of Malibu:
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  • Explore Noir Writing in Los Angeles
    The Palisades Library is presenting another program in the LA Made series, which highlights the artists, performers, writers and creators who make Los Angeles unique: “Darkness Under the Light: Noir Writing in Los Angeles.” Local noir buff and
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  • Katie O’Laughlin Nominated for Librarian Award
    Katie O’Laughlin, who owned Village Books on Swarthmore from 1997 to 2011, was nominated for an “I Love My Librarian” award this winter. “For a bibliophile, there are few things more rewarding than a professional association with a librarian whose
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  • Draining Mono Lake Had an Impact on Wildlife/Air Quality
    By REECE PASCOE If you have ever driven up to Lake Tahoe, you have seen Mono Lake. It is on the eastern side of Highway 395, a few hours south of Tahoe. I took that drive back in 2010. When I saw Mono Lake, my first impression was that it was a dry
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