By BOB VICKREY Special to Circling the News Pacific Palisades has long been known for having an abundance of Italian restaurants, but with recent announcements of yet two new openings, the bounds of credibility are becoming strained as to how many

Bree Barton is completing a young-adult trilogy: “Heart of Thorns” (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, 2018), “Tears of Frost” (2019) and “Soul of Cinder” (due in 2021). But on February 12, Barton was hosting a writing workshop for middle-school

This year, the Palisades High Booster Club is upping the fun with comedy, dancing and samba at its annual auction and fundraiser from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club. The festivities will include a

After witnessing the numerous walls and other structures facing into Potrero Canyon Park, Commissioner Esther Margulies admitted at a L.A. Westside Planning Commission hearing on February 4 that “Screening is not working. Enforcement is not the

The L.A. City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) meeting regarding the Marquette development will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, February 25, in room 340 at City Hall. At issue are eight houses that developer Cosimo

What if you received a Coastal Exemption Permit from the City of L.A. Planning Department in early 2016 to build a covered porch (that nestles against your house) and then in early 2017 you received another Coastal Exemption Permit for an uncovered

Family and friends will gather to celebrate Josh Greenfeld’s life on Saturday, February 29 at 2 p.m. in the Palisades Library community room. The celebration will also spotlight an art exhibit, “Trash to Treasure,” beginning at 1 p.m., that features

California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) outreach specialist Andie Squires will speak to Palisades Alliance for Seniors at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 24, at the Palisades Library community room, 851 Alma Real. The meeting is open to the

Say goodbye to Fresh Mint Chip and Cookies & Cream, the best-selling flavors at Sweet Rose Ice Creamery, located in the Monument Building off Sunset. A sign posted on the front door says the shop will close. Circling the News contacted Elise

A hearing will be held at 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, February 27, at Los Angeles City Hall, Room 1070, for a proposed housing project at 1270 Marinette Rd, which abuts Will Rogers State Historic Park. (Case No: VTT-73423 and CEQA No: ENV-2016-307-CE).