Circling The News

Last night an alert went out from the Los Angeles Fire Department at 12:17 a.m. that about three to four acres of heavy brush burning under 15mph winds near above Via Las

The Palisades American Legion Post 283 was founded in 1928 by 19 residents and town leaders that included Clifford Clearwater and Telford Work, who launched the town’s first

The Santa Monica Police Department released a December 27 update of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on December 22 around 6:40 p.m. The victim, a Vietnam War veteran and

Palisadian residents and restauranteurs Marissa and Matt Hermer’s European-inspired brasserie, The Draycott, has closed after serving a special Christmas dinner menu last

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Westside Current on December 30 and is reprinted with permission. Many of the stories McGregor references have a common

The 136th Rose Parade, with the theme “Best Day Ever,” will start at Green Street and Orange Boulevard on January 1, 2025. Bill Jean King will serve as grand Marshal. Three

(Tim Campbell wrote in an email to several friends: This column is a follow-up to last week’s column, albeit unintentionally.  When I was writing last week’s

In 1986 these two bottles were filled with Raymond Baptiste’s (Daniele’s father) renowned Mirabelle liquor. The drink started with Raymond harvesting golden, round

For many Christmases it was one family member’s responsibility to pick out a Christmas book, which we read on Christmas night by the tree. The person selecting a book rotated

(Editor’s note: The following information was taken from a story in the Friends of the National WWII Memorial https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/pattons-prayer)