Film and television star Peter Graves, who once served as honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades, died Sunday of a heart attack outside his Santa Monica Canyon home. Today would have been his 84th birthday.
Graves collapsed upon returning from brunch with his wife Joan and several family members at Beaurivage restaurant in Malibu. His daughter Kelly administered CPR, but was unable to...more
City Seeks $13 Inspection Fee for Brush Clearance
NEWS: Business landlords and residents in Pacific Palisades have received notices that they have to pay a $13 fee for a brush inspection on their property because the entire community is located in what the Los Angeles Fire Department deems a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
The Palisadian-Post received numerous complaints from residents and landlords alike about the notice, and the topic also cam...more
Council Names Three Sparkplug Winners
NEWS: Residents Eric Bollens, Marge Gold and Linda Jackson Vitale will receive the Pacific Palisades Community Council's annual Golden Sparkplug Award for their civic-minded actions in 2009.
The Council has presented the award since 1974 to Palisades residents who have launched projects or ignited ideas that have a major community impact. This year's winners will be honored on Thursday, ...more
PaliHi Offers Busing Plan
NEWS: The Palisades Charter High School board of directors will submit a proposal to the Los Angeles Unified School District that offers to pay for a portion of the school's busing transportation costs for the next three years.
The decision was made at Tuesday night's board meeting.
A month ago, LAUSD told PaliHi that the district would be eliminating transportation for 1...more
Schwarzwald, Kelly Gain Teen Titles
Harvard-Westlake juniors Courtney Kelly and Kevin Schwarzwald won the Chamber of Commerce's annual Teen Contest at Pierson Playhouse last Wednesday evening, making them the new Mr. and Miss Palisades.
'I'm ecstatic,' said Kelly, while holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing the Miss Palisades sash over her elegant dark-pink dress.
'There was a bunch of talented p...more
'Citizen' Gilbert Savors Classroom Visit
While 91-year-old Palisades Charter High School English teacher Rose Gilbert was lecturing her 35 Advanced Placement English students about feminism last Wednesday, she received a surprise visit from the Palisadian-Post.
'I have tomorrow's newspaper today,' said Post Publisher Roberta Donohue, holding up the Thursday, March 4 edition of the newspaper, so that Gilbert could see a photo of hersel...more
