Party Like You Are As Old As Us | Pacific Palisades
The Palisadian-Post will soon be celebrating its 90th birthday.
If you also turn 90 this year, you are invited not only to share your story with us—email the paper at mypost@palipost.com—but also join the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club 90th Birthday Party celebrations, which will be held on Saturday, June 2.
Last year more than 120 very senior people enjoyed the lunchtime event with cake and champagne and valet parking. This year PPWC organizer Fay Vahdani, of Luxe Homecare, expects there could be more than 150 people hitting the golden number—or higher.
To RSVP, call 310-699-5885.
—JOHN HARLOW
Caffe Luxxe Opens on Sunset | The Village
Artisanal coffee shop Caffe Luxxe, which has attracted fans after its “soft opening” in the Topa La Cruz building at 15200 Sunset Blvd. on Friday, April 20, has set its “grand opening” set for Tuesday, May 1. There will be free drinks between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the day. The roaster is operated by childhood friends Mark Wain and Gary Chau who have already opened four other branches on the Westside. After conquering Pacific Palisades, Caffe Luxxe will be opening in Montecito this summer.
—TRILBY BERESFORD
Archer Film Festival | Brentwood
The Archer School for Girls held its annual Archer Film Festival on Wednesday, April 25, at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. The film festival was dedicated to empowering female filmmakers. “Our goal is not to exclude men, but rather to include women,” the school said. Actress and former Rustic Canyon resident Laura Dern was the keynote speaker at this year’s event.
—CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA
School Safety Meetings Continue | The Highlands
Local school administrators are holding yet another closed-door school safety meeting, this time at Calvary Christian school on May 1. The meeting comes just one month after the educational leaders began meeting to discuss ways to make schools and the community a safer place amid a rise in gun violence on campuses. Local private security professionals will be present for consultation.
—CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA
New Woman’s Club President | The Village
It is spring and new businesses are setting up in Pacific Palisades every week: The latest new arrival is Lynn Acorda-Baldo, whose fine jewelry store Mi-Lina, has opened at 970 Monument Street.
—TRILBY BERESFORD
‘Pot Queen’ Home Renovation Gets Green Light | Castellammare
The West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission approved a home renovation project for Palisadian Stephanie Smith, famous after being dubbed in the international media a “pot queen” for business interests in San Bernardino. An elderly neighbor appealed the project for environmental concerns, but failed to appear at a late-evening hearing on Wed April 18. Smith’s home will undergo a dramatic renovation, being transformed from a single story building into a 12,000-square-foot mansion built into the hillside of Puerto Del Mar.
—CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA
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