Neighborhood News

Madewell Closes Shop  |  Pacific Palisades

Madewell on Swarthmore Ave closed its Palisades Village doors on Sunday, January 23.

“We are always evaluating our business and store’s footprint, and after careful consideration, we have made the decision to close certain stores to better support our broader omnichannel strategy,” a J. Crew Group representative said to the Palisadian-Post. “We’re proud to have served our customers here and look forward to continuing to do so at our locations in Century City in Los Angeles and 3rd Street in Santa Monica, as well as online.”

—LILY TINOCO

Bocce Buzz  |  Pacific Palisades

The Spring Bocce Season at Veterans Gardens is here!

Senior League:

Last autumn’s league was fun for 160 seniors from the Palisades who got together at the park, playing a fantastic, fun, easy to learn, competitive game and making new friends on a team. The Spring League starts Tuesday, March 1, at 11 a.m. and noon. Sign up today if you want to be on a team—or make a new team with your pals!

Palisades Bocce Club League:

Some 175 Palisadians had an absolute blast last autumn, culminating with an amazing awards party. This spring it is going to be even bigger and better. League matches and fun starts Thursday, March 17, with  4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. matches.

To sign up to be on a team—or make a new team with your pals—go to palisadesbocce.com (and click on Senior Bocce League or Palisades Bocce League).                         

—STEVE GALLUZZO

Zócalo Public Square Events: Online and In-Person  |  Los angeles

Zócalo Public Square invites Palisadians to its two upcoming events: “Can Bureaucracy Start a Climate Revolution?” on Thursday, February 17, and “Does The First Amendment Still Protect Free Speech?” on Thursday, February 24.

“Can Bureaucracy Start a Climate Revolution?” will be live-streamed online at 10 a.m. and invites Kartikeya Singh, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Issues editor-in-chief Lisa Margonelli to “ask how bureaucracies might embrace obsolescence and reinvent themselves to address today’s most urgent problems,” according to the event description.

“Does The First Amendment Still Protect Free Speech?” will be in-person at the ASU California Center in downtown LA at 7 p.m.

Legal scholars Jody David Armour of USC and Eugene Volokh of UCLA and Battinto L. Batts Jr., dean of the ASU Cronkite School,  will discuss how “we might protect free expression while also protecting our society from the misuse of that freedom,” according to the event flyer.

For more information, visit zocalopublicsquare.org/event.

—LILY TINOCO