Malibu City Council Elections

“Filing to Run for Office” By: Gracee Arthur Well, it is that time again, when the usually peaceful community of Malibu finds neighbor pitted against neighbor over who should be the new members of the Malibu City Council. This week two more residents filed to run for a position on the City Council, Skylar Peak and Missy Zeitsoff. Skylar Peak is the youngest...

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Celebrate the New Year in Malibu

Party at the Beach this year! By: Gracee Arthur Malibu has some terrific choices for your New Years Eve festivities this year.  If you want to hear the waves and watch the surf the Sunset Restaurant is one terrific venue for New Year’s Eve. There are two seatings for dinner with the second seating offering a price fixe menu for $75 which includes a glass of champagne,...

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Malibu Pet Adoptions: Spunky’s Rescue Ranch

Meet Hattie, Kikibear, Scotty and Willow By: Gracee Arthur   Malibu local Mary Dee Rickards created Spunky’s Rescue Ranch as a haven for abandoned cats and those doomed in kill shelters (like my new kitty Harry). The current downturn in the economy and housing market has greatly increased the number of homeless and abandoned pets in California and throughout...

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Malibu Artists Series

Gay Summer Rick By: Gracee Arthur I first encountered Gay Summer Rick’s Work at Malibu Gallery and Framing at 22625 Pacific Coast Highway which I wrote about last year. Malibu Gallery displays works by many Malibu artists and the photos I shared on my blog where those of Gay Summer Rick which caught my eye. Gay and I have stayed in contact since that time and I have...

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Christmas in Malibu

Books, Santa & Shopping By: Gracee Arthur Tuesday I ventured into Santa Monica where I had an appointment in the Edgemar complex. The architectural center was designed by the renowned architect Frank Ghery.  Entering the courtyard, my eyes were captured by a fabulous sculpture of a Christmas tree assembled with shopping carts! After the chaos of Black Friday, the...

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Short Sales

“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” By: Gracee Arthur I began my real estate career in 1991, then watched in horror as each subsequent year the real estate market went farther “south” until changing direction in 1997. My knowledge of the housing market’s recent history gives me confidence we will all survive the current decline in the real...

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