www.palisadesnews.com
May 2024
New Thrift Store Opens at Previous Location of “Black Ink” Along Swarthmore Ave It Is the Latest to Replace a Store Around the Village That Closed Its Doors Last Year By Zach Armstrong A new thrifting experience is available to those on the Westside with the recent opening of Magoo’s just a short walk away from the Palisades Village. Located at 869 Swarthmore Ave., Magoo’s is a buy/sell/trade establishment open to those in the market to stock up their wardrobe or exchange various clothing items for store credit or cash. According to its Instagram account, the store offers items from trendy brands including Yeezy, Nike, Adidas, Palm Angels, Gallery Department, Lacoste, Chrome Hearts, and others. The store held its grand opening on
Saturday, April 27. The opening of Magoo’s comes nearly a year after the location’s previous tenant, fine stationery and gift store Black Ink, halted operations. The gift and holiday items shop was founded by former CBS news producer Patti Black in 1998. “This past year we enjoyed the biggest sales EVER in the store. And the wholesale division of Black Ink grew three times over Covid! Lack of sales is not the reason I am closing. After 25 years, it’s just time!,” Black said in an email to clients around the time of the store’s closing. She went on to plug Black Ink’s new gift website, which can be found at shop.blackinkca.com. Last year, while Palisades Village experienced a slew of new openings from international luxury brands such as Saint Laurent and Isabel Marant, multiple smaller independent outposts surrounding the shopping district closed their doors. These included, in addition to Black Ink, Collection Antiques and Books along Antioch Street, Bellezza
Exsuitie Lingerie along Vía De La Paz and Roco Pizza located within the Palisades Village. Last month, Mirror Media Group reported the opening of the new Mavven
Mercantile, a store offering workshops and fair trade items, which opened at the same location of the former Collection Antiques and Books.
the plan necessitates shifting both northbound and southbound lanes toward the beach, utilizing the shoulder of the current southbound lanes. Construction
efforts will involve grinding, paving, restriping, and the removal of lane delineators from the median, secured with concrete and bolts.
Additional Lane on PCH Planned Around Tramonto Slide Caltrans Closed the Right Lane for Safety After the “Tramonto Slide” Which Took Place in February Since Tuesday May 28 and through the morning of Friday, May 31, construction will be occurring on the Pacific Coast Highway to create a second lane on northbound State Route 1 at Porto Marina Way, north of Sunset Blvd. in Pacific Palisades. At least one lane will remain open during construction in each direction of PCH between Sunset Blvd. and Coastline Drive from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed the right lane for safety after the “Tramonto Slide” which took place in February. The damage, according to the department,
was further saturated by multiple storms the following month. By Friday morning, May 31, Caltrans said PCHG will be realigned to have two lanes open in each direction at Porto Marina Way near the Tramonto Slide. The total cost of the lane realignment project is about $3.35 million, which is funded through SHOPP, according to the department. The contractor is Interstate Civil Construction. Referred to as the “Tramonto Slide,” the affected area has been a recurring issue over the years. Previous efforts involved clearing slide debris to the highway shoulder to reopen lanes. However, the recent slide, originating outside of Caltrans’ jurisdiction, poses significant challenges. An emergency Director’s Order for the project seeked funding for the creation of a second northbound lane to compensate for the closure of the right lane due to safety hazards posed by the slide, said a release from the department. Given the limited space in the median,
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