Purple has always been a magical color. It is the color of mystery, royalty, passion and spirituality.
Purple flowers are among the most striking and versatile flower for any garden. You can use them to add drama and flair to an otherwise dull nook. Or you can use them to balance out other bold colors.
Read MoreAs airports and airlines increase service after the past year’s disruption it’s a busy time with summer vacations and plans for travel through end of the year and further. For those not yet ready to take a flight, tune in to some movies with plots involving planes or flying.
Read MoreThe cool and popular First Thursday ArtWalk in San Pedro returned on August the 5th. The First Thursday festivities are located in the historic section of San Pedro at 6th St., with live music at 6th Street and Mesa. Featured activities included outdoor dining, live music, and open galleries There was also a guided artwork tour.
Read MoreAugust is always a very special month for me as President of the Marilyn Remembered Fan Club. On August 5th, 1962, Marilyn was found dead in her home in Brentwood in an apparent drug overdose. Each year since 1982, we have celebrated her life with a memorial service at Westwood Village Park Cemetery in Westwood.
Read MoreWhen we think of the coast, we think breezy, light, and fresh. Coastal design aims to bring that same sense of airy brightness indoors. Interior Designer, Megan Dufresne shares some tips on how to incorporate coastal elements into any home, no matter where it's located. After all, you don't have to live near the coast to bring the essence of the coast into your home.
Read MoreOnce these tiny, winged insects populated the coastal areas where species of buckwheat commonly known as Sea Cliff Buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium) thrived. At one time, the 3,200 acres of the El Segundo Sand Dunes near Los Angeles International Airport was believed to have supported a population of nearly 750,000 of these tiny creatures.
Read MorePlease enjoy this interview with Inspirational Singer Deborah Boland.
Read MoreMonument to Democracy. Statue of Liberty in the Pacific. Design for Project at San Pedro, Port of Los Angeles. Millard Sheets.
Draft image for sale by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, https://www.art-books.com/pages/books/03-0055/millard-sheets/monument-to-democracy-statue-of-liberty-in-the-pacific-design-for-project-at-san-pedro-port-of-los
Read MoreWilliam Sanford left Missouri for California in 1850 and quickly established a transportation and supply partnership in San Pedro and Los Angeles. His two brothers, John and Cyrus, as well as his mother Hannah and sister Rebecca soon followed him to the small pueblo of Los Angeles. Rebecca caught the eye of Phineas Banning, a former clerk and stagecoach driver for William's partnership.
Read MorePalos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce the reopening of their art galleries with three exhibitions at an artists’ reception July 24, 2021 at 7pm. The Summer Show, Annie Appel: The Mexico Journeys – Carmelita, and Don Crocker: Love of Place will be on view at the PVAC galleries through August 21, 2021 and will also be online in their entirety at pvartcenter.org.
Read MoreFor two years, Director Brian Connor’s movie “Senior Entourage” has been gathering momentum around the inner Hollywood circles and beyond.
Read MoreHoward Ahmanson bought Home Savings and Loan in 1947. By 1954, it was the largest savings-and-loan in the United States, a distinction it maintained until the 1990s, remaining a highly profitable company despite decades of change.
Read MoreIn the fall of 2011, Jonathan Williams and Mike Getscher found themselves alone on an 887-foot steel behemoth they had just helped rescue from exile in the Suisun Bay Naval Reserve Fleet
Read MoreOver the years many Hollywood movie stars and celebrities have lived in Palos Verdes. One of them was Joan Crawford, who lived on Via Elevado in the early 1950’s. This is one of the houses that daughter Christina famously talked about in Mommy Dearest. She also talked about being made to take piano lessons, and one of the pianos was a parlor grand made by Jonas Chickering in 1888.
Read MoreFans make stars. Huge popularity and corresponding box office revenues are the bread and butter of celebrity success. No star better understood this concept than picture queen Joan Crawford.
Read MoreThe Millard Sheets Studio created dozens of spectacular designs for Home Savings and Loan—and the collection of buildings in the South Bay demonstrate the range of these commissions.
Read MoreThe 2021 National Watercolor Society (NWS) Member Exhibition is an array of creative possibilities and a feast for the eyes. “The stylistic range is expansive, from abstract to realistic and everything in between,” said Denise Willing-Booher President.
Read MoreHaving taken a week out to concentrate on my photography I took the opportunity to visit one of my favorite locations which is in and around the Point Vicente Lighthouse area.
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