Tall and straight with head full of hair, Don Crocker, a 50 -year resident of Rolling Hills where he was mayor twice, and a long-time member of the City Council and the Community Association, belies his status as an octogenarian.
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Maintaining the native environment within its established reserves across the Palos Verdes Peninsula is the one of the primary objectives of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC).
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In Los Angeles County, thousands of people will participate in Heal the Bay's 33rd annual Coastal Cleanup Day by picking up trash from nearby beaches. On September 17, thousands of people in Los Angeles County will participate in Coastal Cleanup Day, the "biggest garbage collecting effort ever," organized by Heal the Bay. PALOS VERDES, CA
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Maria de los Dolores Asunsolo y Lopez Negrete (1904-1983) was known professionally as Dolores del Rio. Her career spanned more than 50 years and she became very popular in both the Anglo and Latin world. Having a notable career in English speaking countries, Dolores was also one of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
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I wanted to learn more about the life and accomplishments of George Freeth. The book began as a novel based on Freeth’s life. I gave up after a hundred pages or so because I was clinging too closely to the few facts that I knew about him—that’s where the writing kept taking me. So I decided that I had to write his biography before I could write a novel about him.
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I am excited to share with you the video below to the video preview of the
Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra's 2022/23 season which promises to be one of our
most exciting yet, with our biggest array ever of young talent making
their debuts with our Orchestra for life-changing, transformative experiences!!
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If you are out walking in Rolling Hills Estates you might be lucky to come across four of the cutest donkeys around! I was smitten the first time I discovered them hidden away in a shady corner off one of the trails.
Who doesn’t love a face like this?
Meet Mario.
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As a Volunteer Trail Watch member with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy as well as an enthusiastic birder and photographer, I can generally count on always seeing hummingbirds when I get out into nature, very often on the 1,400 acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. Thanks to the Conservancy and thousands of supporters, the hummingbirds have an area to call home on these protected lands.
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In July on a Saturday morning, the Port of Long Beach began to remove the fifty-four-year-old Gerald Desmond Bridge (GDB) in order to accommodate the Port’s growing commercial operations and ever-increasing numbers of vehicles carrying commuters and commercial vehicles utilizing the GDB throughout the day to reach local and faraway destinations.
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The author of the top-rated celebrity biography, Eddie: The Life and Times of America’s Preeminent Bad Boy, and the award-winning One Eyed Jack crime novel series about a professional blackmailer who operates in and around the South Bay, sits down to talk about his latest work, DARK STATE, a modern-day thriller about a terrorist attack that takes down California’s electrical grid.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Guided Nature Walk at George F Canyon Preserve with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Saturday, September 10th, 9am. Wander along a willow-filled canyon stream with restored coastal sage scrub habitat. Look down on the Peninsula’s rare Catalina Schist from one of the few places you can see the rock exposed. Easy to moderate. Sign up at: pvplc.org/calendar
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For the owners of Fire Grazers, Inc. Michael Choi and his brothers, Aaron and Joseph, their annual visits to the Peninsula present a unique experience for their goats who perform bush clearance activities around the Peninsula and other areas across our state.
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We have covered so many design elements in our monthly articles over the last 11 months that in honor of our 12th article we wanted to round out the year with a showcase of some amazing before and afters that implement many of the design tips and tricks we've shared. From total home remodels to some strategic cosmetic upgrades, we'll show you just how much of an impact even small changes can make.
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If there is one thing that lighthouses are sure to conjure up it is nostalgia. It’s no wonder, whether it’s a music video or a war movie, why lighthouses have been the prime locale to bring both television and motion pictures to life.
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If you are interested in finding a volunteer opportunity which is community-based and focuses on our local environment in the Palos Verdes Peninsula we invite you to discover Los Serenos de Pointe Vicente.
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About ten years ago and easily 100+ trips out on various whale watching boats, I first heard about a Bottlenose dolphin that was white and pink and grey and beautiful. ‘What are these people talking about?’ I’d question. So it began: my hunt for this elusive dolphin nicknamed Patches.
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Movies are “roaring” in the month of August known much for symbolism of fifth sign of the Zodiac “Leo” (July 23-Aug. 22) that exemplifies, courage, intelligence, warmth and strength and often passionate intensity.
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“Abstract art is not the creation of another reality but the true version of reality”
Piet Mondrian.
If a person were a living canvas, Beth Bowen would be the art, painted with the brush of her astounding personal and professional transformation that grabbed her by surprise, and invited her to a party of immense gratification.
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