My recent PV Pulse piece on landscape photography, covered how I became a full time photog with key images of the Southwest, Iceland, Italy and the South Bay. My most recent images, of the Pacific Northwest, are a record of my three week photo tour through coastal Oregon (and Washington).
Read MoreDid you know that the Palos Verdes Peninsula has its own television studio? The studio, located on Hawthorne Boulevard in Rancho Palos Verdes, broadcasts the educational TV station, RPVtv, and the government TV station, PVPtv, which you may have noticed if you have flipped though your channels on Frontier or Cox Cable.
Read MoreAbalone Cove, who created Thee?
Heaven and Earth interfere with each other
Giving birth to a masterpiece of infinite love
Landing in Rancho Palos Verdes
Read MoreIt was a sunny Spring morning when the married couple Anhthao Bui and Dan Lambert began their first day of volunteer work for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC for short). Their job was to monitor me (that is, to identify and count as many members of my species as possible). Who am I? I am the elusive cactus wren, but you can call me “C.W.”
Read MoreBuilding on a forty-year tradition, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Club will honor nine outstanding local teachers at their signature Educator of the Year event on Thursday, February 4. Rather than the traditional gala dinner, this year’s ceremony will be presented virtually.
Read MoreWe’ve made it to 2021! While it would be lovely to imagine that the struggles and grief of last year are a thing of the past, it wouldn’t be true. We are still dealing with the same issues and their accompanying emotions. However, one way we can create space for new possibility is to allow ourselves to heal. Healing is often depicted as something soft and cozy that takes place in an ambience of wind chimes and aromatherapy candles.
Read MoreThe Point Vicente Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded it’s first “Excellence in Historic Preservation” medal to chapter member Britton Weber and her husband Skip. The couple has restored their beautiful 1906 American Foursquare-style home. This was a very popular design in homes around the turn of the 20th century. This style incorporates elements of Edwardian, Prairie and Craftsman styles. Hallmarks of this style include a square shape, two stories and four rooms per floor, a large front porch, chipped roof, built-in cabinetry and Craftsman-style woodwork.
Read MoreThe words “I am nothing,” “Nobody likes me,” or the hardest of all, “There is no point in living anymore” are not only breaking a teacher’s heart, but they absolutely demolish the parent’s state of mind and, worst of all, immobilize the teenager, who has come to this somber conclusion, while voicing the thoughts that have consumed his/her existence.
Read MoreSky map shows where to find Jupiter and Saturn in the southwest just after sunset during the great conjunction on 12/21/20. NASA tips to see Jupiter and Saturn as a 'Christmas Star'
Read MoreA longer version of this article appeared in the January 2021 issue of San Pedro Today Magazine
On January 20, 1931, Warner Brothers opened their magnificent, 1500-seat San Pedro Theatre to a star-studded crowd with back-to-back sold out shows. The crowd included Warner Bros. stars Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Blondell.
Read MoreWhen my eyes first spotted Misty, I didn’t even know her name, but I knew she was destined for greatness! She was a petite seventh grader trying out for Dance Drill Team Captain in the Dana Middle School gym. I was in awe by just the way she stood in ready position - perfect poise, posture, and presence, just as a dancer would.
Read MoreThe Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (Conservancy) presents its 7th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival virtually on Sunday, January 17th at 4:00 p.m. and is accessible on the Conservancy website through January 24th. The Festival showcases six specially selected films about individuals demonstrating that each person can make a difference when it comes to not only enjoying, but the importance protecting, open natural land.
Read MoreAnswers: In Honor of National Trivia Day, January 4, 2021, Here are Three Questions From the President of the Palos Verdes Historical Society.
Read MoreOn December 21st, the Winter Solstice not only marked the shortest day of the year but heralded the return of lighter, longer days. Traditions around the world celebrate this season as a harbinger of not only the light needed for the growth of crops but also the light of spiritual hope and unity.
Read More2020 has brought us some challenging moments. But, astrologically, it has brought us two nearly once in a lifetime events, the NEOWISE comet (Palos Verdes Pulse July 23, 2020) and the “Christmas Star”. In the days preceding the celebration of Christmas millions of people around the world have witnessed an event that was nicknamed the “Christmas Star”. Although there is little evidence that the conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn is actually the legendary Star of Bethlehem, its timing between Winter Solstice and a Christmas led to the popular moniker.
Read MoreEvery year on December 31st, people celebrate New Year’s Eve, the last of the year. It’s a day to say “goodbye” to the old and “hello to the new. We celebrate by attending parties, eating special New Year’s foods, making resolutions for the New Year, watching fireworks displays and the ball dropping in Times Square. We should welcome the New Year every year with new energy and enthusiasm so that our life becomes even better.
Read MoreThey say that revolution brings evolution and one of the descriptions of “evolve” is to develop gradually from a simple to a more complex form. This occurs through an original and authentic group of humans coming together, hopefully, with head and heart working together to create new methodology that will be sustainable as well as useful.
Read MoreAs a young kid I was fascinated by the “old folks.” Grandpa Lama came to America in 1902, leaving his wife and infant daughter behind in Naples. He worked as a “fireman” on the NY Central Railroad for three years, before earning enough to send for his family. In fact, my grandparents on both sides emigrated from Italy around the turn of the century.
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