Do you know the answers to the following trivia questions?
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If you drive into the Malaga Cove Plaza and enjoy its’ beauty and pristine ambiance you need to give huge credit to a Palos Verdes Estates resident Morynne Motley.
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Do you want to lose weight, make more money, and/or have more love in 2022… If so, let’s call upon the old tried and true scientific method to make it happen. The method– beginning with Epicurus and later popularized by good souls like the venerable, Ben Franklin– help you to focus on solid facts, and practical steps to more easily manifest your goals and dreams.
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Happy Holidays from Palos Verdes Pulse !
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With the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, we will doubtless see many articles about it and even descriptions of the attack, casualties, and pictures of ships blowing up or under water. I would like to offer a slightly different perspective – how Japan saw this as their most viable course of action given the nearly inevitable results:
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With the recent surge of smugglers bringing people and drugs onto our California shores in "Pange-Boats", Steve Blinder's new book is both compelling and timely.
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Have you noticed that the kids, and nerds of any age, have their own vocabulary? I remember when men were from Mars and women were from Venus and that fact explained most gender differences. But that was so 20th century. Today the kids and nerds live in the Metaverse, a shared virtual world accessed via the internet.
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Point Vicente Chapter’s National Society Daughters of The American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) along with the El Redondo Chapter will gather for a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the Centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, veterans and all who have sacrificed for America’s freedom at Green Hills Memorial Cemetery in Rancho Palos Verdes this Veteran’s Day.
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In my previous article about the sale of the Jester house I went into the process of the sale along with some historical photos of its construction. The interior of the house, which space did not allow me to get into, was an absolute showplace of mid-20th Century Hollywood show business.
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Long before television, the internet, and YouTube existed, movie studios employed eye-catching, mouth-watering photographic stills to sell new movies and stars to moviegoers. These appealing publicity products appeared in magazines, newspapers, and theatre lobbies, enticing interest in upcoming releases and popular celebrities. Holiday art in particular, offered multiple opportunities to promote stars and their films.
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Anyone familiar with the glory days of Hollywood films (1930’s thru 1960’s) knows the name Cecil B DeMille -- King of Kings, Samson and Delilah, El Cid, Ten Commandments – it’s a long list. If you are really into it, you are familiar with the name Ralph Jester, who designed the costumes and sets for nearly all those blockbuster DeMille “bible movies”. It was Ralph Jester who was largely responsible for making them the grand spectacles that they were.
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Love getting a great deal? Then you have something in common with Suzanne O’Connor from BargainsLA.com. She scouts out discount outlets who sell quality products at bargain prices and then shares them with her followers.
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La Venta Inn and our Palos Verdes Estates Police share a remarkable history.
And this week it all came together.
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Longtime Peninsula resident, Tom Steers, takes daily walks along the bluffs above Portuguese Bend, Abalone Cove, and the Point Vincente Interpretive Center. Along the way Steers notices a collection plaques and sculptures had been installed honoring individuals and various forms of sea life. During one such walk, it suddenly occurred to him that there was nothing honoring the Peninsula’s first inhabitants, the Gabrieleno (Tongva) Native Americans.
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“It’s a wonderful life” is one of our favorite movies. George Bailey’s Building and Loan company provides low interest financing for the people of Bedford Falls in Upstate NY. When Uncle Billy misplaces the company funds, bankruptcy looms. George is despondent and thinks about killing himself. But a guardian angel, Clarence, is sent down to Earth to stop him. Clarence shows George how his family, friends and town would have turned out if he had never been born. George is born again.
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Here’s a little quiz for you.
What do the British rock ‘n roll duo Chad and Jeremy, Beverly Hillbillies, and stranded millionaire Mr. Howell from Gilligan’s Islands have in common?
They all performed at CBS-TV’s “Marineland Carnival” in 1966.
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Los Angeles County’s South Bay and environs are home to several landmarks connected to the Spanish colonial, Mexican, and Californio periods. Visits to these vestiges of a bygone era provide a chance to immerse oneself in an era when cattle ranching was king, neighbors were few and far between, and Spanish culture dominated.
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Happy Birthday Rolling Hills Estates! Founded September 18, 1957
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