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There’s an old saying, “figures don’t lie but liars figure.” One could note a rising graph of ice cream sales, then lay on top of that a rising trend of homicides, and come to the wrong conclusion. Vaclav Smil has made it his life’s work to demystify figures. Son John and I are reading Smil’s Numbers Don’t Lie and comparing notes via WhatsApp. We can’t resist telling you about it.
Read MoreThe California Brown Pelican is one of eight species of the Brown Pelican that are found along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coastlines. Along with the White Pelican, they are the only pelicans native to North America. Although California Brown Pelicans are common to the California coastline, they can be found as far south as Nayarit, Mexico and as far north as Vancouver, British Columbia. But, it was not that long ago that these graceful flyers were brought to the brink of extinction.
Read MoreThe City of Palos Verdes Estates will be celebrating the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr July 24, and with good reason. His father, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr founded the pre-eminent American landscape architecture firm
Read MoreOn the southwest side of the South Bay, the hills of the Palos Verdes Peninsula stretch from Riviera Village to the cliffs at Point Fermin and Sunken City. It’s an area of immense beauty. The Peninsula is the only place for miles with any significant vertical elevation – which results in seascapes of one picture-perfect cove after another.
Read MoreIf you have driven along the San Pedro waterfront or walked along the waterfront promenade you have passed this bench. I passed it myself hundreds of time before I discovered the story of the family that left their name on our waterfront.
Read MoreMUSIC is this special woman’s language. Annette has been surrounded by music since her mother called her to the piano at the age of five. From the moment she began taking lessons it became obvious to those around her that she had a special gift.
Read MoreYou might well ask, what’s with the title? There’s nothing remarkable (or scientific) about women speaking. If you watch Giada, Ina, Paula or Rachel on the Food Network you will notice that they all have the gift of gab. While entertaining us, at the same time they are creating fabulous dishes. Women are multifaceted multitaskers.
Read MoreMy father, Ralph Jester, met the Vanderlip family in the early 1920s while a student at Yale University, and while Narcissa Vanderlip was a student at Vassar College. Narcissa was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip. During these years, Jester visited Mr. and Mrs. Vanderlip at their home, Beechwood, in Scarborough, New York. Jester recalls a visit to Beechwood where he first saw architectural models that the planner, Jacques Greber, had made for Mr. Vanderlip.
Read MoreWe are now up to 1949. The Neighborhood Church was still meeting at Malaga Cove School, with services held in the auditorium and Sunday School classes in the classrooms. Post-war Palos Verdes was growing by leaps and bounds with returning servicemen starting families and building a lot of 2-3 bedroom 1200-1800 square foot houses generally in Palos Verdes Estates
Read MoreLiberace was one of the great entertainers of the 20th Century and was beloved of so many people. He favored the grand gesture and his costumes were always over the top and so spectacular. He truly was Mr. Showman. His average costume cost between $150,000 and $300,000.
Read MoreA little more than fifty years ago, Ann Lynch’s friend found a fledgling scrub jay during a visit to Griffith Park. Knowing Lynch taught science at Margate Intermediate School, he thought she would have the knowledge and abilities to rehabilitate this delicate creature back to good health and return it to its natural environment.
Read MoreJudy Garland starred in films, musicals, and on the concert stage. A superstar who never lost her appeal, she is best remembered for her performance in The Wizard of Oz and for the song "Over the Rainbow."
Read MoreAlthough she lives a life of luxury with all the trimmings—a palatial home by the ocean in Palos Verdes Estates, the latest model German sports car, a supportive husband, and two successful children who have flown the nest—Cheri Cameron- Newell spends much of her days with a bunch of swamp creatures in the Okefenokee Swamp.
Read MoreThere are a lot of things that hold us back from perusing our passions. Whether that be societal standards, educational barriers, or an unsupportive family. I will not speak for others, but I get inspired by people who have found their way in the world by the means of doing what they love every day.
Read More“A Place Set Apart” referred to the Peninsula that is one of the most scenic and historic areas of Southern California. Today the peninsula incorporates five communities – Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes and San Pedro the original Los Angeles Port.
Read MoreWe left the newly completed Haggarty Mansion in 1931 on the front edge of what became the Great Depression, though the severity of it wasn’t apparent for a year or two. John Joseph Haggarty and wife Bertha had just completed their 3rd mansion at 421 Paseo Del Mar
Read MoreDo you know what the earliest form of money was? It was the cowry (also spelled cowrie) shell, which comes from the monetaria moneta small sea snail species. Not all cowries were considered money, just the small white or beige varieties.
Read MoreMany credit our nation’s sixteenth President, Abraham Lincoln, with establishing our National Day of Remembrance, Decoration Day, later known as Memorial Day, for those soldiers who lost their lives during the Civil War.
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