The steep and slippery slopes of the Palos Verdes canyons and hillsides make it extremely difficult to clear away the variety of non-native plants and weeds that grow during our warm and sunny spring days.
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The Southbay doesn’t lack when it comes to beautiful beaches to workout at. For the most part, all these workouts require is you, a pair of tennis shoes, a water bottle and maybe Google maps to get you there and back.
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With the arrival of summer comes a plethora of choices from our local farmers markets.
I love surprising our guests at Pacific Standard Prime Restaurant with a salad that includes a hidden gem underneath.
Culminating the “Season” from Chelsea Flower Show in May to Royal Ascot (horse races) in June it’s a traditionally festive time in London, England.
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Have you met one of the “little people” or an angel or spirit guide? Most people say they have! Mind-altering rituals–like prayer, meditation, hypnosis, athletes, quietude or a simple daydream often bring divine encounters.
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Flamboyant might be an understatement in describing a jacaranda tree in full bloom. What exactly makes their blossoms so bewitching? Part of the magic must be their hue. Explosions of brightly colored purple flowers cover the tree's canopy making it eye-candy for all to behold and the sight is truly heart stopping. With every encounter with these gorgeous trees I stop and pause and THANK MOTHER NATURE for such beauty.
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One of the most missed activities for many during the Covid episode was the cessation of car shows. Now that the anxiety over that has largely passed, the much-loved Coffee and Cars car show has resumed!
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The community is invited to come together to support local businesses at the Palos Verdes Marketplace & Carnival June 18 – 20.
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Choose your favorite shape:
Triangle? Square? Circle? Squiggle?
GOT IT? Good! Let’s play, what psychologists call “psycho-geometrics” and read the rundown to see if it sounds like YOU. Perhaps it will give you some insight into yours special style.
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Point Vicente Chapter’s National Society Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) is pleased to announce their 2020 - 2021 Good Citizens Essay Contest and Scholarship winner, Kapilaksha ‘Kapil’ Dheeriya from Palos Verdes High School, has not only won at the District, State and Southwestern Region levels, but his essay continued on to compete at the National level.
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The artistic style of Impressionism can be considered the beginning of modern art. It developed in Paris in the 1860’s with the artists Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and PIerre-Auguste Renoir. These artists rejected the official government-sanctioned salons/exhibitions, and were consequentially shunned by the powerful art institutions.
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Summer is here and we’ve been given the green light to return to recreation. After over a year without access to theatres, clubs, amusement parks, sporting events or indoor dining, we’re eager to embrace IRL experiences once again.
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Wherever we go with Lambchop folks walk past and say, “Cute dog!”
Then -- wait for it -- “What kind of dog is that?”
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The Peninsula Committee Children’s Hospital (PCCH), in conjunction with the Palos Verdes Art Center (PVAC), announced the winners of their annual Portuguese Bend National Horse Show (PBNHS) poster contest on May 11, 2021.
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South Bay-based Strand Boards ride the wave of outdoor showers right into gardens, yards and compounds
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Happy Merry-Go-Round Day! | From the Grapevine
Despite the continued existence of fanciful merry-go-rounds, we do live in a modern age. Of course, every generation can lay claim to modernity.
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Antique Chinese slippers, a grandfather clock, beautiful linens, a Lalique bowl, china, silver, fine and costume jewelry….you can find all these and more at The Circles Collected Treasures Estate Sale, a curated collection of special items at special prices.
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