This article is a continuation of my previous one on the Nike program in and around Palos Verdes. The second and last generation of the Nike missile to become operational was called the Hercules.
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Family Nature Club - Birds, Saturday, August 7th, 9am. Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for the next Virtual Family Nature Club as we fly into the exciting topic of birds! Learn about local birds on the Peninsula, how to be a birdwatcher and enjoy a fun bird craft.
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Here we are, nestled in the heart of Cancer season - that watery sign of emotion, home, belonging, imagination, and nurturing. It represents the maternal; the creative incubation space that protectively holds what is not yet ready to come forth.
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Country-folk say, “If you’re cold, grab another dog.” Such attitudes go far into history. Ancient Aztecs specifically bred small “tehichi” pups as practical “bed warmers.”
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Recently on Thursday 7-1-2021 I was invited by a fun group of local freedivers to accompany them to the SS Dominator Wreckage off Rocky Point, along the beautiful Palos Verdes Estates. We were in high hopes for favorable diving conditions which are hard to tell until we reach the destination.
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Nature Walk at Abalone Cove Reserve, Saturday, July 10th, 3pm. Visit the Conservancy’s newest restoration site providing habitat for several rare and endangered species.
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In the fall of 2011, Jonathan Williams and Mike Getscher found themselves alone on an 887-foot steel behemoth they had just helped rescue from exile in the Suisun Bay Naval Reserve Fleet
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Fourth of July 1826!
It was America’s 50th Birthday! Also on that day, Stephen Foster was born.
Also on that very same day both former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died!
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It was a beautiful morning and i had the beach all to myself.As the sun was rising, shimmering gold hues of warm light reflected across the sand. I took a deep breath and inhaled the salty ocean air. As I slowly exhaled, I felt all my worries disappear.
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Over the years many Hollywood movie stars and celebrities have lived in Palos Verdes. One of them was Joan Crawford, who lived on Via Elevado in the early 1950’s. This is one of the houses that daughter Christina famously talked about in Mommy Dearest. She also talked about being made to take piano lessons, and one of the pianos was a parlor grand made by Jonas Chickering in 1888.
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Fans make stars. Huge popularity and corresponding box office revenues are the bread and butter of celebrity success. No star better understood this concept than picture queen Joan Crawford.
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The re-launch of the iconic Ruby’s Car Show in Redondo Beach last Friday afternoon was a H U G E success with over 350 cars on display. This fun event will happen every Friday afternoon this Summer from about 3-6 pm in the parking lot where Ruby’s used to be – on Harbor Drive across from what is now the Sonesta Hotel – used to be the Redondo Sheraton.
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As July is a month for patriotic remembrance, what better costume to revisit than this spectacular one worn by Liberace. This is one of Liberace’s best known costumes dating from 1971. Liberace wrote of its creation: “I was in San Francisco, when I was contacted by a fellow from Poland…he said he’d like to make me a leather outfit.
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There's nothing quite like hitting the open road for a summer road trip. You know the feeling: You're driving down the highway, watching the country pass by, and singing along to your favorite songs, and then you look at your GPS and realize you have hours left to drive. Once you've exhausted all of the car games, you might be looking for another form of entertainment.
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Many people seem to think that if choice is a good thing, more choices must be better. Nice idea, but not necessarily true. As a marketer with the perspective of a trained media psychologist, I’ve been exposed to a number of well-validated studies that demonstrate a simple fact: Too many choices lead to confusion, indecision and—often—a refusal to choose. That’s right; when you give people too many choices, their “chooser” shuts down and they don’t pick anything at all!
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British diplomats returning from China recounted a Chinese saying: “May you live in interesting times.” They took it as a curse with “interesting times” a euphemism for war. The Chinese disclaimed ownership of the curse, but indeed, the most fascinating periods in history were filled with tumult and upheaval. To be sure, the last century was “interesting.”
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Summer has officially graced us with her presence and just in time for the upcoming July 4th holiday. Temperatures have reached a sweltering peak sending our brains and bodies into vacation mode. Even though our city has opened back up and life has returned to a fast-paced pitch, schedules still allow for a bit of breathing room.
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I think most people in the South Bay know Becker surfboards. Phil was a surfboard shaper who grew up in the Palos Verdes area and surfed Bluff Cove as a kid in the late 1950’s and 60’s. Over the years Phil developed a name as being one of the best shapers in the world.
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