Beauty of Nature Author Series presented by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. Join us March 3rd at 7 pm for a Virtual Live Zoom presentation from Sydney by Charlotte McConaghy, author of the best selling novels, ”Migrations” and Once There Were Wolves. Her writing is fueled by her love of nature and her interest in stories of fierce women.

Our bedrooms are our sanctuaries, or at least they should be. The best bedrooms promote calm and comfort while expressing the personality of the person who lives there. There are a few elements I pay special attention to when designing the perfect bedroom. These design areas will elevate your space and ensure you get the most out of your bedroom.

Fort MacArthur Upper Reservation in 1937 showing the original six batteries.

The United States believed that the West Coast was still vulnerable from a Japanese invasion or attack as late as the spring of 1942. As a result, military planners discussed building a “Corregidor of the West Coast.” Corregidor is a small island at the entrance to Manila harbor in the Philippines.

The South Coast Botanic Garden (Garden) kicks off the new year with a scavenger hunt that encourages visitors young and old to follow clues and search the Garden for evidence of the elusive Sasquatch, the mythical creature inhabiting the forests of the Pacific Northwest.

It doesn’t seem that long ago that we tried to revive wet smartphones by sticking them in a bag of rice and hoping for the best.

Now, most modern smartphones are “water-resistant.” If water gets into them, they won’t be destroyed, like in years past. Still, we’re not supposed to dunk them in the water. But try telling that to kids.