Recently I had the opportunity to spend the afternoon with the beloved founder of the Peninsula Committee Children’s Hospital (PCCH), Betty Davidson, who agreed to be interviewed for this article celebrating her 101st birthday on June 17th.
Read MoreLet’s revisit “School days, school days, good old golden rule days, readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmatic, taught to the tune of a hickry stick…” as the song heralds more innocent times in America and the world.
Read MoreThe smiling face of Roscoe Arbuckle, once a starring comedian at Mack Sennett’s legendary Keystone studio and then a star in his own right, isn’t as familiar as it used to be. All too often he’s associated with the infamous 1921 Labor Day scandal, when actress Virginia Rappe fell ill at a party he hosted and died several days later.
Read MoreTall and straight with head full of hair, Don Crocker, a 50 -year resident of Rolling Hills where he was mayor twice, and a long-time member of the City Council and the Community Association, belies his status as an octogenarian.
Read MoreMaintaining the native environment within its established reserves across the Palos Verdes Peninsula is the one of the primary objectives of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC).
Read MoreThe History of Mexican Folk Dance
Evolved over five centuries, Mexican folk dancing has seeped in the history and culture of Mexico. A look into these Mexican folk dancing facts, reveal the stunning vividness and cultural richness of this beautiful dance form.
Read MoreYour imagination creates what you focus upon: great relationships, success, abundance, a new car, radiant health, playing at the top of your game, or winning an Oscar. Your imagination determines actions you take or don’t take.
Read MoreIn Los Angeles County, thousands of people will participate in Heal the Bay's 33rd annual Coastal Cleanup Day by picking up trash from nearby beaches. On September 17, thousands of people in Los Angeles County will participate in Coastal Cleanup Day, the "biggest garbage collecting effort ever," organized by Heal the Bay. PALOS VERDES, CA
Read MoreBest in Show - Dana Graham - El Segundo Main Street Car Show
Read MoreAs residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, we are fortunate to have a hidden gem, a vineyard producing exceptional fruit for two outstanding wines. Catalina View Gardens is home to a sprawling, South facing vineyard with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes.
Read MoreMaria de los Dolores Asunsolo y Lopez Negrete (1904-1983) was known professionally as Dolores del Rio. Her career spanned more than 50 years and she became very popular in both the Anglo and Latin world. Having a notable career in English speaking countries, Dolores was also one of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Read MoreI wanted to learn more about the life and accomplishments of George Freeth. The book began as a novel based on Freeth’s life. I gave up after a hundred pages or so because I was clinging too closely to the few facts that I knew about him—that’s where the writing kept taking me. So I decided that I had to write his biography before I could write a novel about him.
Read MoreI am excited to share with you the video below to the video preview of the
Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra's 2022/23 season which promises to be one of our
most exciting yet, with our biggest array ever of young talent making
their debuts with our Orchestra for life-changing, transformative experiences!!
Read MoreIf you are out walking in Rolling Hills Estates you might be lucky to come across four of the cutest donkeys around! I was smitten the first time I discovered them hidden away in a shady corner off one of the trails.
Who doesn’t love a face like this?
Meet Mario.
Read MoreNASA’s Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet | NASA
The new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images of the cosmos are beautifully awe-inspiring. But to professional astronomers and cosmologists they are extremely surprising. In the flood of technical papers published online since July 12, the authors report that the JWST images show surprisingly many galaxies, galaxies that are surprisingly smooth, surprisingly small and surprisingly old.
Read MoreAs a Volunteer Trail Watch member with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy as well as an enthusiastic birder and photographer, I can generally count on always seeing hummingbirds when I get out into nature, very often on the 1,400 acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. Thanks to the Conservancy and thousands of supporters, the hummingbirds have an area to call home on these protected lands.
Read MoreThis is a topic/question I have Researched and discussed for almost 16 years now, and I love it. Hello, my name is Jonathan and I would like to tell you about my story and how we got here. I was 15 when my sister tricked my divorced parents into getting us our first dog.
Read MoreAs part of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Bruce Schwartz’s movie JUSTICE FOR LIZZIE, much of which is shot in Palos Verdes, has been selected to play on September 5–Labor Day — at 5 pm at the Regal Cinemas, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles.
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