Recently I had the very great pleasure to sit down and have a conversation with David Benoit, one of the founding fathers of contemporary jazz and the man who developed the format we know as smooth jazz, a long time Palos Verdes resident.
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When Skinner’s Pharmacy (Skinner’s) opened its doors in 1961 in Rolling Hills Estates, the Peninsula and surrounding communities were home to many family owned and operated businesses dedicated to serving the needs of their community.
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Earth Day is a global event celebrated every year on April 22. The day is dedicated to promoting environmental protection and awareness, as well as encouraging individuals and communities to take action to preserve our planet.
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The Luminaries and Novas of Torrance Memorial Medical Center are non-profit volunteer groups founded in 1990 providing services and financial donations to the hospital. To date, they have donated over $540,000 to support many important hospital projects.
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When my son was three, I said “Bryce, let’s hit the road and I got in the car. He didn’t follow. Instead, he was in the driveway with a stick.
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A small thing can change a person’s life, said French writer Guy de Maupassant in his short story “The Necklace.” In Maupassant’s story, it was the loss of a borrowed necklace.
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In 1997 an MIT article noted that the sky will soon fill with satellites providing communication to every point on Earth, and that they should do double duty by collecting solar energy and beaming it down to Earth. Perhaps that time has come.
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Spring is here! We may have some rain, but the wisteria is blooming and the squirrels have an extra skip in their step. The refreshment of this glorious season is in the air. Since ancient times, spring has represented a renewal of life, a return to birth and blossom after the long, cold spell of winter.
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Mom will love to get a Spring Butterfly Basket with Native Wildflowers - Get a special pollinator package with a half dozen 4″ size native plants grown in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy’s Native Plant Nursery especially for making your garden beautiful,
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For 35 years Rolling Hills Covenant Church has packed in thousands of art-loving folks for its presentations of the Pageant of Our Lord during the Easter holidays.
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After receiving its largest private financial gift ever, South Coast Botanic Garden (Garden) hosted the groundbreaking for its new multi-million-dollar children and family garden and announced the “Cultivate the Future” campaign, the Garden’s largest fundraising campaign in its 63 year history.
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I am sure you have all been well aware of the crazy weather we have been having this winter, and yes, even an English woman like me has had quite enough of all the rain.
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The latest owner of Frederick Law Olmsted's original 1926 house (Olmsted was the landscape architect who laid out the original Palos Verdes Project in the early '20's and whose father designed Central Park in New York City),
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The story of the Original Red Onion restaurant is intertwined with the history of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The Peninsula is named in Spanish as Palos Verdes or “Green Sticks” and was settled originally by the Tongva-Gabrielino Indians for thousands of years.
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When you’re on track, you know it… and feel fine. If off track… you know it too… You feel weird, wasted, ill-at-ease and like you’ve been soccer punched.
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Goats are fascinating creatures that have been featured in various cultures and mythologies for centuries. They are known for their hardiness, curiosity, and agility, and their symbolism is vast and varied.
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Born on March 31, 1934 in Pennsylvania, Shirley Jones thankfully relocated to Hollywood.
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As winter's grip begins to fade
And snow and ice begin to melt,
The world awakens, unafraid,
As spring's arrival is felt.
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