The following is the fifth article in a 12-part series covering “LA’s Own Marineland,” a podcast documentary on the history of the oceanarium produced, written, and hosted by writer-podcaster Tod Perry. The first article in the series, “The Birth of Marineland,” which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the show’s genesis and production, can be read here.

Sunken City. For folks who’ve lived in the South Bay, Sunken City evokes a range of feelings. This is the section of Pedro where the unstable coastal ground collapsed leaving a jumbled sink hole of old concrete that’s popular with taggers.

I think by now most of us are aware of the negative impact that balloons have on our planet. They trash every ecosystem from the desert to the ocean, and suffocate as well as entangle animals all across the animal kingdom from tiny fish all the way up to the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth, the blue whale. I certainly knew this early while growing up working with wildlife around the globe, but it really hit home one day when I was out on the open ocean about 15 miles off the coast of Palos Verdes with my buddy Angel as we approached a beautiful sea creature debilitated by a single mylar balloon.

Photo Art Show Comes to Crafted

Details. South Bay’s Photographic and Digital Artists group (PADA) will be hosting a major show from Sept. 1-30 at Crafted at the Port of LA. 

At the Movies with Drawing Directors: Volume I by Randall Kleiser By Cinematic Expert Stephanie Mardesich

This month is a departure from a specific theme or genre suggesting films to view with a review of new book for cinephiles (movie buffs) and culturally curious.

September 2023 Event Schedule for Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy

SPECIAL EVENTS 

Guided Nature Walk at Forrestal Reserve with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Saturday, September 9th, 9am.

Ballet Bound: The Formative Years of Misty Copeland Under Liz Cantine
At the recent launch of her third book, "Misty Meets Palet at Segerstrom," the dynamic Liz Cantine celebrated with fans over a lavish luncheon at Raffaello Ristorante in San Pedro. The narrative centers on Misty Copeland and a painter, Palet, coming together at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts in Costa Mesa. They bring famous paintings from the Metropolitan Museum in New York to life through dance and poetry. Misty introduces readers to the world of dance and inspires Palet to depict today's diverse world through his art.