Last CA 101 public art show opens Friday

  by Garth Meyer The tenth and final CA 101 art show holds its opening night Friday at the Redondo Beach Historic Library.  Artists checked in Aug. 18, aided by a group of 10 volunteers and the show’s founder and curator, Nina Zak Laddon. The next day she decided placement for each piece, making adjustments […]

Dear Dr. Allen: Parenting challenges: challenge, listen

by Dr. Greg Allen    Parenting needs to be consistent in terms of what we expect and do with our kids.    Identify values and subsequent guidelines that are important for your family. Explain these values to your kids. Be consistent with your guidance. Don’t just look for faults or problems. Look for good things […]

Spotlight on Art: “Life on the Palos Verdes Peninsula” Malaga Cove Library Art Exhibition

Fourteen artists came together and produced a fascinating and inspired exhibition of paintings reflecting their unique views and experiences of life around the Palos Verdes Peninsula and surrounding areas. The participating artists include Alys Chalmers, Bernard Fallon, Daniel Gonzalez, Rick Humphrey, Larry Manning, Frank Serrano, Steve Shriver, Stephen Mirich, Margaret Missman, Eva Matysek, Jody Wiggins, […]

“Love Life” – A perplexing question [MOVIE REVIEW]

“Love Life” can be interpreted both as a command and a noun. Artfully, Koji Fukada, the director and writer of this sensitive film, poses many questions and answers none. A melancholic treatise on life and love, Fukada gives us a portrait of a people wrestling with the very idea of family. In love and newly […]