History & Heritage

Her Royal Highness at the Norton Simon Museum “Queen Mariana of Austria,” painted by Diego Velázquez by Bondo Wyszpolski The idea of visiting a gallery or museum just to contemplate one picture may seem peculiar, but some years ago I remember how exciting it was to be among the first to see Vermeer’s “Woman Reading […]

The Pennyroyal Players are a group of approximately ten women who presented the “Suffragette Musical: From Battles to Ballots.” The musical was a tribute to twenty-seven women who dared to fight for their rights, starting in 1591 and extending to 1920 in Tennessee, where the Suffragette fight culminated with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. […]

This classy afternoon of high tea, presented last month by the Palos Verdes Historical Society and the Palos Verdes Art Center, featured a talk and slide show by Marc Wanamaker about the Golden Age of Hollywood and the movie stars who lived in or filmed on the Peninsula. But why aren’t these people smiling? Because […]

This classy afternoon of high tea, presented last month by the Palos Verdes Historical Society and the Palos Verdes Art Center, featured a talk and slide show by Marc Wanamaker about the Golden Age of Hollywood and the movie stars who lived in or filmed on the Peninsula. But why aren’t these people smiling? Because […]

The latest episode of PhotowalksTV comes from Northern New Mexico jewel Taos, about 90 miles up the road from Santa Fe, a small community known for its dynamic landscape, art and the oldest living community, the Native American Pueblo.  Join us for the photo tour of one of the great places to visit. 

“Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema” On view at the Academy of Motion Pictures by Bondo Wyszpolski The citywide Getty initiative, PST ART: Art and Science Collide, which has corralled dozens of Southern Californian galleries and museums, is kind of a mixed bag, with several of the institutions going overboard on trying to be […]

A Parks Master Plan proposes upgrades for Hermosa’s nine parks  by Kevin Cody A “field of dreams” at Clark Stadium, a park where dogs run free, swim lessons, new pickleball courts, and restoration of the historic, 1936 lawnbowling clubhouse are among the top goals of the Hermosa Beach Parks Master Plan presented to a joint […]

On September 25 PV Village hosted a sold-out event at the PV Golf Club  featuring founding board member Helen Dennis, and former Daily Breeze reporter Jean Adelsman as guest speakers. Community resource tables offered information, and a silent auction included Lakers tickets for two at the Crypto Arena and a VIP tour for four of […]

By Garth Meyer Voters have not fielded a bond from Beach Cities Health District since the year of “In the Still of the Night” by The Five Satins, when a measure passed in 1956 to build the former South Bay Hospital, now the subject of the BCHD’s second bond in its history, to tear down […]

by Stephanie Cartozian Peninsula resident Horace Higgins shared secrets for a long, healthy life on his 102nd birthday on October 9. “The first is good genes. My family has a history of long lives going back 10 generations to 1634 in Massachusetts on my mother’s side. The average lifespan has been 86 years old,” he […]

“Lee,” about the incomparable Lee Miller, takes an interesting approach to telling her story. Too vast a landscape to cover, “Lee” uses the framework of a latter day interview to delve into her unique life. Always in the forefront, she was a high fashion model, artist, photographer and  groundbreaker. Her beauty and intelligence gave her […]

by Kevin Cody Current and past political leaders are taking opposing positions on Measure HB, on the November 5 ballot. The measure would add a 3/4% local sales tax to the current 9.5% sales tax. In February, the City Council voted, four to one, to ask voter approval of a 3/4% Transaction and Use Tax […]