Black soul and Greek legends Oedipus sings the blues “The Gospel at Colonus” at the Getty Villa by Bondo Wyszpolski Whatever else one may think Bondo Wyszpolski September 15, 2023
The man who spent his life promoting Venezuelan art From Caracas with love “Alfredo Boulton: Looking at Venezuela, 1928-1978,” ed. by Idurre Alonso (Getty Publications, $275 pp, $60), in Bondo Wyszpolski September 7, 2023
TRAVEL: The awe-inspiring Monument Valley & Old West There is a very special place on the Arizona/Utah border that is synonymous with the American West and should be Jefferson Graham August 27, 2023
The restaurant server problem by Richard Foss To a historian who has been following the ups and downs of the dining industry, the biggest Richard Foss August 17, 2023
Women lifeguards honored at Medal of Valor dinner Fifty years ago, the first women lifeguards began patrolling Los Angeles’ 17 miles of beach. Kia Schwartz (nee Nowell) was Kevin Cody August 9, 2023
Little robots of centuries past Were these the first robots? “Miracles and Machines: A Sixteenth-Century Automaton and Its Legend,” by Elizabeth King and W. David Bondo Wyszpolski July 26, 2023
MB Historical museum hosts Catalina Classic history talk by Sofia Williams Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race Director Francziska Steagall presented a history of the race to the Manhattan Beach Special Contributor July 1, 2023
Redondo “Path of History” sign reinstated A longtime Redondo Beach family whose late patriarch strung electrical lines for Red Car trains is related to the subject Garth Meyer June 24, 2023
Spotlight on History – Cars and Coffee gathering Historic Cars and Motorcycles Palos Verdes Golf Club car enthusiasts gathered at the club on May 13 for a 24-mile drive around the Peninsula, Tony La Bruno June 23, 2023
Traditional Rite: RUHS graduation 2023 Photo by Garth Meyer The 713 graduates of the Redondo Union High School class of 2023 round the field at Garth Meyer June 18, 2023
Torrance well digger brings cable tool drill rig to the beach Mike Stelter, of Torrance, brought his turn-of-the-20-Century, hand cranked, cable tool drill rig to Hermosa Beach Friday afternoon, towed behind Kevin Cody June 9, 2023
Honor and remembrance Attendees stand at the sound of the U.S. Navy theme played by the Redondo Union High School Wind Ensemble, during Garth Meyer June 1, 2023
Friendship forged on Cypress Avenue As told to Garrick Rawlings Kevin Sousa and Mike Collins are two of the people responsible for Hermosa’s light industrial Garrick Rawlings May 31, 2023
Danish landscapes, portraits at the Getty Less gold, but still aglow Beyond the Light: Identity and Place in 19th-Century Danish Art by Bondo Wyszpolski Don’t let Bondo Wyszpolski May 21, 2023
Hollywood Sign @100: 6 ways to see the L.A. icon In 1923, the late Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler was instrumental in having a big sign erected for his Jefferson Graham May 20, 2023
“Film, the Living Record of Our Memory” – Lost and Found [MOVIE REVIEW] At any given moment, cinema, the record of our remembrance of things past, is turning to dust. Tracking the international Neely Swanson May 5, 2023