In the kitchen with Chef Bell: Family dining nourishes body and soul by Chef Bell Some of my most memorable moments growing up are at the dinner table on Sundays and holidays Special Contributor December 31, 2025
Spotlight on Community: ‘A Very La Venta Holiday Party’ Fourth annual-Reigning in the cheer The annual La Venta holiday party was on December 7, and featured Made by Meg Judy Rae December 31, 2025
SPOTLIGHT ON ART: Gallery tours with Bondo! Most of these exhibitions are still on view. Don’t miss them. Photos by Bondo Wyszpolski Bondo Wyszpolski December 31, 2025
January 2026 Peninsula Calendar 1 Thursday JANUARY First Thursday, San Pedro Live music, theater, food and more at First Thursday ArtWalk. Between Pacific Ave, Judy Rae December 30, 2025
Spotlight on Kids: Special Children’s League “Giving hands, caring hearts” The Palos Verdes Country Club was filled to capacity as the Special Children’s League (SCL) hosted its annual benefit luncheon Tony La Bruno December 30, 2025
Spotlight on Community: RHE Annual Parade of Lights with Grand Marshal Don Slaught Prior to the start of the Rolling Hills Estates city holiday parade, on December 6, a dinner was held at Special Contributor December 30, 2025
Spotlight on Art: McCaw Holiday Art Show, Waiting for validation The annual McCaw Art Show took place at the family gallery’s historic building in Old Town Torrance on December 6. Stephanie Cartozian December 30, 2025
Spotlight on Charity: “A Christmas Carol” Sings at the PV Juniors’s Fundraiser The Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club members welcomed guests to a heartwarming holiday luncheon and gifts boutique on Sunday, December Tony La Bruno December 29, 2025
Spotlight on Community: RHE Annual Parade of Lights Grand Marshal Don Slaught Prior to the start of the Rolling Hills Estates city holiday parade, on December 6, a dinner was held at Special Contributor December 29, 2025
Saxon be good: Guitar phenom Saxon Weiss, 13, has already made a name for himself within the South Bay music community by Chelsea Sektnan Saxon Weiss picked up the ukulele at age 2. His father, Christian Weiss, showed him the only Chelsea Sektnan December 22, 2025
Clutch hit: Ryan Meyer leads handbag maker Hammitt’s global vision, building on its South Bay roots Stephenie Hammitt cut the leather and hand pounded the rivets for her first handbags 15 years ago. Today Hammitt handbags Chelsea Sektnan December 22, 2025
A Port Calling: Alan and Eric Johnson reimagining the San Pedro Waterfront with West Harbor Alan and Eric Johnson were PV kids who loved Ports O’ Call. Now they are the developers who are reimagining Mark McDermott November 22, 2025
Peninsula December 2025 Calendar Spotlight: 5 Friday DECEMBER The TAS Winter Show and reception Through Saturday, January 3. An opening reception of The Winter Judy Rae November 21, 2025
In the Kitchen with Chef Bell: Thanksgiving ideas about Stuffing by Robert Bell I have saved Thanksgiving recipes from food magazines for decades. One thing I have noticed is the Robert Bell November 20, 2025
First responder fire hydrants: Peninsula inventors retrofit hydrants to fight fires while fire trucks are enroute by Chelsea Sektnan On a clear afternoon in Palos Verdes, when the ocean breeze drifts through the canyons and the Chelsea Sektnan November 20, 2025
An echo of another coast: Redondo’s Montauk restaurant brings Hamptons style to a California menu by Richard Foss Naming a restaurant to evoke a famously cultured place or upscale resort is a time-honored tradition, a Richard Foss November 19, 2025