All Ball Sports: PV’s Charlap wins MB Tennis Open, Westbrook donnybrook, Jellybean’s fairytale
by Paul Teetor Nearly 200 players from the South Bay (and a few other more distant spots) gathered this past weekend for the annual Manhattan Beach Open Tennis Tournament. The Men’s Open Division, the marquee event with $1,500 going to the winner, is usually won by some touring pro ranked in the top 1,000 in […]
ARCHITECTURE: The Little House in the Woods turns 100
by Stephanie Cartozian The Schipkowski Residence was the recipient of the first building permit issued by Palos Verdes Estates. As a result, the Schipkowskis became the first known homeowners of the Palos Verdes Project. The home, located on Via Campesina in Palos Verdes Estates, was built in 1924 for a total cost of $6,000. The […]
Honorable mention: “Hibiscus.” photo by Adrienne Vazzana “The trainer and the peacock.” story by Christina Barkley
All the training seemed futile until a peacock fanned its feathers in the middle of the road by Christina Barkley Mrs. Evelyn Wainwright was an eccentric, very kind but equally difficult widow in her seventies. She was one of my most memorable clients over the years. She lived in a well-kept, single-story rancher in Palos […]
Spotlight on children – Jester and Pharley Phundraiser Helps Kids With Cancer
Friends and relatives came from across the country to celebrate longtime Palos Verdes Estates residents’ Joe and Barbara Saltzman’s Diamond Wedding Anniversary, and to raise funds for The Jester & Pharley Phund charity. Attendees at the Shade Hotel in Redondo Beach included former Chadwick classmates of the Saltzman’s late son David Saltzman, whose popular “Jester […]
Spotlight on Health – Providence TrinityCare Foundation Annual Embassy Dinner
Providence TrinityCare Foundation recently celebrated its Embassy Dinner on the tennis courts of Jacky Glass’s home in Palos Verdes Estates. Over 100 friends and community supporters were on hand to bestow The Glass Family Award for Philanthropy, Leadership and Service to Sister Terrence Landini, Sister Carol Pacini and the Sisters of Little Company of Mary […]
Redondo Beach meets DTLA
By Jefferson Graham Stand in the right spot in Palos Verdes Estates, look out towards Redondo Beach, and on a clear night you can see the downtown Los Angeles skyline right behind Redondo. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it pays to have a camera by your side, one with a long lens. […]