Several years ago, I was invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to attend a Travel Mart followed by a familiarization trip through Isaan, Northeast of Thailand.
Unbeknownst to me, an adventure awaited, as I travelled on this off the beaten path. The mystique, magic and mystery evoked by the resplendent Khmer temples dotting the landscape, a navigation for the Cambodians, left me wondering if I was in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Read MoreShortly after acquiring Santa Catalina Island in 1919, William Wrigley, Jr. began to leave his thump print on his beloved isle. On July 1, 1920, Wrigley opened the Atwater Hotel dedicated to his daughter-in-law, Helen Blanche Atwater Wrigley who married Phillip Wrigley, Wrigley’s son, on March 26, 1918.
Read MoreJust one block from the ocean sits the beautiful high school campus known as Palos Verdes High School (PVHS). This high school was built during the postwar population boom and was completed in 1961. In 1959, Los Angeles Unified School district hired two notable architects to accompany Richard Neutra in designing and building the school. Those other architects were Robert Alexander and a South Bay local named Carrington Lewis.
Read MoreThe Warner Grand Theatre will celebrate her 90th birthday in 2021. This is the first in a series of stories by the staff and volunteers of Grand Vision Foundation, the Theatre’s Friends Group, intended to bring the opening day and early years of the Theatre to life. We hope you enjoy it!
Read MoreThe Port of Long Beach (Port), City of Long Beach and other Los Angeles County and state officials certainly had reason to celebrate as the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project (GDBRP) opened on Friday, October 2nd. The California legislature will officially name the GDBRP in the future.
Read More“Mustang Sally, think you better slow your mustang down” – Wilson Pickett
Americans love their cars. Especially Californians of the male persuasion. For more than a century cars have been the symbol of personal freedom.
Read MoreAs beautiful and colorful as Palos Verdes is, there are times when the dramatic scape calls for an additional angle; black and white.
Read MoreOne Midwest winter's day, in the midst of my long three-year stint of completely unfocused study at the University of Wisconsin, a friend announced that she was leaving the university and moving to California in pursuit of a degree in fashion design.
Read MoreWilliam Wrigley, Jr. established his fame and significant fortune by selling America’s favorite chewing gum, but it was Santa Catalina Island that captivated his imagination.
Read MoreRoses are the symbol of LOVE and have been treasured for centuries, loved in every generation. The love affair of the rose must surely be its sheer beauty-
Read MoreIt all started at age four after weeks of begging my mother for dance lessons and being inspired by my first live ballet of Swan Lake. It was easier for her to say yes after a very unsuccessful eye surgery to try to correct my cross-sightedness and wandering eye. The surgeon advised her to take books away from me for a while.
Read MoreAs has been widely reported the Vanderlip estate created by Frank Vanderlip over 100 years ago recently sold to a new anonymous owner which we know nothing about except for their good taste in Palos Verdes Peninsula property.
While www.palosverdespulse.com is a luxury lifestyle media brand and not officially a gossip site we do have some tidbits to share from real estate agents Steve Lampe and Brok Butcher who represent the new Vanderlip estate buyer and meet with code of secrecy.
Read MoreDid you know that reading about trivia could improve your cognitive skills, take your mind off negative news, and allow you to be the life of parties showing off your knowledge of obscure information? Remembering unusual facts is a great way to exercise your mind, and trivia can be found everywhere.
Read MoreWhy wait for a hotel to experience high end design? Interior designer Megan Dufresne redefines resort living at home. Here are her tips to create five-star design so you don’t have to wait for vacation to luxuriate in style.
Read MoreThe City of San Pedro and Terminal Island are forever linked in Los Angeles’ maritime history. However, it was not until 1870 when private ferry service provided service between the two locations. In 1941 the Municipal Ferry Service provided regularly scheduled services for passengers and vehicles between Terminal Island and San Pedro aboard its double decked ferries, “Islander” and “Ace. In November 1963, ferry services were ceased when the Vincent Thomas Bridge was opened.
Read MoreThe last and largest of Fort MacArthur's big guns became operational during the middle of World War
II. Massive concrete casemates to accommodate the new guns were built at White Point, just below 25th Street and east of Western Avenue. Construction began in 1942, and the battery entered service in 1944.
Read MoreI make high resolution still life photographs of natural objects that tell a simple story of beauty. I use the flora and tiny fauna of a very small region, usually my neighborhood, and work on a flatbed scanner to capture these lush curious compositions at high resolution. My vision isn’t as good as it used to be, so seeing the highly magnified details of natural forms revealed in large prints is thrilling. Working with flora that actively fades, or caterpillars that move, generates challenges that I enjoy responding to.
Read MoreApproaching her 90th birthday, the 1500-seat Warner Grand Theatre reminds us of Hollywood’s golden age while beckoning visitors and residents to downtown San Pedro, now a pedestrian-friendly arts district of galleries, theaters and restaurants.
Read More
