Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi are horror film legends, but few know them as union activists and founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. Between 1933 and 1937, both actively recruited actors and actresses to join the as-yet-unrecognized union – a delicate and risky business.
Read MorePoint Vicente Lighthouse Palos Verdes, CA
Situated at Point Vincente, Palos Verdes, this 185 foot tall structure offers some of the best views of the California coastline around. As well as being a scenic, relaxing spot favoured by tourists and romantics alike; this lighthouse also has a darker side... and its very own ghost...
Read MoreAmid the ongoing land movement on the Peninsula, Wayfarers Chapel closed its doors earlier this year and this summer
Read MoreContrary to what many believe, Catalina Island was never connected to Southern California’s mainland land mass. The Island was formed by a complex set of tectonic plate movements by the North American Plate, Pacific Plate and the Farallon Plate. This seismic activity has caused much wonderment about how the endemic species of plants and animals arrived on the Island.
Read MoreMeredith Yinger, the founder and owner of SheTV Media, has released her first documentary, “Scars Unseen,” which highlights the stories of three women who have faced domestic violence.
Read MoreThe Wilmington Neighborhood Council has requested that the intersection of M Street and Banning Blvd. be named after longtime Wilmington resident Simie Seaman.
Read MoreIt’s not often that the events and actions of our youth continue to resonate decades later. But then again; most people aren’t Louie Zamperini.
Read More“Team Apollo” was an endearing term used with love by those of us who participated behind the scenes of that first “Boot Print” on the moon.
Read MoreDr. Kim White has entered her second year as the exalted ruler of the San Pedro Elks Lodge after she became the first woman leader of the San Pedro Elks Lodge in 2023
Read MoreAlmost Lost to History – with Monique Sugimoto and Rick Humphrey in the Local History Center
Read MoreDiana Starr joined the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) only two years ago, and she is now preparing to become the Regent for the local Point Vicente chapter in June.
Read More“We are considered to be America’s Cheerleaders,” she says, “We positively bleed red, white and blue!” Alta Graham knows how to work an audience.
Read MoreEarly on an April morning a truck carrying a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Memorial) Wall, “The Wall That Heals” (Wall), arrived at Johnson Park in the City of Gardena.
Read MoreSaving Michelangelo's Dome: How Three Mathematicians and a Pope Sparked an Architectural Revolution
Read MoreMany Peninsula locals are familiar with community-favorite spot Torrance Bakery. The Rossberg family opened the bakery in 1984 with only six employees and 1200 square feet.
Read MoreA journalists job is to report on informative, important or impactful news, where they shine the spotlight on someone or something other than themselves.
Read MoreI think this is a wonderful milestone that demands a special acknowledgement of our founder and my cousin, Nancy Banning Call.
Read MoreA few weeks after the church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. closed to the public due to land movement, officials recently announced that Wayfarers Chapel, the famous glass and redwood sanctuary on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, would be disassembled and relocated.
Read More
