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by Chelsea Sektnan At the January 13, 2026, board meeting of the Palos Verdes Homes Association & Art Jury, the board received the results of the 2026 board election. All five incumbents and two challengers were on the ballot. The results were the same as they have been in every election since 2009, with the […]
by Chelsea Sektnan Backstage at LA Fashion Week, young designers from the South Bay stood under bright lights as makeup artists worked quickly around them, photographers tested their lenses, and both professional models and student designers prepared to walk the runway. Some of the designers were barely tall enough to see over the garment racks. […]
by Chelsea Sektnan Teenagers at St. Francis Episcopal Church have a new place to gather each week, thanks to the launch of Teen Tuesday. The first meeting, held recently in the parish hall, drew local teens for an easygoing afternoon of pizza, Apples to Apples, and ping pong. For Shelley Reece, Minister of Programming and […]
by Rachel Reeves [Editor’s note: The following article about Peninsula Chamber CEO Eileen Hupp first appeared in Peninsula in October 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.] Eileen Hupp thinks of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce as the hub of a wheel. Eileen Hupp thinks of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of […]
by Chelsea Sektnan On a recent Saturday afternoon, horseback riders lined up inside the Empty Saddle Club, tucked quietly into a residential neighborhood in Rolling Hills Estates. Some wore cowboy hats, others helmets, and others baseball caps. Horses shifted as cattle moved through the arena. A timer buzzed, numbers were called out, and the sorting […]
by Chelsea Sektnan “Is that real ice?” That’s the first question most people ask Ice-America vice president Craig MacDonald when they see one of his ice rinks in unlikely places. Adults reach down to touch the surface, while kids hover at the edge, unsure whether to trust what they’re seeing. That reaction is exactly what […]
South Bay Food Company grew out of COVID and into the heart of local gatherings by Chelsea Sektnan Food kept appearing on the kitchen island as Chef Reilly Quillin worked behind the counter, setting out lobster rolls, grilled cheese, and tomato soup. A small group of adults stood nearby, talking and sampling. In the adjoining room, […]
by Chelsea Sektnan Saxon Weiss picked up the ukulele at age 2. His father, Christian Weiss, showed him the only two chords dad knew. “From then on, it was game on,” the Christian Weiss said. “I had to Google other chords to show him.” “I remember just always really enjoying music, and whenever I heard […]
Stephenie Hammitt cut the leather and hand pounded the rivets for her first handbags 15 years ago. Today Hammitt handbags are recognized worldwide for their understated cool style by Chelsea Sektnan On bright South Bay mornings, the gold rivets of Hammitt handbags catch the light along the sidewalk. You see them at school drop-offs, at […]
by Chelsea Schreiber There’s been a lot of talk lately about Metro’s plan to extend the C Line/K-Line/Green Line down the old BNSF right-of-way (ROW) through Lawndale, Torrance and parts of North Redondo Beach. Some people still think this is just a debate about where to put a train. It’s not. This is a conversation […]
by Chelsea Sektnan On a clear afternoon in Palos Verdes, when the ocean breeze drifts through the canyons and the scent of eucalyptus hangs in the air, it’s easy to forget how vulnerable to fire the Peninsula hillsides are. But the brush grows thick and dry by late summer, and locals still remember the orange […]
The theater mom brings Broadway production values to local community theaters by Chelsea Sektnan On a cool fall evening at the historic Malaga Cove Library Gallery & Garden, guests arriving for the Peninsula Library Friends Foundation’s supporter recognition event, A Novel Night, found themselves stepping straight into a storybook. Twinkle lights stretched between the arches, […]