Palos Verdes Peninsula is actually composed of 4 different cities - Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates (and 2 Los Angeles County areas known as Westfield and Academy Hills). They are all part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District. This is the first of 5 posts which will describe the unique qualities of each of the cities from...
The Cherry Blossoms are blooming at South Coast Botanic Garden. It is so magical to see the blossoms "rain" down onto the ground. This is the perfect time for a visit as the cherry, plum and peach trees are in full bloom. South Coast Botanic Garden is one of Palos Verdes' best-kept secrets. It is never crowded. One is free to amble for hours through 87 acres of beautiful settings. There is...
Summer of 2009, Palos Verdes Peninsula will have its first hotel and a luxury hotel no less. Terranea Resort will have 400 rooms, a spa/fitness center (25,000 square feet), three restauants, three swimming pools, a 9-hole golf course, meeting rooms (63,000 square feet), a wedding venue, an ampitheater, a sand beach, and a bluff-top trail connecting to miles of on and off resort trails. Terranea is...
After a public vote - winning with 50% of the vote - the new name for The Avenue (of the Peninsula), our shopping center, is Promenade (on the Peninsula). Why was the name changed? At a recent meeting, Elizabeth Griggs, General Manager of Stoltz Management Company, the new owners of the shopping center, explained the prior owner had branded "The Avenues" at all their national locations. Part of the...