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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cowboy Days hosted by The Empty Saddle Club in Rolling Hills Estates. This year's event will be held in conjunction with the Steve Harris Memorial Fund Raiser. Activites start out on Friday night September 23rd, with the €œWestern Hoedown Fiesta €, which will include a fabulous Mexican style meal, Margaritas, and a live band featuring the Catalina Kings. There will also be a live auction with several wonderful vacation packages, as well as a silent auction. Saturday and Sunday will feature fun and exciting [...]

As reported in the Daily Breeze, The Redondo Beach Surf 'N Turf Lobster Festival kicks off its three-day run Friday night at Seaside Lagoon, and up to 12,000 hungry lobster aficionados are expected to raise their forks to honor the clawed crustacean that once sustained this continent's earliest inhabitants. The annual festival begins Friday night from 5-11 p.m. and then continues Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. Now in its 16th year, the festival will feature meals of lobster and 8-ounce Angus New [...]

As reported by Meredith Skrzypczak of the Palos Verdes Patch, Palos Verdes residents can celebrate the 18th annual National Public Lands Day by helping to clear invasive plant species from a local preserve on Saturday. Volunteers will gather between 9 a.m. and noon at the George F. Canyon Nature Center and Preserve, 27305 Palos Verdes Dr. East in Rolling Hills Estates to work on the preserve. More than 180,000 volunteers are expected at more than 2,000 sites across the country on Saturday to take part in the volunteer effort for public [...]

After making a strong comeback in the average price per sq. ft. of homes sold in Rolling Hills Estates for the previous 3 month period from March to June, the most recent 3 month period showed a 20% decline in price per sq. ft. for properties sold. It also is an approx. 11% drop from the comparable 3 month period a year ago. Although showing a decrease in average price per sq. ft., the average price per sq. ft. for the last 3 months of $428 is almost identical to that [...]

During the early 1900's the Dicalite Company began mining diatomaceous earth in the area now occupied by the South Coasrt Botanical Gardens off of Crenshaw Blvd, the former Palos Verdes Landfill site between Hawthorne and Crenshaw, and Ernie Howlett Park off of Hawthorne Blvd, , but at this time it was mostly surface mining. By 1929, open-pit mining was being pursued. In 1944 the mine was sold to the Great Lakes Carbon Company and mining began in earnest. By 1956, production of the mine declined and the site was sold to [...]

This weekend is the world €™s largest lobster festival, The Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival, home of the Guinness World Record for the Most Seafood Served at a outdoor event. Featuring fresh discount Maine lobster meals flown in fresh daily, and plenty of entertainment. Lobster lovers enjoy a scenic outdoor park and shops at Ports O €™ Call in San Pedro, California. After feasting on discount Maine lobster meals, guests enjoy dancing, parades, street performers, a pirate camp, tall ships, shopping for arts and crafts, and musical performances by some [...]

This year's 18th Annual Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance returns again this weekend to the spectacular Trump National Golf Club on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In this setting on the seven acre Founders Park and the eleventh fairway, spectators will stroll among the finest prewar, postwar and specialty automobiles exhibited and competing in 23 classes. This year's Concours takes on a German theme with Mercedes Benz as the Featured Marque. For a complete list of classes click on Classes. This year's Grand Marshal will be honored at a late afternoon [...]

Rolling Hills Estates 54th Annual Old-Fashioned City Celebration When: Sunday, September 17, 2011Time: 9 am to 6 pm (see schedule of events)Where: Empty Saddle Club, 39 Saddle Road, Rolling Hills Estates The City of Rolling Hills Estates is pleased to commemorate its 54th anniversary with an old-fashioned City Celebration on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Empty Saddle Club, located at 39 Empty Saddle Road. Residents, friends, family, and neighbors are invited to join the day-long festivities, which will feature a barbecue dinner, a poker ride, equestrian events, haywagon rides, pony [...]

President Obama, with much fan fare, has introduced a jobs bill which he asserts will lead to an increase in jobs and a turnaround of the economy. Unfortunately, the largest single segment of the economy which is preventing a recovery is the housing market. There has never been a rapid recovery from a recession that has not been led by the housing market. The construction industry has been the hardest segment of the economy hit by the recession. Construction, with 7.2 million wage and salary jobs and 1.8 million self-employed and [...]

As reported in the Daily Breeze, The Palos Verdes High football program is celebrating "Sea King Saturday" this Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. All three Palos Verdes High football teams will take on Central High of Fresno. The freshman team plays at 10:30 a.m., the junior varsity team plays at 1 p.m. and the varsity team plays at 3:30 p.m. Palos Verdes has new bleachers and fans will get to sit in them for a varsity football game for the first time. "We are looking forward to having our [...]

Seven Rancho Palos Verdes City Council candidates are scheduled to attend a coffee at the home of Ellen November, president of Skatepark PV, later this month The following information was provided by Meredith Skrzypczak and published by Palos Verdes Patch: A Rancho Palos Verdes resident later this month will host an event to give voters a chance to meet candidates for Rancho Palos Verdes City Council. Ellen November will host residents and seven of the eight council candidates for a coffee at her home from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 21. Those interested [...]

The real estate market in Rancho Palos Verdes has not only stabilized but appears to be on an upward trend. Although average price per square foot appears to be very consistent over the last six months, the level of inventory of homes for sale is down and the average number of homes sold over the last 3 months has also increased. Curnt vs. Prev Month Curnt vs. Same Month 1 Yr Ago Curnt vs. Same Qtr 1 Yr Ago Aug. 11 Jul. 11 % Change Aug. 11 Aug. 10 % Change [...]

Today, my husband Bruce and I were fortunate to hold an open house of my listing of the historic Vanderlip Cottage in Rancho Palos Verdes ( CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PROPERTY) in the Portuguese Bend area and to welcome approx. 60 members of the Association of Historic Homes of Palos Verdes . My husband Bruce gave a presentation on Palos Verdes History and little known Secrets of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and the members of the association seemed to really enjoy the tours of the historic property. For [...]

Heal the Bay is looking for volunteers for their California Coastal Cleanup Day 2011 Event DetailsWhen 09.17.119:00 am to 12:00 pmCategory Volunteer: CleanupCalifornia Coastal Cleanup Day 2011 ..Join the biggest volunteer day on the planet!This is a great opportunity for your family and your friends to join citizens from 90 countries to honor Oceans Day and the international effort of Coastal Cleanup Day. With over 60 locations, it's easy to find a site near you. Bags and gloves will be provided. However, to help cut down on the number of bags [...]

Interest rates have dropped again to historical lows. With the volatility in the stock market expected to continue, the flight to safety and bonds is expected to continue, keeping interest rates down The following are some excerpts from this week's newsletter on interest rates from HSH Associates : " The poor economic climate has some market participants expecting the Fed to come out with a new grandiose program (or at least announce one) at the end of its next meeting on Sept. 20-21. More than one piece of analysis has suggested [...]