SAN PEDRO CLIFFS “like another world.” Photo by Kirt Ramirez

Surely you’ve seen San Pedro before. But what about its cliffs? Once you go beyond the old industrial city, all of a sudden you reach its cliffs and it’s like another world. The edge of California is quite stunning to see. Roaring waves crash against the steep rock face. Strong winds come off the ocean and blow through the native shrubbery. The ... more

Photo by Dr. Bethencourt checks patient's echo cardiogram.

It was a typical day for cardiac surgeon Daniel Bethencourt, M.D., FACS, medical director, cardiac and thoracic surgery at the MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute at Long Beach Memorial and Orange Coast Memorial. He arrives at work, scrubs up, goes into the operating room to repair a heart valve and never even touches the patient. Dr. Bethencourt ... more

Photo by Aquarium of the Pacific

AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC debuts its new permanent exhibit, the June Keyes Penguin Habitat, home to the first penguins in the Aquarium’s collection on Thursday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The exhibit will feature Magellanic penguins, some of which were rescued from Brazil where they were stranded outside their native habitat. The pen-guins will join ... more

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