Local Lifestyle


Welcome New Residents!

Every quarter, the marketing department brings the entire campus together for a fun event, our New Resident Reception!


Visiting the Aerospace Museum of California

For many residents of PVE, memories are indelibly etched with the excitement of flight — especially from the cockpit of an airplane or as a crewmember onboard.


Touring Mare Island

On Thursday, January 26, 18 naval history buffs traveled from Paradise Valley Estates to Mare Island, the U.S. Navy’s first permanent base on the West Coast, to spend the day.


Experiencing History at California Maritime Academy

To understand the heritage and history of any school is to understand that such institutions do not automatically pop up fully-grown and completely functional.


Spring Comes to PVE

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” sings Andy Williams and December at Paradise Valley Estates is certainly an enjoyable experience, with tree lighting and carol singing and all kinds of good things going on to make it special.


A Middle Eastern Culinary Adventure

Seven PVE residents joined Jennifer de Leon, PVE’s executive administrative assistant, and our bus driver, David Oliver, on a wonderful bus trip to San Francisco.


Newsies for Us Oldies

Edwards Theater in Fairfield recently scheduled a showing of an original New York cast production of Newsies and twenty of us PVEers took advantage of the opportunity to see this award-winning show.


Rules of the Road That Drive Me Crazy

Conversation around the Community Center here at PVE frequently focuses on an unwelcome but relentlessly present event – the DMV notice informing a resident that he or she is due to take a Driving Test.


Discover Fairfield this Summer

Here at PVE, residents are connected by our love of new experiences.


Instagram’s a Snap!

Last week I traveled from South Carolina to Paradise Valley Estates to teach their residents how to use the popular social media app, Instagram.