Dirty Hippie Radio: Kid Infinity makes musical history
An Historic Music Event: Kid Infinity – The 3D Experience The Kid Infinity experience. It is not the intent of this column to cover the musical happenings beyond the borders of our hometown; however, nowhere throughout the annals of musical historiography has this ever been done. It happened in a stuffy little art gallery in […]
Homestyle gourmet: Four Daughters
When Four Daughters opened it looked like it was going to be a straightforward American restaurant. But as time went by the menu has evolved toward greater complexity and more modern style. Every time I visit Four Daughters Kitchen, I marvel again at how different it is from the restaurant that was formerly in that […]
Kinky Rides Again
Texas gubernatorial candidate, author, columnist, cigar-maker, animal rescuer, and the famed leader of the Texas Jewboys, Kinky Friedman returns to California for the first time in two decades.
Ed foundation saves two teachers’ jobs
The Redondo Beach Education Foundation saves the jobs of two teachers.
5,500 residents walk 3.1 million steps to claim 2nd walking title
For the second year in a row, the beach cities placed first in a nationwide challenge to walk 70,000 steps in seven days. The Steppin’ Out challenge is issued each year by the Medical Fitness Association. Locally, it has been organized by the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD). Skechers Shape-ups was this year’s beach cities […]
South Bronx to South Bay: Wikileak another big spill
Just when one leak was plugged, another erupted. Just when the worst of the Gulf oil spill seemed at last to be over, that enormous spill of classified documents on the Afghan war hit the news.
High school confidential
A golden retriever will show up unexpectedly to sniff your car for contraband. You will be asked to take a drug test if your parents sign off on it. If you are discovered with drugs or alcohol, or if you decide to tell on yourself, you will be offered help from well-trained peer counselors, and a well-informed teacher, and can be steered to outside counselors as well.
Welcome to Mira Costa High School.
Former Sea Hawk named new Mira Costa principal
Former Redondo Union High School assistant principal Ben Dale was named principal of Mira Costa High School last week.
Herbert Albright Americanism Essay Contest
The essay contest, open to all public and private school students on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, is named in honor of the late Herbert Albright in recognition of his many contributions to local and civic organizations. This year’s essay contest theme was based on the example of this year’s Heritage of Freedom honoree, the iconic […]
Aerospace Players put on “The Producers”
Watch out Broadway, there’s a rising cast of singing and dancing… rocket scientists?
Theater preview: “The Sound of Music”
The hills of El Segundo are alive with the sound of music. Make that the softball diamond at Recreation Park, at least.
Cousin’s kidney saves a woman vying in the Transplant Games
When Hermosan Holly Miyagawa strikes a volleyball, puts a shot and sprints in the National Kidney Foundation’s biannual U.S. Transplant Games beginning tomorrow, she’ll be competing as a tribute to her cousin Darlene, whose kidney is serving Miyagawa’s body. “Darlene gave me my life back,” Miyagawa said. The 39-year-old was born with kidneys that were […]
Invention helps skaters catch a tow
Rick Barraza is a renaissance man – an energy healer, a jewelry designer, a garment-company honcho, and now the inventor of Gripski, a lightweight, retractable four-foot tether that a skater can use to get a tow from a bicycle.
Locals and lifeguards save boy buried in sand
Beach-goers and a local doctor help save a boy from being buried alive in the sand.
New website keeps tweens sweet
Manhattan Beach woman launches a tweener girl social networking site that promises a safe and bully-free online community.
Safari in Saxony
Words and photos by John Clayton
It could have been the opening for a James Bond movie, or even one of those wonderful black and white mystery movies of the ‘30s or ‘40s.