Veteran’s Park memorial unveiled
Two years ago, a couple of old soldiers took on a mission. John Simpson and Ernie O’Dell had shared a vision since 2004. Simpson, a former Marine and Korean War veteran, and O’Dell, a former U.S. Army Huey helicopter crew chief and Vietnam War veteran, wanted to give Veterans Park a significant upgrade. The park […]
Out on 101
Terry McDermott spent three and a half years in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia pursuing the story of the 9-11 hijackers: who they were and why they did it.
This was a ridiculously difficult task. He found himself in places like Karachi, Pakistan asking the hijackers’ friends and families questions almost nobody wanted to hear. [Read More]
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This week we are raving about Jonathan Franzen’s new novel Freedom. People are talking about this book for good reason. It’s a big, dense, rich story of a dysfunctional American family that is slowly unraveling.
Local Designer Walter Mendez Paints The Town Black
Lurking quietly in the alleys of Hermosa Beach, our Dark Lady is vibrant yet subtle, sexy yet demure. Wreathed in black with bursts of red, she haunts the midnight crowd, searching for a choice way to satisfy her appetite.
Stories of California Dreaming
Each home designed by architect Grant Kirkpatrick begins with a story. Perhaps it’s the story of a successful, yet overextended, entrepreneur seeking a relaxing beach retreat away from his hectic, professional life.
Cooking by the books
Pamela Salzman has turned her passion for food, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle into a business. Her popular, in-home cooking classes fill up as soon as the email goes out.
Maison Riz
Our server Rico had made such good suggestions so far that we decided to trust him to select the next item. He threw us a curve ball by bringing something called Cajun pork chop sushi. This was not, thankfully, raw pork over vinegared rice, but a scallop roll, topped with ahi tuna that had been dusted with mild Cajun spices and then torched.
The scary dream god
In junior high, the Manhattan Beach resident and New York Times bestselling author of the wildly successful tweener series, Pendragon, convinced his teachers to let him make videos instead of writing essays for assignments.
Sweetness and Blood: How surfing spread from Hawaii and California to the rest of the world, with some unexpected results
Mira Costa grad Michael Scott Moore (class of ’87) has written the book every writer who surfs wishes he had written, and every surfer who writes wishes he could have written.
Princess author balances the scales
Chris Patton of Manhattan Beach, a physician by day and a children’s author by night and on weekends, drew on his daughters for the inspiration for his first book, the girl-centric A Totally True Princess Story. Now, with Danny Fanny Saves Christmas, Patton evens the score.
More than a sport: The History of Surfing by Matt Warshaw.
Now, with the near simultaneous publication with Scott’s book of The History of Surfing by fellow Mira Costa alumnus Matt Warshaw (class of ‘78), the beach cities can add to their Surf City claim that they are the birthplace of two of surfing’s most critically acclaimed writers.
Have You Met the Pope?
“I went to Chadwick High School for two years and a boarding school in St. Louis for two. St. Louis is where I really got into music,” recounts Chris Pope of Hermosa Beach. “My Grandfather was a Grammy nominated ragtime piano player who toured all over the country…he spent a lot of time playing the […]
Painted Ladies of the Sea
Gil Mares photographs the rusted and vividly colored hulls of mighty ships “The Company Men,” which opens in movie theaters on Dec. 10, was filmed in Boston and takes place in part at a global shipping firm. The film, starring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kevin Costner, “centers on a year in […]
Hotdogging
Thursday, November 18 Favorite local band Hard Rain performs at 7:30 p.m. at Club 705 (705 Pier Ave.) in Hermosa Beach. They’re sharing the bill with Van Morrison’s daughter, Shana Morrison. Tickets, $15. Get ‘em at andyandrenee.com. Friday, November 19 Beatles opened for him That’s right, when Chris Montez and Tommy Roe toured Europe in […]
Pipeline: Classic resumes at Torrance Beach
Classic resumes at Torrance Beach The South Bay Surf League girls short and long board, body board and boys long board divisions of the Fall Classic took place last Saturday under ideal, summer like conditions. It was in the upper 80s, making for glassy mirror like conditions and perfect, four-foot tubes. Hundreds of spectators turned […]
Lady Sea Hawks reach CIF finals in girls volleyball
Redondo’s fifth-seeded girls volleyball team knocked off Lakewood in four game to advance to the CIF Southern Section-Ford Championship match. The Sea Hawks will take on second-seeded Long Beach Poly at Cypress College Saturday in a 7 p.m. contest.
Coach Tommy Chaffins’ Redondo squad will be playing in its fourth CIF title match and first since losing to Mira Costa in 2007. The Sea Hawks defeated the Mustangs in the 2006 championship match for their lone CIF title.