In search of purpose: Richard Leider brings a vital question to the Beach Cities
Richard Leider has a question for you. How you answer this question goes a long ways towards determining how long, and how well, you will live. Why do you get up in the morning? The nationally recognized author and executive coach, who is considered a pioneer in the field life/work design, is part of the […]
Man On A Mission: a dream of space travel, achieved, and filmed [MOVIE REVIEW]
Richard Garriott has dreamed of space travel since the time his father Owen, one of the original six Scientist-Astronauts chosen by NASA, flew missions on Skylab in the early 70s and the Space Shuttle in 1983. Owen’s credentials were impeccable: a PhD in electrical engineering at Stanford where he was also an associate professor in […]
Bartender of week: Patrick Roe of Twelfth + Highland
Bartender of week: Patrick Roe of Twelfth + Highland. Trend setting, red suspender-wearing, Elvis hair-sporting Patrick is known for making a quality (stiff) drink. Order anything off the signature drink menu he helped create as one of the founding bartenders. Try the “Twelve-tini” made with pomegranate vodka, POM juice, and mint leaves. Mint is strained […]
The Nightlife: 5 Ways to Avoid a Beer Gut
Open at Last: Square Cat Skates at 1405 Hermosa Ave. Get your fit on. Skate it out. Quad rental coming this spring…Across the hall from 24 hour fitness, Turmeric offers protein smoothies to feed your growing muscles.. . .Or jump off the health wagon as Gasser Lounge typically hosts The Grilled Cheese Truck on the […]
Mind over age: World record power lifter Gordon Santee
Gordon Santee, an energetic, 148-pound 65-year-old with a salt and pepper mustache, holds 79 world records in power lifting, a strength sport that includes three weight lifting events: squat, bench press and dead lift. “It’s you versus the indisputable law of gravity,” he said, describing his passion for the sport.