A welcome visit from ZuhG [MUSIC PREVIEW]
It’s a fascinating accomplishment when a band from elsewhere, outside Los Angeles county, is able to secure a following here in the South Bay. I’m not talking about acts like Toots and The Maytals, Dickey Betts, or Tab Benoit, who enjoy throngs of predetermined fans flocking to their tour buses. I’m talking about everyday bands, […]
Redondo Beach News Briefs, Jan. 19-25
Local Redondo Beach events from Jan. 19-25
Redondo Beach six-year-old loses first tooth, tooth fairy brings a dollar
Madeleine Limuti, 6, lost her first tooth early last Wednesday morning. “It was a little bit wiggly,” Limuti said. “And my mom pulled it out with a towel.”
Better with time: in praise of Sloopy’s, a Manhattan Beach institution [RESTAURAUNT REVIEW]
Two decades after last visiting Sloopy’s, North Manhattan’s most inconspicuous institution, the food, service and atmosphere seemed better than ever. As I think back on the establishments that I used to hang out at when I was in high school, a parade of long closed restaurants fills my head – the Criterion, Lococo’s, Fook Gin, […]
Spring Eternal: Jamie Lavalley and his Garden of Eden
“I’ve been working on this particular series for about three years, and it’s a marriage of my two loves, photography and a botanical interest in growing exotic flowers.” Torrance resident Jamie Lavalley currently has some 30 large-format flower portraits (about 30”x40”) on view through early February at Annie Appel’s Gallery 381 in San Pedro. If […]
Shoeless wonder: Manhattan Beach distance runner Patrick Sweeney’s road less travelled
“I have an anti-New Year resolution, which is basically to take life one day at a time and deal with what it presents me, hopefully with a smile on my face,” Manhattan Beach distance runner Patrick Sweeney said. “I don’t get caught up with what is six months or nine months down the road.” For […]