Chain reaction: surprises are in store at Sammy’s Woodfire Pizza & Grill [RESTAURANT REVIEW]
I rarely review chain restaurants because they rarely do anything interesting. I do make exceptions when I notice that a corporate chain is doing something ambitious, which is why Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza is getting a turn in the spotlight this week. I had seen their sign as I drove by Plaza El Segundo, and each […]
Thus Spoke Joe Pug
The next great American songwriter-poet fully arrives with his new album, The Great Despiser Four years ago, a 23-year-old carpenter from Chicago snuck into a recording studio where his buddy worked. On nights when musicians had cancelled their slots, Joe Pug sang his first songs, and recorded them, for free. The very first song on […]
CPR gets an upgrade at the Redondo Beach Fire Department
Redondo Beach firefighters are getting an updated lesson on an old skill. CPR, the life-saving method used to keep hearts pumping and air passages clear, has recently been revised in Redondo Beach to include a high-tech Zoll cardiac monitor that shows responders the heart rhythm on the machine’s screen. “This is really a paradigm shift […]
Dalai Lama faces question of a lifetime
His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, wearing the maroon robes of a “simple Buddhist monk,” mounted a stage and bowed to a large, standing audience, as he has so many times before. Once again, the 76-year-old spiritual leader moved to a chair, removed his shoes, drew up his legs and crossed them. Once again, he spoke patiently […]
After five years, beach walkway approved in Manhattan Beach
Evelyn Frey hasn’t been down to the beach in five years. The last time the 96-year-old visited the Manhattan Beach shore, she struggled to walk back to The Strand. “I was just exhausted because the sand was so deep,” she said. A volleyball player who was in the middle of a game ran over to […]
Susan Wildes: turbo charged principal
Susan Wildes, the new principal at Alta Vista Elementary School has a nickname: Turbo. “She’s turbo because she’s a progressive thinker,” said Redondo Beach Unified School District Superintendent Steven Keller. “She’s always looking at what’s next, and she’s three moves out.” As a new principal for a high-achieving school in Redondo Beach, people in […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, football, swimming, tennis, volleyball and more
Fitness: The Richstone Pier to Pier Walk takes place Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Participants walk approximately 3.4 miles from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier and back. Proceeds benefit the Richstone Family Center to help prevent and treat child abuse. Entry fee is $25. Visit www.richstonefamily.org. AdventurePlex, 1701 Marine Ave., Manhattan Beach […]