Surf Concepts South Bay Boardriders Contest April 2012 by Kurt Steinmetz

[scrollGallery id = 360]Action sports and Waxy Wax photographer Kurt Steinmetz found color literally and figuratively in what to most people looked like a gray day during the Surf Concepts/South Bay Boardriders Contest in El Porto on Saturday, April 21. Photos by Kurt Steinmetz (steintribe.blogspot.com) 

“Headhunters” really gets into your head [MOVIE REVIEW]

“Headhunters” is a rare combination of art, commerce and action that grabs hold of you until your head is spinning and your senses reeling. This Norwegian gem has surprises in store at every corner, and this is a place made up entirely of corners. Roger Brown is charming and smart, a highly respected corporate recruiter […]

Living longer, better- The Blue Zones makeover team

Diane Stapleton originally focused on the Blue Zones Pledge and had some difficulties, but eventually the pledge items became habits and she has been feeling healthier. Photo by Chelsea Sektnan.

Last August, when explorer and author Dan Buettner put out a call to arms he hoped would reach some of the more unhealthy people living in the Beach Cities, his message was: “We want you.” Buettner had something he wanted to give the people who answered this call: more years to live. He intended to […]

The Nightlife: American Junkie Now Open

photo by anna cox

Secret Soiree! Hammitt Los Angeles’ latest handbag trunk show is TONIGHT, April 26 at Twelve  + Highland. Get there before the sun sets. Congratulate Stef Hammitt and Tony Drockton on their 10 year anniversary. There’s some hard work I call “worthy.” Bus from Hermosa to Nikki’s Venice to see DJ Quasar and DJ Chad Watts […]

Mira Costa club clicks with Manhattan Beach older adults

Margie Hesse peered through her gold-framed glasses at a bright computer screen, her right hand cupping the adjacent mouse. Next to her, Mira Costa senior Eric Vandenberg coached her as she composed a status update on Facebook. “It’ll be in my newsfeed?” 85-year-old Hesse asked, while gently typing on the keyboard. “Yeah, it’ll go to […]