On a Night Like This, Even Cats Take Notice of the Moon [PHOTOS]
Preparing for the PV Art Center’s “L’aura borealis” was surreal, but the 38th trip to Kyoto was out of this world The diffused autumn light and the sound of the mountains filtered into the room as I set down my valise, and next to it I placed the large, soft-leather satchel containing twenty-three photographs of […]
Happy Veggie: vegan Mecca with a big heart in Redondo Beach [RESTAURANTS]
Walking in the doors of Happy Veggie is like walking through a portal-one minute you’re in the parking lot of a South Bay strip mall, the next you’re in a simple, serene little alcove bustling with positive energy and old-school charm. Pam Cote, a beautiful, delicate Vietnamese woman on the verge of 70-years-old, rushes around […]
Neighbor: boyfriend counted down before shot was heard in Hermosa Beach alleged murder
A Torrance Superior Court Judge refused to reduce the charges against a Hermosa Beach man accused of murdering his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve. David Abbott will be arraigned next month after Judge Mark Arnold declined a motion to reduce the charges to manslaughter based on Abbott’s blood-alcohol level at the time of the incident. […]
Trick-or-Treat Without Looking Like a Pumpkin
Devin Alexander is a local celebrity chef whose home-base is right here in the beach cities! She shared with us some of her secrets for surviving the (delicious) temptations of the Halloween holiday season … and beyond: To most, the thought of Halloween brings visions of trick-or-treating, pumpkin patches and haunted houses. But to those […]
Worksite wellness- South Bay employers pledge healthier, happier worksites
Carlton Bonner, 64, has always taken his health seriously. When he was in the Air Force, being in shape was a way of life. After retiring he stepped down his regimen and forgot his original goals. Recently he got a reality check that his employer, telecommunications business AAMCOM fully embraced.
Hermosa Beach abandoned bicycles by the numbers
The Hermosa Beach Police Department collects upwards of a hundred abandoned bikes a year, and Det. Mick Gaglia recommends writing down a bicycle’s serial number.