Atiu: Land of the Birds

We were descending into the recesses of a coral island. Each hesitant step took us deeper into Anatakitaki, a vast cave of legends and stillness and intrigue.
Bike racks to be installed in downtown El Segundo

Downtown El Segundo is about to become more bike-friendly. The City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved the installation of 40 bike racks at 25 spots along Main Street and Grand Avenue, with possible later expansion to Richmond Street and El Segundo Beach. Meredith Petit, the city’s recreation superintendent, told the council that the idea grew […]
Whatever | Pier comparisons: Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach

by Lina McDermott and Raquel Gerard Piers. Every beach city has one. But what makes a pier special? We visited the piers of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach, just so we could answer that question for you. Manhattan Beach The Manhattan Beach pier is pretty sparse. There are benches aplenty if you’re one […]
Theater review – “All’s Well That Ends Well”

by Nate Lee “All’s Well that Ends Well” is (like Shakespeare by the Sea’s choice of “King John”) one of Shakespeare’s least known and least performed plays. It has been thrust, along with “Measure for Measure,” in the somewhat paradoxical category of problem comedy. The problem is that, in the view of the audience, the […]