Simmzy’s, Rusher/Bacchus 900 prevail at 53rd Annual 6-Man volleyball tournament [PHOTOS]
The 53rd Annual Charlie Saikley 6-Man Beach Volleyball Tournament came to Manhattan Beach once again, bringing crowds of all ages to watch wacky dressed people play highly competitive volleyball.
A La Carte: Banzai Beach changes concept, BBQ on 190th, hidden bars in Manhattan and Redondo Beach….
High Concept Edition… I have run across some interesting places for food or drinks that all fit a theme, so I’m going to start by mentioning a few that have unlikely locations, concepts, or are otherwise unusual. First, a back street find in Manhattan Beach: The Schooner is a comfortable old bar on 22nd street, […]
ZZ Ward kicks off the Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts tonight
ZZ Ward kicks off both the Hermosa Beach Summer Concert Series and IROCKE’s Forever Festival this Sunday night, from south of the Hermosa Pier to all over the world. Her debut blues-driven album, “Till the Casket Drops”, not only proved a musical force to be reckoned with, but has earned her an impeccable reputation as […]
Lend Me a Tenor [THEATER REVIEW]
The Kentwood Players’ production of Ken Ludwig’s play “Lend Me a Tenor” is a classic example of situational comedy, where the comedy results from awkward circumstances such as mistaken identity. The story, set in Cleveland, Ohion, in 1934, takes place in a hotel suite with two rooms, and it centers on the Cleveland Opera Company, […]
Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome
Perhaps one thinks of pizza and the Mafia when one thinks of Sicily (I think of Giuseppe di Lampedusa and The Leopard), but at one point many centuries ago Sicily was an active causeway between Greece, the Italian peninsula, and North Africa, which meant that over time it made a few cultural waves of its […]