Surf Sleds: Brian Longs’ 1964 Olds
“I look forward to taking it surfing, cruising down Hermosa Avenue and the Esplanade and making it my daily driver,” he said and joked, “and maybe letting my wife drive it if she’s lucky.” DZ
Beyond Meat: a new kind of chicken that may change the world
An El Segundo-based startup, backed by Twitter’s founders and Bill Gates, seeks to fight global hunger and climate change by reinventing meat
Beyond the Surf: Local Diving
One of my favorite things about diving our local waters is sharing the beauty of the sea with others. On many occasions I exited the water, only to have a curious beachgoer ask me what I saw down there. After trying to explain how wonderful slugs, worms, snails and algae can be, my fiance and I began printing identification cards with our underwater photos. Like a religious convert I love sharing what I have found with others.
P-Pass with the Sarlos
In between studies in the middle of his fall semester, young Colton Sarlo dreamed of getting away.
“Colton came up to me and was like, ‘Dad, I want to get tubed,” Malibu Legend and Father, Allen Sarlo said. “I said, ‘We’re going to P-Pass for Christmas vacation.”
Best of the Beach, best brewery: Strand Brewing Company
The South Bay is home to the most vibrant brewing scene anywhere in the nation outside craft beer’s original epicenter, San Diego, with seven breweries launching in the last few years. Each local brewery is producing beer of the very highest quality, but Strand Brewing Company is the granddaddy of them all — at the […]
Blood is thicker than wine: Café Pierre’s father-daughter duo start new chapter
By the time Guy Gabriele realized his 8-year-old daughter, Sylvie, had gone missing, he was already flustered. It was 1978, the year his restaurant Crepe Pierre opened its doors in downtown Manhattan Beach.
Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, golf, roller derby and more
Golf: El Camino College will be hosting the 27th Annual Warriors Athletics Golf Classic on Friday, May 9 at Los Verdes Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes. The four-person scramble tournament begins at 1 p.m. and is followed by an awards dinner. The event features contest such as Hole In One, Closest to the Pin, […]
Tried and True: On solid footing at the California Museum of Fine Art
Art galleries often reflect the people who run them, with local examples being South Bay Contemporary (Peggy Zask) – which is eclectic, impish, playful – and Ego Fine Arts (John Cantu), which is a visual orgy of color and sound with a slap-happy bohemian, joie de vivre attitude. By contrast, the California Museum of […]
A Mexican field day at Dia de Campo: We have geniuses in our midst who have decided to see what can be done with foods from south of the border
This was not a Mexican experience like any other in the South Bay.
Hotdogging: 4/11-4/14
“Lightscape,” by K.F. Davis, is among the work on view in the group show “Affordable, Collectible, Original Art,” opening on Saturday with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. in 608 North art gallery, 608 N. Francisca Ave., Redondo Beach. All work is priced at $300 or less! Through April 27. Call (310) 376-5777 or […]
Calender 4/10/14-5/18/14
Thursday, April 10 Big Wave Challenge Awards Winners of the South Bay Boardriders Big Wave awards will be announced tonight, preceded by a vimeo of the five finalists. Waves reached 30-feet the weekend of March 1 and 2, when the finalists rides were photographed. 6 to 10 p.m. $10 adults, $5 kids. This annual gathering […]
Discovery Channel could sponsor summer concerts in Hermosa Beach to promote Shark Week
The Discovery Channel may sponsor Hermosa Beach’s free Summer Beach Concert Series while holding an event to promote its nationally popular Shark Week if the City Council approves the proposal at an upcoming meeting.