The “glocal” approach: thinking globally, acting locally
Early one morning 16 years ago, a man wearing a white suit appeared on the Hermosa Valley Greenbelt. He walked down the wood chip path with a hose in hand and a canister on his back. The air was hazy.
South Bay Community Calender 9/18/14-9/24/14
Thursday 18 THIRD THURSDAY Enjoy the nightlife of Riviera Village, Redondo Beach. Several of the shops stay open until 8 p.m. Participating retailers include Harmony Works, Le Tete, Dion Gallery, Cami, Alandrea, Lollipop, Papillon, Fringe, Nu Shuz, Fernando’s, Lisa Z, M’Pressions, Rolling Hills Flower Mart, and Eyedentity. There will be a drawing for prizes too […]
arts and entertainment calendar of events 9/18-9/24
friday 19th BOOKS Anthony Marra at Pages: Writer Anthony Marra is a winner of a Whiting Award, Pushcart Prize, and the Narrative Prize. His novel, “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena” won the 2014 National Book Critics Circle’s inaugural John Leonard Prize and the 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in fiction. The novel’s premise is this: In […]
A La Carte 9/18/14
Someone tried to explain the laws of probability to me years ago, why what may seem like bizarre coincidences are actually inevitable over a long period of time. With all the cards dealt in Vegas someone will get a royal flush on the first hand, and many other people’s sure thing will turn out to […]
Letters 9/18/14
Zero base reasoning Dear ER: The simple question I asked myself when looking into the move of the Hermosa Beach Farmers Market is, “If we started the market today, where would we put it?” The answer seems clear. Our beautiful Pier Plaza is the centerpiece of town and the obvious choice. We have fallen behind […]
Going All the Way?-“Full Monty” at the Norris Theatre
The warning shot comes out of the blue. “If you think you know what ‘The Full Monty’ is about, you don’t,” says James W. Gruessing, Jr., the artistic director of Palos Verdes Performing Arts. Gruessing also happens to be directing this amusing but dramatic musical, which opens, let me check my daybook, tomorrow evening at […]
Neighborhood Grinds closed
Neighborhood Grinds coffee shop on Artesia Boulevard was, by many customer accounts, busy and thriving. So it surprised locals last week, when they made their regular swing by the North Redondo spot, to find the shop’s doors locked and an eviction notice on the window.