Invasion of the juice bars
Some believe the trend towards fresher, healthier, more varied juices began in Redondo Beach with a mysterious surfer/juicer named Bruce in the 1970s. Forty years later, it has come full circle. A few years ago I was driving with a friend who saw a juice bar and asked, “What’s the deal with juice bars? I […]
Manhattan Beach Pier murals by famed artist get refreshed
The Manhattan Beach pier mural, designed by the LAX column artist, are being refreshed.
“Hercules vs. Vampires” – campy humor from LA Opera
Before Italy unleashed a plethora of spaghetti westerns in the 1960s there were the sword-and-sandal epics of the ‘50s, nearly all of them done on a budget of pocket change. After years as a cinematographer, Mario Bava jumped into the gladiator/sci-fi ring with “Hercules and the Haunted World” (1961), just one of many “B” movies […]