The Endless Highway
Jim Murray’s painterly explorations span decades Going back 40 years and more, there have been seismic shifts in the work of Manhattan Beach artist Jim Murray, shifts of style, medium, and focus that have welled up over time and then propelled a sudden jolt towards a new subject and/or approach. “Been There – Done […]
“Eastern Boys” – An Eastern Block [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Eastern Boys,” was presumably a well-intentioned love story coming from a different angle. If only director Robin Camillo, who also wrote and edited this effort, had had a clearer vision of what angle he was coming from. Certainly “Eastern Boys” is a love story from the perspective of looking for love in all the wrong […]
After two decades, new library to open Friday
When the new $26.3 million Manhattan Beach library is unveiled on May 1, it will be after almost two years of construction. But it’s actually been decades in the making.
Hermosa Beach city prosecutor building case against CrossFit gym
The Hermosa Beach city prosecutor’s office is determining whether to file criminal charges against the owners of the CrossFit Horsepower gym on Cypress Avenue due to complaints of excessive noise and vibrations from the gym.
South Bay Community Calendar 4/30/15-5/04/15
Thursday 30 HOST FAMILIES FACES Program seeks host families for teens from France. FACES is an exchange program that brings boys and girls, ages 13 – 17, from France to the South Bay every summer. Students hope to learn about American culture and language by living in homes during their stay and will be here […]
Letters 4/30/15
Heads up Dear ER: As an aging athlete who has played and coached both American Football and rugby, I believe if we returned to the old style of tackling/body contact we would minimize head trauma (“Heads up,” Easy Reader April 16, 2015). Tackling using your shoulder is more conducive to safety. Using the head as […]
South Bay Arts Calendar 4/30/15-5/05/15
Thursday, April 30 Très chic “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” presented by the Mira Costa High School Drama Department, continues its run with a 6:30 p.m. show, and then over the weekend with 7:30 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday, plus a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, in the Mira Costa High School Auditorium, 1401 Artesia Blvd., […]
Forever young
Dylanfest, the South Bay’s biggest celebration of Bob Dylan, celebrates 25 years It began in 1990 as a freeform jam in tribute of Bob Dylan at the Hermosa Saloon. In the following years, musicians and longtime friends Andy Hill and Renee Safier continued the tradition in their own backyards, at parks and at Anthony’s in […]