All Things Bing: Bing Surfboards Reunion at Dive N’ Surf [PHOTO GALLERY]
On Saturday August 29th, Bing Copeland paid a visit to Dive N’ Surf in Redondo Beach reuniting with his Bing Surfboards Surf team, Bing Surfboards Craftsmen, and many other associates and surf legends from the last 50 plus years. In correspondence with the team reunion, the Vintage Longboard Collectors Club held their annual South Bay […]
Drop Zone LA and King Harbor Brewing Co. Surf Club Night Featuring Hippy Tree
All photos by Mark Cole On Tuesday August 25th local surfers gathered at the King Harbor Brewing Company’s Waterfront Tasting Room for the launch of KHBC’s “Surf Club Night” in collaboration with local surf company Hippy Tree “Surf & Stone” clothing. “Hippy Tree and its green tree emblem is synonymous with the South Bay, “ […]
Nanette Barragan officially resigns from Hermosa Beach City Council
Nanette Barragan resigned from her post on the Hermosa Beach City Council Wednesday. The first-term councilwoman had initially planned to step down on July 31. But Barragan said she later chose to extend her stay through the end of August in order to ensure passage of the city’s plastic bag ban. The ban passed […]
Forbidden City
Gallery Exposure opens with photos of Havana by owner-printer Mark Sonners It was just one week, 16 years ago, but it made a lasting impression. That was when Mark Sonners went to Havana. Today, as he prepares to open Gallery Exposure in Old Torrance, the best images from that long-ago trip will be on view […]
A La Carte – South Bay Restaurant News for 03 September
An Institution Goes Dark… It’s a sad time for soul food lovers across the South Bay, as Torrance institution Flossie’s has closed after 25 years in business. This may be hard to tell for the casual passerby, as the dark windows always made the place look closed, but according to the sign on the door […]
RESTAURANT REVIEW – The delicious reign of King Shabu Shabu expands to Redondo Beach
When I was a teenager my parents warned me of the perils of very loud concerts, that my hearing would be damaged and I’d regret it when I grew older. Naturally this made me want to go to more concerts, and while I don’t think I suffered ill effects, according to some statistics there […]
Redondo council members may face development vote recusal
One member of Redondo Beach’s City Council will have to recuse himself from a key development along the city’s Waterfront — and if a troubled project’s developer has his way, another would do the same in another upcoming development skirmish. District 1 councilman Jeff Ginsburg has been advised by California’s Fair Political Practices Commission […]