Mickey Avalon and Dirt Nasty to play NYE at Saint Rocke
During my enrollment in the Southern California college culture of the mid 2000s, Mickey Avalon’s underground hits, “Jane Fonda,” “Mr. Right,” or “My Dick” (featuring Dirt Nasty and Andre Legacy) were all the rage, heard in dorm rooms, house parties, or bumped out of a heavily tinted late model foreign car. Mickey introduced us to […]
Endless Session, Day 161: The Inexplicable Stoke
Sharing the stoke of surfing with a group of buddies is the absolute best early start to any day, even in the heart of California winter. Arriving down to the parking lot in front of Brothers Burritos at 7:15, I found my amazing lifeguard and physician assistant friend Jackie Kwan already sipping on her coffee, the air […]
Endless Session, Day 160: Distractions
Getting a late start for day 160, I drove down 190th street from Redondo Beach around noon expecting to see choppy midday seas, but instead felt blessed to lay my eyes on still, glassy water. The Hermosa Beach pier was my destination for the day, and getting down to the beach with not a soul […]
South Bay dining news: Hop Saint arrives in Torrance, Crepe Lab in El Porto, Kagura, Superba Food + Bread and Smitten Ice Cream all open in El Segundo
Open And Ambitious… Hop Saint, the replacement for Billy’s Deli on 190th, has soft opened – they’re only serving a fraction of what they plan to offer, but the pattern is clear. Owner Steve Roberts was at Café Boogaloo in its heyday, and the shrimp and grits joins other Southern specialties on the short […]
Misty-eyed in San Pedro
America’s favorite ballerina returns to where it all started Misty Copeland will soon be stooped over with all the awards and accolades she’s garnered during her professional career as a ballerina. Not only is the 33-year-old Copeland the first African-American to be named a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, but venerable Barbara Walters […]