Thoughts on two L.A. museum shows
Greece’s Enchanting Landscape: Watercolors by Edward Dodwell and Simone Pomardi Two hundred years ago, the English antiquarian Edward Dodwell and the Italian artist Simone Pomardi spent 14 months canvassing the Greek countryside, drawing and documenting the landscape with its people and its classical ruins. Together, they produced roughly 1,000 drawings and watercolors, 44 of which […]
Redondo Union receives bomb threat, determined hoax
Redondo Union High School was threatened with what was ultimately a bomb hoax on Friday morning, according to a release by the Redondo Beach Police Department. At 9:41 a.m., a call came across RBPD’s front desk, non-emergency line. What played was a recorded message, offering a non-specific threat of a bomb on the Redondo Union campus, […]
Police search Mira Costa after another bomb threat
Police initiated a “lock in place” at 10:05 a.m. Friday at Mira Costa High School after a bomb threat directed toward the school was received by the Manhattan Beach Police Department.
El Nino Surfing Episode 1
Civic Couch and Easy Reader are documenting the 2015-2016 El Nino Surf season through separate episodes shot across Southern California. Volume 1 was shot between January 6 through the 11th. This is an ongoing series and Civic Couch will select the best clips and combine them for a full length video. This is the first episode and features surfers: […]
Endless Session, Day 175: Wavedance
Yesterday’s mystospot had a rush of saltwater flowing through my veins, and I just couldn’t get enough of the magic of the sacred longboard haven. Eager to do another wavedance, an inevitable round 2 down south came to fruition. Paul Roustan of www.bumpsetsurf.com and I hit the 405 with some chocolate milk, coffee and his […]
Redondo Fun Factory owner retains leasehold in middle of waterfront development
Redondo Fun Factory arcade owner Steve Shoemaker believes the city wants to terminate his pier lease early to make way for a proposed waterfront development. City officials say they are prepared to wait for the lease to expire in 12 years.