Hog Wild, Korean Style [Restaurant review]

Several years ago I went to Korea to study traditional cuisine, and while there had a chance to talk with the host of a cooking show. I mentioned that Korean fusion foods were increasingly popular in America, and wondered if there were any California-Korean hybrids in Seoul. She considered my question for a moment and […]

Deadly week in Redondo Beach waters; two die, MMA fighter hospitalized

  Two people died and a third nearly drowned in the span of four days off of the waters of Redondo Beach last week, a series of occurrences that public safety officials are calling an anomaly. The first incident came on Wednesday, Feb. 27, when a group of four people were washed into the harbor […]

View Honors Grossman with Memorial Garden

Beach Cities Health District View honors Grossman with memorial garden Carol Weiss-Fleischer lost her brother, Dr. Robert Grossman, last July, when he succumbed to severe head injuries following a traumatic fall. It’s a loss that she says still staggers her and her family. But his spirit lives on, she says, even at the hot dog […]

Endless Session, Day 219: Coaches, Gurus, Angels and Kings

Some of my new favorite things since my feet hit the sea after a long hiatus — pelicans and sunrises. Although graceful seagulls were abound instead of their dinosaur-like cousins today, I was lucky enough to see a more than magical sunrise.  The sky was on fire and the mountains were black with the faint dark […]