In Directorial Debut “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” Natalie Portman Honors Jewish Heritage [MOVIE REVIEW]
by Morgan Rojas/Cinemacy.com Natalie Portman is regarded as one of the most ambitious and hardest working people in Hollywood today. Opting to place her career on hold to attend Harvard University in 1999 (getting her degree in Psychology, she is a perfect example for actors everywhere that one shouldn’t rely on beauty, not even talent alone, […]
Arts and Entertainment – 8/25 – 8/31
Thursday, August 25 Give ‘em some milk Feed the Kitty plays rock from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Redondo Beach Pier, part of the Summer of Music series. More at redondopier.com. Friday, August 26 But he won’t fall asleep The Torrance Theatre Company presents “The Drowsy Chaperone” at 8 p.m. on Friday and 2 […]
Post, Gibson, Leininger, Robinson inducted into Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame
Four new members were inducted into the Surfer’s Walk of Fame in a ceremony on Hermosa Beach’s Pier Plaza Saturday morning. Stretching from the era of no wetsuits to neon wetsuits, the latest additions spanned multiple generations and showcased the breadth of South Bay surfing achievement.
Pond strong: Lifeguard Kyle Pond fights leukemia, with a little help from his friends
By Ed Solt Until that day in May, the strongest fever local surf star and LA County Lifeguard Kyle Pond had ever felt was “surf fever.” Just the prior week, the 27-year-old South High graduate was “taking it to it” on his Tyler Surfboards noserider at his beloved Torrance Beach. What started gradually with […]
Spyder Surfboards opens new shop in downtown Manhattan Beach
By Ed Solt Spyder Surfboards founder Dennis Jarvis is bringing a storefront back to an area influential in the growth of surf culture, downtown Manhattan Beach, which has not had a core surf shop since Ocean Gear closed a decade ago. In the late 1940s, Dale “The Hawk” Velzy shaped his heavy redwood surfboards underneath […]
Hermosa Beach moves to gather data for potential Community Choice Aggregation
The Hermosa Beach City Council approved an implementation plan for a potential Community Choice Aggregation program at its Tuesday night meeting, overcoming resident concerns about the impact of a future program. Tuesday night’s resolution fulfills a requirement under state law for cities interested in implementing the program, but does not require that the city operate […]
Young Redondo team opens football season at home
Facing a demanding non-league schedule with a young but talented team, Redondo’s opens its 2016 football campaign Friday with a 7 p.m. home game against Rancho Verde. Sea Hawk head coach Matt Ballard, who has a deep junior class of athletes, had some questions answered Friday night when his squad scrimmage Loyola “Our team is […]
Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, paddleboard, volleyball and more
Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race: The 34th consecutive running of this historic race starts Sunday at 6 a.m. at Two Harbors on Catalina Island and finishes at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Top paddlers are expected to finish the 32-mile race in just over five hours. Over 100 paddlers are expected to compete. For more information visit […]