David McLay Kidd discusses his Rolling Hills Country Club Golf Course in Palos Verdes
Scottish golf course designer David Kidd designed a course for Rolling Hills Country Club in Palos Verdes that he hopes will rival his fabled Bandon Dunes course in Oregon. But first, he had to level the old Rolling Hills course’s namesake hills.
Homegrown virtuoso: Young Palos Verdes native arpeggiates to international acclaim
A plastic toy keyboard he received from his parents on his sixth birthday sealed Adam Coleman’s fate. “Apparently, I would just sit there for hours at a time plucking at the keys that lit up,” said the now 21-year-old Coleman. “I learned some classic pieces that way.” The following year, his parents took him to […]
Riding for research: Cyclist Ian Andersen follows 17,500 mile path
Three years and two months ago, Ian Andersen was studying abroad in Spain when he received dire news. His longtime friend, Natalie Fung, had been injured in a car crash in Las Vegas, struck by a drunk driver. “She was in a taxi, stopped at an intersection, and a drunk driver in an SUV hit […]
Bassoon duet performs at Hermosa Beach Sidewalk Sale
Bassoonists Justin Cummings and Alexis Luque perform music by 17th century composer Jean Baptiste de Boismortier during Saturday’s Downtown Hermosa Beach Sidewalk Sale. The bassoon duet is in front of Stars Antique Market. Other musicians are performing throughout the downtown.
Redondo’s football season ends with triple overtime loss
Redondo fell short in its bid to upset top-seeded Sierra Canyon Friday night but the scrappy Sea Hawks did not go down without a fight proving the future is bright for its football program. Redondo (7-5) overcame three turnovers, including two fumbled kickoff returns and a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, to tie visiting Sierra Canyon who […]
Shade Hotel Redondo opens
It was over a year behind schedule, but Shade Hotel in Redondo is finally fully open. All of the guest rooms are complete (and as the management was happy to note on a recent evening, fully booked), and the restaurant and bar are transitioning from preliminary menus to more challenging fare. It’s a smooth finish […]
The cuisine of India you didn’t know
Kochi focuses on the cuisine of Southern India If you ask anyone at a business seminar what they should do if they offer a unique product, you’ll get the same answer every time: flaunt it! Give samples! Train all your salespeople to explain its virtues so customers will be climbing over each other to […]