Long Beach Opera’s thoughtful “As One”
“As One” – an opera about a transgender journey (a review) I’m guessing it would be quite easy for most people to say “No, thanks” to an opera about one character’s transgender journey and experiences, even knowing it was being staged by the indomitable Long Beach Opera, one of the few companies that never blinks […]
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Hermosa Beach ShockBoxx, new art gallery, is ready to ‘Break the System’
Mike Collins and Laura Schuler were gazing in wonder at the walls of ShockBoxx, the new art gallery they are opening on Cypress Avenue. The first official show takes place this weekend, but a sort of soft opening happened last month, when they invited fellow Hermosa Beach artists LG Givot and Josh Barnes […]
Mirror twins who beat cancer together cycle Tour de Pier
Claudia Levin and her identical twin sister Colleen came into the world 15 seconds apart. The so-called mirror twins — Claudia is left-handed and outgoing, Colleen right-handed and more reserved — have followed each other closely ever since. This closeness took a tough turn last year. In early January, Colleen received a diagnosis of […]
Hermosa Beach Pickleball courts open
After years of waiting, the pickleballers finally squared off on a court of their very own. Monday morning marked the grand opening of the first designated pickleball courts in Hermosa Beach. Dozens of people assembled at the Clark Field Kelley Courts, where a former tennis court had been restriped and converted into four pickleball […]
Beach Cities Sports: Boot camp, running, sailing, volleyball and more
Big Wave Awards Night: Surfers who rode the biggest South Bay waves of the 2016-17 winter will be recognized Wednesday, May 24 at the annual Big Wave Challenge Awards Night, presented by the South Bay Boardriders Club. Steve Gaffney’s photos from the past winter’s surf and Greg Browning’s video of the past winter will be […]