Spirit of the Peninsula
Spirit of the Peninsula Peninsula founder Frank Vanderlip has seemingly lived in Vicki Mack’s downstairs office, and very likely he’s still there Vicki Mack has put so much heart and soul into her book about Frank Arthur Vanderlip that her husband even thought that she was going to leave him for her, despite the fact […]
Monty Python humor comes to Redondo
Monty Python’s Medieval Madness “Spamalot” actor Marc Ginsburg on his role as Lancelot… and four other parts. The show plays two weekends in Redondo Beach “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” was a hilarious send-up of the Arthurian legend that provoked mayhem at movie theaters in 1975. Three decades later, and altered somewhat, it appeared […]
South Bay arts calendar for August 3 to 9
Thursday, August 3 Royalty rocks King Chris plays funk and soul from 6 to 8 p.m. on the west end of the Redondo Beach Pier, where the Octagon meets the International Boardwalk. Free. More at redondopier.com. Photographic possibilities PADA (or the Photographic and Digital Artists group) is having their third and final reception from 6 […]
South Bay Community Calendar 8-3-17
Whats going on in the South Bay
South Bay Galleria’s mixed-use plans include hotel residential and office construction
Seven days prior to the November 8, 1960 United States presidential election, candidate John F. Kennedy chose the South Bay Shopping Center for his Los Angeles County campaign rally. “This is a deadly struggle in which we are engaged and we can’t afford to be second best. We can’t afford to be second best in […]
Thief broke into cars while surfers were in the ocean, cops say
Kevin Lucas, 18, of Inglewood was arrested this week after allegedly burglarizing dozens of cars throughout Southern California, including more than 30 belonging to surfers in Manhattan Beach, police said. Beginning in January 2016, Lucas broke into approximately 35 vehicles parked near the ocean in the city, according to a statement from the Manhattan Beach […]
Music world mourns loss of PV’s Bennington
Chester Bennington wrote music to ‘numb’ his personal demons. It wasn’t enough A private service was held July 29 at the South Coast Botanical Garden for Peninsula resident and international rock star Chester Bennington. An estimated 500 fellow musicians, friends and family members were handed yellow “Chester Bennington” wristbands and memorial cards that looked like […]
The Art of Tea (and Sandwiches) [Restaurant review]
When I asked the Chado Tea Room manager how many varieties of tea were available, he sadly told me that there were only 398. There are 405 on the menu, but seven are seasonal or were out of stock. I assured him that I expected to find something I liked even from that […]
“To the Bone” is a worthy debut from one of TV’s fiercest, funniest female writers [MOVIE REVIEW]
by Kailee Andrews/Cinemacy.com Marti Noxon is a television visionary, but you probably haven’t heard of her. As a screenwriter and producer, she shaped two of television’s modern classics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mad Men, and even stepped in as show-runner for Buffy’s controversial, ambitious final seasons. Clearly a force to be recognized, Noxon’s debut feature film, To The Bone, […]