Murder at Surf City Theatre!
Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie’s “Mousetrap” springs open at Surf City Theatre “The Mousetrap” premiered in London’s West End on Oct. 6, 1952, and it’s still on the boards. Agatha Christie herself thought it might have a shelf-life of about eight months. She’s only been off by about six decades. Six decades and counting. Surf […]
Yellow Vase opens two, P.F. Chang’s closes, Big Wok gets bigger, and more dining news
Common Complaint, Technological Response… Look at any survey of diners and one of the top complaints will be uncomfortably noisy restaurants. Since my email is at the end of each of these columns I hear this a lot, often with admonitions that I should tell people how loud restaurants are. I frequently do mention this, […]
Magic in the kitchen [restaurant review]
Let’s get this out of the way first: you didn’t go out for dinner at the Comedy and Magic Club primarily because you liked the food. You are there for the show, and the food is secondary. This is not a secret to them, or to any other entertainment venue that also serves food. You […]
South Bay art calendar for Sept. 13 to 19
Thursday, September 13 Young Picasso, you listening? Are you a local artist or art student looking to exhibit your work to a wide audience? Palos Verdes Library District is accepting applications for the annual Community Art Show through Sept. 30. Open to all artists. All media is eligible. Visit pvld.org/artinourlibrary and fill out the online […]
Discover Java Man in Hermosa Beach (video)
Discover Java Man in Hermosa Beach Hip before hipsters existed! Java Man, one of the last independent coffee shops in the South Bay, has been in Hermosa for 26 years. In this episode of Discover the South Bay, we sit down with Java Man founder Rick Hankus. They are located at 157 Pier Ave, Hermosa […]
Cross Country runners facing tough competition in Invitational meets
With their eyes set on high finishes in state competition, cross country runners from Mira Costa and Redondo are preparing for Bay League action by competing in tough meets featuring many of the top programs in Southern California and the state. On Saturday, Redondo will compete in the Woodbridge Invitational at SilverLakes Sports Park. Varsity […]
Redondo, Mira Costa prepare for tough girls volleyball tournament action
Although Bay League competition begins this week, the girls volleyball teams from Mira Costa and Redondo have their eyes set on two high-caliber tournaments. Redondo (10-1) will play at Leuzinger on Thursday before leaving for Las Vegas for the illustrious Durango Fall Classic on Friday and Saturday. Redondo, ranked No. 4 in the nation in […]
Mira Costa gridders defeat El Segundo; Redondo earns first win before bye week
Mira Costa’s football team got back on track Friday evening after playing close, non-league contests that resulted in a win and a loss. The Mustangs (2-1) made the short trip to El Segundo where the visitors capitalized on Eagle mistakes to take an early lead and never looked back finishing with a 42-21 victory. Mira […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, beach tennis, running, volleyball and more
Football: Former Redondo Union High School kicker Dominik Eberle tied two NCAA records last weekend scoring 24 points as a kicker while making three 50-plus yard field goals, becoming only the sixth player to accomplish the feat. As a Sea Hawk, Eberle earned All-Bay first-team honors in 2013 and 2014. Beach Tennis: The […]