Fees brewing over Hermosa Beach restaurant’s switch to chairs
Hermosa Beach Brewing Co. was excited to take advantage of a new city program intended to help restaurants, retailers and other businesses make it through the slow winter months. Three months later, the decision to apply has inadvertently exposed the downtown restaurant to thousands of dollars in potential fees. Hermosa Brewing applied in January for […]
Happy veggies, Roman pizza, food and drink, events galore
Going with the grain: There’s a new tenant in the former Nuna’s space in Redondo Beach, and in combination with the neighboring businesses it may signal a new attraction that might be called Vegetarian Row. The Grain Cafe is a branch of a Los Angeles mini-chain and specializes in vegetarian and vegan meals at moderate […]
Torrance Pops Orchestra springs to life
Making a melodious splash The Torrance Pops Orchestra makes its debut on Friday Local residents still lament the demise of the Torrance Symphony, under the baton of Frank Fetta, which performed for many years at the James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance. At last there’s a replacement, of sorts. On Friday, the Torrance Pops Orchestra makes […]
A shaper, two pro surfers, Beach Boys to be inducted in Hermosa Surfer Walk of Fame
Surfboard shaper Pat Ryan, former pro surfers Liz Benavidez and Ronnie Garner, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Beach Boys will be inducted in the Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame on Saturday. The inductions will be held on the Hermosa Beach Pier at 11 a.m. A reception for the inductees will be […]
South Bay arts calendar: April 25 to May 1
Friday, April 26 Drowsy, but he knows his music “The Drowsy Chaperone,” presented by the Mira Costa Drama/Tech Department, opens at 7:30 p.m. in the Mira Costa High School Auditorium, 1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach. This is the musical comedy that’s a send-up of the Jazz Age musical, and it won a handful of Tony […]