Quality films for home viewing
Let’s dim the lights and screen a movie Film quartet: “A White, White Day”; “A Girl Missing”; “Shanghai Triad”; and “You Never Had It: An Evening with Bukowski” The movie-going experience at our local theaters may have to wait, but recent or re-digitized arthouse films are available on DVD or through virtual cinema. The first […]
Paul’s Photo adopts hybrid model to beat the pandemic
By Jefferson Graham When the COVID crisis started, Paul’s Photo owner Mark Comon wondered how he would be able to continue paying his 20 employees, and keep in contact with his 15,000 customers. “We’re going to have to close down,” he thought at one point. Then, as someone who spends a good deal of time […]
Pandemic cancels International Surf Festival, but not Surf Festival traditions
Pandemic cancels International Surf Festival, but not Surf Festival traditions.
Dr. Pissed Off: Plague precautions 101
People are idiots. That is why, at the risk of being annoying and repetitive, I am reviewing how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. Social distance: There is a lot of discussion regarding aerosol, large droplets and surface transmission of SARS-COV-2. The greatest risk is due to airborne droplets containing live virus. The droplets […]
Pod People: Schools to open the year exclusively with distance learning, so South Bay parents search for alternatives
Susan Robinson wants her daughter to be bilingual, so it was good news when the Redondo Beach resident learned this spring that her five-year-old had been accepted into the dual immersion program at Washington Elementary. The program, which includes kids from both English- and Spanish-speaking families, lasts throughout a child’s time at the school, but […]