City of Hermosa Beach sees sign in Hennessey’s two can toucans
‘I do like,’ says the Toucan, To be beside the blue. With Guinness Time in view can ‘You guess what Toucan do’ — Guinness advertisement, 1949 by Kevin Cody Three Toucans residing ‘beside the blue Pacific,’ on the front of Hennessey’s Tavern, are two too many, Hermosa’s planning commission concluded at its Tuesday, November […]
All Ball Sports: Life of Riley, Chip Kelly Blues
By Paul Teetor UCLA just blew its best and last chance for the foreseeable future to beat USC in its annual rivalry football game. How can we make such a definitive statement after Saturday night’s white-knuckle, nail-biting, down-to-the-last-play thriller in which USC outlasted the Bruins 48-45 in front of 90,000 crazed fans at the Rose […]
Letters to the Editor 11-24-22
False branding Dear ER: Redondo Beach is anything but anti-growth. In fact, at 11,000 residents per square mile, we are one of the most densely populated cities on the California coast (“LA Times article releases Mayor Brand emails,” ER November 17, 2022). Long Beach is only 9,000 residents per square-mile, as one comparison. We have […]
“Love, Charlie” – Bittersweet [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Love, Charlie,” the excellent documentary by Rebecca Halpern, is an in depth look at Charlie Trotter, one of the first American superstar chefs. Although this is not a “rise and fall” story because Charlie Trotter never really fell from the heights he worked hard to achieve, it is a “warts and all” tale about a […]