Donavon Frankenriter, protege at Saint Rocke, warmup for BeachLife Festival
by Gavin Heaney There’s a place where hip meets hippie, city slick yet perfectly torn and frayed at the edges. It’s where all the pretty people meet at the magic moment. On first glance it all seems kismet, but in the hipster scene, spontaneity is carefully crafted and surreptitiously staged. Fashion is passion and threading […]
City of Redondo Beach: faster electric vehicle charger permits coming
by Garth Meyer In a matter of “ordinance housekeeping” as described by Redondo Beach City Manager Mike Witzansky, the city council Tuesday voted 5-0 to move forward to establish a faster permit process to install electric vehicle charging stations. The action is the latest step for a 2015 state law that requires local jurisdictions to […]
Redondo Beach Fire Department personnel fight Palisades fire
By Garth Meyer Two Redondo Beach Fire Department engines and their crews were on the scene in Pacific Palisades Tuesday to help fight the sudden wildfire, estimated to have burned 5,000 acres and claimed at least 1,000 structures as of Wednesday morning. Redondo Beach City Manager Mike Witzansky reported the mutual aid dispatch of the […]
Black Flag Rise Above at Saint Rocke
by Gavin Heaney They took the stage unceremoniously, shadows in the dim smokey light. A rumbling bass dangerously starts in and its pulsing persistence quickens as primitive, pounding drums escalate the adrenaline. After an inordinately long intro, electric guitar comes scraping in with distorted, discordant swirls, chaotically adding dissonance to the deadly rhythm. Black Flag […]