Posts by Mark McDermott
Young gardeners reap harvest
School children at all eight elementary campuses in Redondo Unified are growing gardens, part of a program aimed at increasing environmental and health-conscious awareness.
Read MoreBeach Cities vie to become Vitality City
A cutting edge program aimed at improving entire communities’ health and longevity could be coming to the Beach Cities.
Read MoreThe Six Man: volleyball tournament or party? Images from 2008….
The White Buffalo plays Saint Rocke Sunday [VIDEO]
Yana Reznik brings concert hall musicians [VIDEO]
Yana Reznik brings concert hall musicians [VIDEO]
Read MoreGodfather of British Blues at Brixton
Dirty Hippie Radio reports on an amazing weekend in music in the South Bay, beginning with the legendary John Mayall and the Blues Breakers at Brixton tonight and finishing Sunday with The White Buffalo at Sainte Rocke and New Zealand’s Katchafire back at Brixton.
The legendary John Mayall comes to Brixton Friday night….
City launches campaign to save lagoon
A line has been drawn in the lagoon. And the troops are rallying on Facebook. The City Council last week reacted to a potential $21.2 billion fine by suspending operation of the saltwater pool in the Seaside Lagoon, indefinitely. At the same time, Mayor Mike Gin launched a “Save Seaside Lagoon” Facebook page to spearhead…
Read MoreArts campus launches on Aviation
The Redondo Performing Arts Campus, a newly formed partnership of four businesses within the Redondo Plaza, has made the 1600 block of Aviation an emerging artistic hub for kids.
Read MoreSteve Kimock: Crazy Engine play Saint Rocke Friday night
Crazy engines and guitar malfunctions
Steve Kimock, once described by Jerry Garcia as his “favorite unknown guitar player,” launches his new project, Crazy Engine, featuring Melvin Seals on Hammond B-3, indie cello prodigy Trevor Exter on bass, and his son John Morgan Kimock on drums.
Read MoreThreat of $21 billion fine closes pool
The City Council voted Tuesday night to suspend operation of the Seaside Lagoon’s saltwater pool indefinitely after a state regulatory agency calculated the city is liable for as much as $21.2 billion in fines for past water outflow violations.
Read MoreCold case unit solves elder abuse case
A police cold case unit comprised of two retired detectives and a former city prosecutor solve an elder abuse case in an 87-year-old woman lost her home after her caregiver allegedly took out $575,000 in loans through refinancing.
Read MoreThe making of a musical master
The rumba began for Karl Grossman when he stepped outside the Greek Theater one night in 1993 to find that his car had been keyed. It was a dance that would lead him to the feet of a dying old flamenco master and a new lease on his musical life. Grossman had already led a…
Read MoreTomorrows Bad Seeds prepare for a new tour, new record
New rainwater harvesting system becomes the drought tolerant pool
Mike Garcia’s home looks like that of the prototypical Californian water thief. Despite that fact Garcia – like everyone else in Southern California – lives in a desert, there is water, water everywhere surrounding his North Redondo Beach home. His front yard contains three waterfalls, a banana tree, and a tree that bears little red…
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