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Compiled by Sally P. Flack. To submit calendar items, please email sally@easyreadernews.com Friday, July 10 South Bay Greek Festival – Redondo Beach 3 days of food, dance, and culture. Music, games, dancing. and the best Greek Food in town. Additional dates include: Saturday, July 11 noon. — 10 p.m and Sunday, July 12, noon – […]
by Richard Foss At the end of the A La Carte columns that I write for this Easy Reader, I ask readers for tips about great, local restaurants. One suggestion keeps recurring, but I have been ignoring it for 15 years because their specialty is well represented in our area, and I usually cover places […]
by Mark McDermott When the Mira Costa baseball team came from behind to beat Agoura 9-7 in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 final on May 30 — winning the program’s first championship since 1953, and only its second ever — the title was also the seventh CIF Southern Section crown Mira Costa High School […]
by Mark McDermott The Northgate Broncos came into the CIF Division I Boys Volleyball Championship game on May 30 with reasonable hopes of winning the title. They had been a dominant team all season, going 37-1 and winning some of the more hallowed tourneys along the way, including the Surf City Invitational, which attracts top […]
by Bondo Wyszpolski After emerging from the south exit of Chigasaki station and veering right for two blocks, one comes to Southern-dori, or Southern Street. This narrow, slightly curving thoroughfare winds downhill to Sagami Bay. Keep walking, and before long the vibes and rhythm of a rather funky beach town will appear. Less than […]
by Kevin Cody Mira Costa has the Hometown Fair beer garden as a reunion venue every year. Now a group that calls itself We Went to Redondo plans a similar reunion at the Seaside Lagoon for Redondo Union alumni. The first “Redondo Rager,” which orgnizers hope say be an annual event, will be held the […]
Art at the beach Edited by Kimie Joe Through June 14 Colors of the Coast | Gallery of Hermosa Group Exhibit May 23 to June 14 featuring coastal artwork by local and national artists. GOH 138 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. (323) 364-6606. galleryofhermosa.com Through June 28 Ritual | Manhattan Beach […]
Meter madness revisited Dear ER: The Hermosa Councilmembers who’ve proposed adding more parking meters to Hermosa Beach sidewalks in front of homes are displaying nothing less than ignorant, uncreative, insanity. (‘Meter Madness’, ER, 6/4/26) Having lived in or parked in Hermosa Beach for well-over 65-years, commencing with my first car in 1959, at […]
By Paul Teetor Attention Rams fans: get ready to party like its 2022 all over again. Consider the parallels between then and now. The next Super Bowl is going to be held at SoFi Stadium, just like it was five years ago when the Rams won Super Bowl LVI over the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20 on […]
Thursday, June 11 Sculpting Through History with Eugene Daub Join prominent sculptor Eugene Daub for a free program about the historical artworks he has produced. Copies of his new book, Eugene Daub: Portraits, Medals, and Monuments, are signed and available for purchase. This event will take place in the El Segundo Public Library (Community Room) […]
The sixth BeachLife Festival lineup was announced Tuesday, headlined by Lenny Kravitz, Sublime and Alanis Morrissette. Other featured acts May 2-4 include Jackson Browne, Pretenders, Train, The Beach Boys, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Susanna Hoffs, Cake, O.A.R. and, remaining undefeated, playing all BeachLife festivals since the beginning; Sugar Ray. “We are especially excited […]
