Search Results: best of the beach 2018

Exhibit at Hermosa Museum highlights Sandpipers’ 87 years of local philanthropy

By Ryan McDonald / September 19, 2018

A cord of wood, a few bottles of milk, and a visit to the doctor: each forms part of an entry in a “neighborhood philanthropy” casework log from the 1930s of the Sandpipers, the charitable organization founded in Hermosa Beach. The casebook, with its prices scrupulously recorded and ready to dazzle inflation-adjusted eyes, is one…

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“When You Read this Letter” – And you must [MOVIE REVIEW]

By Neely Swanson / September 18, 2018

“When You Read this Letter,” is one of only a couple of films that Jean-Pierre Melville directed but did not write. Working from a script by Jacques Deval, “When You Read this Letter” was the film Melville reluctantly agreed to direct to prove that he was capable of making a commercial movie. Up until this…

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‘Street Parking Hermosa’ shows town’s wheels keep on turning

By Ryan McDonald / September 15, 2018

by Megan Garringer and Ryan McDonald Meet Anne Williams: supermom of two boys, lawyer, photographer, and Hermosa Beach’s very own Instagram superstar. Her account @street_parking_hermosa documents cars found parked on the streets of Hermosa. And while Instagram and YouTube are filled with car-centric accounts, many of them document the exoctic and the pristine. Williams, however,…

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Center will keep public safety closer to home

By Ryan McDonald / September 15, 2018

Officials from El Camino College and local public safety agencies gathered last week at the college’s Torrance campus to thank Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi for his help earlier this year in securing $10 million in funding for the creation of the South Bay Public Safety Training Center. Like lawyers and doctors, first responders in California are…

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How the chicken man got famous

By Paul Teetor / September 15, 2018

John Phillips is no celebrity chef, just a guy born and raised in South-Central LA who got into the chicken business after working as a machinist, a baker, and a few other odd jobs. There are no Michelin stars on his food truck, just a sign proclaiming him The Chicken Guy. And he doesn’t serve…

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Letters to the Editor 9-13-18

By Judy Rae / September 13, 2018

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South Bay Community Calendar 9-13-18

By Judy Rae / September 13, 2018

Let’s eat, open adoptions, boots, brews and BBQ, great pumpkins

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Side to Side

By Mark McDermott / September 13, 2018

Photographer Brent Broza’s new show delves into light and expands to paintings

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Murder at Surf City Theatre!

By Bondo Wyszpolski / September 12, 2018

Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie’s “Mousetrap” springs open at Surf City Theatre “The Mousetrap” premiered in London’s West End on Oct. 6, 1952, and it’s still on the boards. Agatha Christie herself thought it might have a shelf-life of about eight months. She’s only been off by about six decades. Six decades and counting. Surf…

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Fifty years and a day

By Mark McDermott / September 8, 2018

Wilfred Sarr’s life in art   Editor’s note: a show featuring work of Wilfred Sarr from the collection of John LeMarr launches Thursday night at The Loft in San Pedro with an artist’s reception on Sept. 22. The following is an excerpt from a story originally published in 2010.     In September of 1960,…

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Letters to the Editor 9-6-18

By Judy Rae / September 6, 2018

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South Bay Community Calendar 9-6-18

By Judy Rae / September 6, 2018

Storytime, Celebrate, Getty Up, Island Adventure, Birdie Picnic, Row row row and choo choo

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Redondo girls volleyball wins first tournament, set for successful season

By Randy Angel / August 28, 2018

With the girls volleyball season beginning with tournaments and matches against tough non-league opponents, Redondo is off to a quick start capturing the Lakewood Tournament with an undefeated record. This season, Redondo (7-0) is experienced with depth and high skills sets moving up to be ranked No. 11 in the country according to prepvolleyball.com. The…

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Letters to the Editor 8-23-18

By Judy Rae / August 23, 2018

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Accessory after the fact

By Ryan McDonald / August 23, 2018

Amid a statewide housing crisis, Hermosa confronts accessory dwelling units, density and identity Spray paint scrawlings all but cover the chalk-colored walls. A drum kit, shoes, and assorted flotsam crowd the floor, while a noose hangs from the ceiling. Amplifiers serve as impromptu furniture. A man with a mohawk sips Colt 45 and sits in…

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South Bay arts calendar for August 23 to 29

By Bondo Wyszpolski / August 23, 2018

Thursday, August 23 Charges dismissed In Contempt plays from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Redondo Beach Pier, 100 Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach. One of the last outdoor concerts of the summer. Friday, August 24 Room at the top The Torrance Theatre Company presents “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” at the James…

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