Game over by Daniel Blackburn The curtain is falling on what might be the longest-running political feud in South Bay history. Steve Shoemaker, the controversial proprietor of the Redondo Beach pier Fun Factory, is calling it quits for his quirky establishment after 46 years, most of them spent in pitched battle with city officials over […]…
Garage sale next weekend Hermosa Beach will hold its second annual community-wide garage sale next weekend. The event, which will begin at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, encourages residents to put out unwanted items for sale or donation. Last year, the city used Instagram to help residents publicize various items that would be for […]…
Drum named new MBFD chief Daryn Drum has been appointed as the Manhattan Beach Fire Department’s 13th fire chief, ending a yearlong search during which MBPD Chief Derrick Abell served at the helm of both departments. The appointment of Drum, a 30-year veteran who most recently served as division chief for Heartland Fire & Rescue, […]…
by Randy Angel Mira Costa’s boys tennis team has fought through inclement weather and faced formidable opponents while earning a 12-0 record, but the next week will undoubtedly prove the merit of the team. Mira Costa entered the week ranked No. 4 in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 poll, just behind No. 3 Peninsula who […]…
By Randy Angel Every Thursday evening, the South Bay Running Club starts its training runs at the downtown Manhattan Beach Skechers store. On Sunday, 120 of its members will join an estimated 24,000 other runners at Dodger Stadium to compete in the Los Angeles Marathon. South Bay Running Club’s sponsor Skechers is also the title […]…
Water Polo: Former Mira Costa and Stanford water polo standout Jordan Raney was named to the United States roster which will compete in the FINA Intercontinental Tournament. The team will play China, Japan and New Zealand before the quarterfinals begin March 29. Volleyball: Vibe Volleyball in El Segundo is offering a Spring Break special […]…
by Mike Purpus At 71, Corky Carroll is still the coolest surfer around. The three-time International Surfing Champion, his lovely wife Raquel, Blue Mango Surfboards founder Joel Saltzman, and old friends John Joseph, Joey Lombardo and I had lunch at the HT Grill in Redondo Beach last month. I hadn’t seen Corky for 19 years, […]…
If the 2019 South Bay Big Wave Challenge was based on size of the surfer relative to the size of wave, then sisters Landon and Teagan Meza would be top contenders. (The award is presented by the South Bay Boardriders Club to the surfer who catches the biggest wave of the winter).…
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The wait is over: It has taken almost two years, but Decadence is finally open on Hermosa Avenue. The interior design is remarkable and the sound level moderate, creating an atmosphere of modern elegance that is unlike most downtown restaurants. The opening menu is mostly contemporary items that often have subtle Vietnamese influences, along with […]…
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It takes an engraver a lot of time to create the dies to stamp a single coin. Once that has been examined and found to be good, the second takes almost no time at all, and so on with every one afterward. This is an apt metaphor for restaurant chains: once you have put the […]…
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Whoever named the Ali’i Fish Company after the Hawaiian aristocracy probably wouldn’t want his customers to actually eat like traditional Polynesians. The ruling chiefs and priests had a limited array of spices at hand, and their dining was so ritualized that men and women couldn’t eat the same foods. It was taboo for men and […]…
Friday, March 22 From the creator of “Hamilton” The El Camino College Theatre Department presents “In the Heights,” with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, plus 3 p.m. on Sunday, in the school’s Campus Theatre, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance. Also plays March 29, 30, and 31. Directed by Bill Georges […]…
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by Neely Swanson “Out of Blue,” the misguided film written and directed by Carol Morely, tells a story of murder, philosophy, and physics, and none of it well. Based, one can only hope loosely, on the novel Night Train by Martin Amis, “Out of Blue” begins with a lecture on the stars and the nature […]…
Friday, March 15 From the creator of “Hamilton” The El Camino College Theatre Department presents “In the Heights,” with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, plus 3 p.m. on Sunday, in the school’s Campus Theatre, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. Also plays March 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and 31. Directed […]…
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Surfing Santa visited the South Bay last week to bring an early holiday season present of some of the best December waves in recent memory. Special thanks to Ryan McDonald, Magiagli Surfbords and Body Glove. Phtoto by Kevin Cody
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