South Bay Art Calendar March 2025

by Kimie Joe Saturday, March 15 Garel Fine Art: Coffee/Jazz  Art Embrace, Group Exhibit Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Exhibit through Saturday, April 5. Jazz Performance by TRENTON. Group exhibit benefitting fire victims featuring local emerging and blue chip art. 1069 N. Aviation Blvd., Manhattan Beach. Gallery of Hermosa: tableau, Eric Brinkman, Solo […]

Sugo Social, Peru to the Peninsula by way of Korea

Sugo Social kitchen team has talent to spare by Richard Foss  There are fads in restaurant naming, some of which originally made sense but were overused to the point where they lost all meaning. Places called cafes used to serve only coffee, while a restaurant, whose name comes from the French “I restore you,” served […]

Two Guns takes aim at Hermosa

by Elka Worner Fans of Two Guns will be able to savor their flat white at the popular coffee purveyor’s new pop-up location on upper Pier Avenue. Two Guns owner Andrew “Stan” Stanisich, who opened the pop up in January, hopes to turn the Kinecta Bank space into a coffee shop with outdoor seating and […]

52nd Anniversary Writing & Photography Contest – Honorable Mention

Homie He was right. We are all rich by Judson Moore “Excuse me,” the man said. “Can you buy me a coffee while you’re in there?”  He sat next to the entrance to a local coffee shop, while taking in the holiday atmosphere in Manhattan Beach. There wasn’t anything aggressive, or demanding about the way […]