Fishbar has a fresh look at fresh seafood
Sometimes readers contact me to ask why I haven’t reviewed one of their favorite spots, to my momentary puzzlement. The experience is still fresh in my mind, as is the lead I composed for the article… Let me look that up in my archive. Hmmm, this was published two decades ago, funny how time flies. […]
Apparitions: James Allen’s lyrical ode to the gritty streets of San Pedro
Desperation Row “Apparitions (Ghosts on Pacific Avenue),” by James Preston Allen (Beacon Light Press) As the editor and publisher of Random Length News since 1979, James Allen has had a front-row seat observing the downtown districts of San Pedro. On this two-disc set, he’s put aside his laptop and picked up his guitar to become […]