Meet the Beatles! Abbey Road plays Hermosa Beach
On February 9, 1964, four shaggy-haired Brits made their stateside debut on the Ed Sullivan show while 73 million Americans looked on.
View ArticleTyphoon Haiyan Benefit: Hermosa Beach’s Lighthouse rocks for relief
Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines earlier this month, killing over five thousand people and leaving almost two million people homeless.
View ArticleStrings, suds and sandwiches: bluegrass hits Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach
The folks at Saint Rocke are celebrating the holiday season with the unlikely marriage of bluegrass, grilled cheese and craft beer.
View ArticlePunks unplugged: Sinners Sermon at South Bay Customs
Even the most hard-core guys have a soft side, too. Artists like Jonny “Two Bags” Wickersham of Social Distortion and Charlie Overbey of Custom Made Scare spend much of their lives shedding blood and...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve at the Beach: options abound in the South Bay
The South Bay has no lack of options for where to be when the ball drops.
View ArticleMusic Preview – Moonshine madness in El Segundo’s Smoky Hollow
Moonshine, bluegrass, and motorcycles -- just another night at South Bay Customs.
View ArticleBoston’s World Series trophy comes to Fat Face Fenner’s in Hermosa Beach
Today the Boston Red Sox World Series Trophy will make a pit stop at Fat Face Fenner’s Fishshack in Hermosa Beach, the bar considered the west coast headquarters of Red Sox Nation. A World Series...
View ArticleGuitar legends Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor come to Redondo Beach Thursday
Two of the best guitar players in the world play the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center.
View ArticleWorld Series trophy visits Fat Face Fenner’s Fishshack
The line was out the door, everyone was dressed in Boston blue and red and “Sweet Caroline,” a Red Sox anthem, was pumping out of massive speakers. No, it wasn’t Yawkey Way. It was Hermosa Beach’s Fat...
View ArticleBlood, sweat and booze: the Bourbon Saints smack Hermosa Beach’s Saint Rocke
"It kinda makes you want to sing along while you’re strangling the person next to you."
View ArticlePolice barricade possible gunman in Redondo Beach
At approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Redondo Beach Police responded to calls that a subject at 513 North Francisca Avenue was making violent threats to himself and others. The police responded with over a...
View ArticleRedondo Beach power plant noise focus of complaints
The state agency overseeing the AES power plant’s application to repower on the Redondo Beach waterfront held a public workshop Monday night and heard an earful about noise.
View ArticleKeeping old-fashioned entertainment alive: The Old Town Music Hall hosts a...
The Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo is a South Bay gem. For 46 years, the music hall and theater has run as a non-profit art space showing silent and classic films and holding ragtime, jazz and...
View ArticleMUSIC PREVIEW: Sara Dee’s ring of fire comes to the Hermosa Saloon
Sara Dee doesn’t look much like the Man in Black. The youthful songstress and California native is petite, blond and has a face that looks like it belongs on a greeting card. But this musical force can...
View ArticleRedondo Beach lifeguards save man from capsized sailboat
Monday afternoon a 30-foot sailboat crashed into the west side of the Redondo Harbor breakwater, causing the boat to capsize and requiring a speedy rescue of the man onboard. At approximately 1 p.m.,...
View ArticleFILM SCREENING: “GO PUBLIC” shows the good, bad of public schools
Ivie Sherman loves education movies. As a teacher at Redondo Union High School as well as a private tutor, she often seeks out films that throw public education into the public eye. When Sherman saw an...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman holds high school challenge in Redondo Beach
The Aviation Park Gymnasium was packed on Friday morning with students, parents and coaches cheering on their hometown team. The crowd wasn’t drawn to the gym by a sports event, but by the Northrop...
View ArticleArliene Hillinger, beloved wife of LA Times writer, dies at 86
On February 8, 1945, a skinny 18-year old sailor named Chuck Hillinger walked into the Opal Pharmacy on Torrance Boulevard in Redondo Beach. He was hitchhiking his way from the Long Beach Naval base to...
View ArticleRedondo author coaches women about work and family
Redondo Beach resident Michelle Waters has become a vibrant voice in the conversation about work and life balance for the modern woman. Her passion for career and family integration evolved after a...
View ArticleBest cocktails: Circa
Julian Cox is Los Angeles’ go-to guy for mixology. It is no surprise, then, that the best cocktail award goes to Circa, where Cox designed the drink list. Cox got his start at David Myer’s Comme Ça...
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