Jus’ Poke in Redondo Beach is Pure Hawaiian [restaurant review]
When it’s midsummer and the Big Blowtorch In The Sky is set to welding temperature, the very idea of cooking can be daunting. I, who usually delight in knocking together a multicourse meal, find things to love about take-out food, or failing that, going out for a meal of something cool and fresh with […]
Almost a decade after hydroplane crash, Manhattan Beach native pens memoir about family, afterlife
From his living room today, Donald Ruetz can gaze down at the Flamingo Bay, which on a clear Saturday morning in July 2005 engulfed his family and friends.
KTLA films white sharks swimming among surfers off Manhattan Beach pier
Post by KTLA 5 News.
Harbor Village needs support to rid Redondo of power plant
For the first time, there is a viable, realistic solution to eliminate the power plant in Redondo Beach. The owner of this private property has a zoning proposal called the “Harbor Village Plan” that presents an approach that is both balanced and financially feasible.
South Bay Variety Show
Stories and photos Television influences us in ways we don’t expect. When I was young there was an endless stream of variety shows. It seemed that everyone hosted one. Singers, comedians and even a newspaper columnist shows. There was something for everyone. I think that influence explains my passion for diving locally. From Malibu to […]
Puck Cup stops at North End-Photos by Brent Broza (BrozaPhoto.com)
Stanley Cup Champions get to take the Stanley Cup wherever they want. The 2014 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings took the cup on parade through downtown Los Angeles and the beach cities, on the Tonight Show and to other more personal places. But the night the Kings won the Stanley Cup all they wanted […]
Jujuya brings culinary happiness to the Promenade
I have long been a fan of “They Have A Word For It,” a book about language that illustrates the ways in the ways that complicated ideas can be expressed in a single word. There are words in other cultures that mean, “the person in an office who always seems to be wandering around” and […]
Tough love and good groundstrokes
When Robert Lansdorp’s daughter Stephanie threw a surprise 75 th birthday party for her dad at the West End Racquet & Health Club last November 15, it quickly morphed into something much more than just a party. “It became a celebration of his life and the positive influence he’s had on so many people,” recalled […]
The obesity paradox
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, the world’s foremost expert on end-stage kidney disease, has followed his research to the controversial proposition that obesity might be a patient’s best friend in the hour of greatest need. Recent findings by Kalantar-Zadeh and some of his colleagues have landed him square in the middle of an “obesity paradox,” which is the […]
Tackling the Tasmanian devil-Jack Bark and two Aussies paddle across 190 miles of bad water, from from Australia to Tasmania
Jack Bark grew up in a household obsessed. His father Joe Bark, the legendary waterman and founder of Bark Paddleboards, taught him the beauty of the ocean at an early age. Now, 20-year-old Jack has become a legendary paddleboarder himself, conquering races across the globe while passing competitors atop his family’s boards. “I’ve been paddleboarding […]
South Bay Community Calender 8/14/14-8/24/14
Thursday, August 14 Free health screenings Torrance Health and Wellness Center offers free health screenings, plus, information on how to get medical coverage. Screenings for vision, hearing, blood pressure checks and more. Plus, healthy snacks. 1 – 6 p.m. 19401 S. Vermont Ave., Suite L, Torrance. For additional information, call (310) 323-323-6887 or (310) 802-6177 […]
The Doctor Will See Through You Now-There are two sides to this Hermosa author
First, a writer was asked to describe “Quickies” and “Poseidon’s Tunnel,” two recent books by a resident of Hermosa Beach. “I would say these books are psychedelic, free-form fiction, not following any type of rules of what books should be. They’re definitely not novels. They capture an underground counterculture that’s alive and thriving, and that […]
Buffett and his band storm Hermosa Beach
After lots of rumors and a slew of leaks, Jimmy Buffett, legendary paradise crooner and Margaritaville mogul, hit Hermosa Beach on Saturday night to help kick off the Discovery Channel’s 27th annual Shark Week. Shark Week, the popular summer television event, runs from August 10 through August 15 and features 13 hours of shark-themed programming. […]
Letters 8/14/14
Correction: Easy Reader misidentified identified the the conductor of the Hermosa Beach Civics camp in its July 31 issue. The conductor is Howard Fishman. Casa de los Amigos es placido Dear ER: “Seniors allege loss of rights” (ER August 7, 2014) is the most outrageous piece of biased journalism I’ve ever read.Almost the entire […]
South Bay Arts Calender 8/14/14-8/17/14
Thursday the 14th THEATER “Oswald – The Actual Interrogation”: This play by Dennis Richards re-enacts the cat-and-mouse interview of Lee Harvey Oswald in the hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Directed by Stephanie Coltrin, it runs Wednesdays and Thursdays through Sept. 4 at Little Fish Theatre, 777 Centre St., San Pedro. Information: […]