Dining with specialists [Restaurant review]
Some of the most successful restaurants in the world serve only one thing. I haven’t visited Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House, which has been serving chicken and noodles in the Chinese city of Kaifeng since 1153, but I fondly remember the Regensburg Sausage Kitchen, which has been serving grilled bratwurst and sauerkraut since 1806 […]
OB’s Pub and Grill In Manhattan Beach (video)
OB’s Pub and Grill In Manhattan Beach Welcome back to our 2 Minute Reviews, this time we’re featuring OB’s Pub & Grill restaurant in Manhattan Beach! This pub is just a short walk from the beach in the northern Manhattan Beach community referred to as El Porto. Hosted by Steve Napolitano and shot/produced by Civic […]
South Bay Community Calendar 10-26-17
Halloween fun
Redondo sweeps Mira Costa to win Bay League girls volleyball championship [UPDATED]
A healthy Redondo girls volleyball team is firing on all cylinders at just the right time as the Sea Hawks prepare to make their drive for CIF-Southern Section and State Division 1 titles. Ranked No. 4 in CIF-SS Division 1, Redondo (30-1) won its own Varsity Power Classic on Saturday before sweeping visiting Mira Costa […]
Cross country runners prepare for Bay League finals, CIF meets
Following strong performances by Bay League teams at the 70th annual Brooks Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational last weekend, the league final promises to feature highly competitive races when the event is held Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Palos Verdes course. Mira Costa’s Xavier Court continued to prove he is one of the state’s top […]
“The Square” – More than four sides [MOVIE REVIEW]
“The Square is a sanctuary of trust and caring. Within it we all share equal rights and obligations.” So reads the inscription on the work of art around which this complex narrative flows. Ruben Östlund, as director and writer of The Square, has stated that he was interested in exploring the topics of responsibility and […]
Rising Stars: Teacher Chau Ly and Room 27 at Pacific Elementary
Second of two parts The little girl always loved school. She came from an immigrant family in which education was especially valued, but it was more than that. She loved everything about going to school, from the smell of the paper and books and freshly sharpened pencils to the way it felt to learn something […]
Domestic violence survivors’ tales shine at Redondo Beach vigil
A giant painting of a purple memorial ribbon hung behind Amber as she stood up before more than 120 people Saturday night. She had lost her voice that day and spoke with little more than a croak. But by the time she finished, the already-respectful crowd was rapt with attention. “I am not a statistic. […]
‘The Brady Bunch’ actor Knight stars in online business
Actor Christopher Knight is best known as Peter Brady on “The Brady Bunch,” which aired from 1969 to 1974. There would be a number of spin-offs, reunion specials, and movies associated with the series, as well. He gained further notoriety with his reality television series, “My Fair Brady,” co-starring Italian supermodel Adrianne […]
Tired of the ‘divisive,’ McCool focuses on safety in council race
In his time on Hermosa Beach’s Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission, Matt McCool has tackled public safety issues that inform his thoughts on goals the City Council ought to pursue. Beginning in the 1920s, the air raid sonata marked mid-day, every day but Sunday, until last year, when the fire station that housed the siren closed […]
South Bay art calendar for Oct. 26 – Nov. 1
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 Noises in the basement “The Phantom of the Opera,” being the 1925 silent version with Lon Chaney, screens on Friday and Saturday at 8:15 p.m., as well as Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. Tickets, $10 general; $8 seniors and zombies. […]