“The Escape” – Hers or ours [MOVIE REVIEW]
“The Escape,” a film conceived, written and directed by Dominic Savage is a well-intentioned effort to portray the slow suffocation of a young wife in her role as the stay-at-home mother with a seemingly perfect life. Savage understands full well that what seems perfect on the outside is often not the complete picture and has […]
Athletes prepare for stiff competition in CIF track and field meets
With the pole resting on her shoulder, Mira Costa’s Brigette Grau focused on the highly-raised bar as she prepared to sprint down the runway. The junior had cleared 12 feet nine times before in various pole vault competitions, including a winning mark of 12 foot, 7 inches to win the Woodbridge Invitational in March. But […]
Bowling on the Green in Hermosa Beach
The Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club, founded in 1936, is hosting Saturday on the Green, an open house event on Saturday, May 12 for anyone interested in learning how to lawn bowl. Lawn bowls weigh about 4 pounds and are elliptical in shape, causing a bias or curve when rolled on the green toward the […]
Beach Sports: Baseball, basketball, ocean sports, running and more
Running: Benefitting the Roundhouse Aquarium, the 6th Annual Run for the Oceans 5K run/walk begins on the north side of the Manhattan Beach pier Saturday, May 12. The $35 entry fee includes electronic timing, commemorative T-shirt, participation medal and refreshments. The 1st through 3rd place finishers in each division receive a medal. There will also […]
Bhumitra bases US Senate run on business, world experience
In the mid-1970s, when he was 25, Arun Bhumitra left a coveted managerial job at the Bombay Marine shipyard for New York City, where he spent the first week sleeping in Central Park. He soon used his mechanical engineering degree to land a job with Northrop in Torrance. In the mid-1980s, he left his […]
Hermosa Beach About Town
Yellow Vase coming to PCH A bakery, cafe and flower shop are headed for one of the busiest intersections in Hermosa Beach — and they’ll all be under the same roof. The Yellow Vase, a South Bay-based restaurant group whose locations also serve as florists and offer goods baked in-house, plans to open in the […]