Crowd gathers to oppose Green Line extension in North Redondo
by Garth Meyer A proposed Metro Green Line extension along Inglewood Avenue would go “right up against people’s fences” according to a Redondo City councilman who joined Metro representatives for an April 11 site survey, by request of local residents. North Redondo councilman Zein Obagi, Jr., was one of 60 people who met at 182nd […]
May 2022 Peninsula Events Calendar
May 1 Gala Join Providence TrinityCare Foundation for Sunday by the Sea, a food and wine tasting gala. There will be entertainment, items up for auction, cuisine created by local chefs, fine wines and local craft beers. It all takes place 2-5 p.m. at a private resort home overlooking Lunada Bay. Tickets are $200, with […]
Earth Day soiree in Redondo’s Wilderness Park
Children and parents take part in Earth Day crafts at Wilderness Park April 23, organized by Eco Kids and hosted by South Bay Parkland Conservancy. The weekend included camping, dinner with a program celebrating Wilderness Park’s 45th anniversary, and Sunday land restoration work, with lunch and live music by Zeal Levin and U.S. 99. Photo […]
Fast-food for grown-ups at Shake Shack
I have occasionally poked fun at the cult status of In-N-Out and the mystery that a place that serves only rather small burgers can inspire such adoration. Viewing this in a historical context, it isn’t unusual. The tradition started with the world’s first burger chain, White Castle, which began selling strange little sliders in Kansas […]
“Inbetween Girl”- On top [MOVIE REVIEW]
Writer/director Mei Makino has hit a homerun, or at least a standup triple with “Inbetween Girl,” chronicling teenaged Angie Chen’s search for self when the world as she knows it crumbles around her. Angie, with a Chinese father, Fan, and Anglo mother, Veronica, has never quite fit in. As she sardonically mentions to her ever […]
2022 Major League Baseball Draft: Latest Updates and Top MLB Draft Prospects
The 2022 MLB Draft is right around the corner, and as you’d expect, there’s a lot of fuss about scouting and draft prospects. The latest MLB odds favour Druw Jones as the number 1 overall draft pick, but it remains to be seen if it will stay this way. With less than two months […]