TRAVEL: Exploring Pismo Beach Dunes with Car & Camera
Just up the road from the South Bay, about a three hour drive, is the only legal place in the state of California that lets you drive your car on the beach. For just $5 entrance fee, you can bring your vehicle, whether that be a jeep, 4×4, SUV, front-wheel drive or even a compact […]
Saint Rocke hosts inaugural original songwriter showcase
by Garrick Rawlings The inaugural Mic Drop Media’s Songwriter Showcase at Saint Rocke two Wednesdays ago was a heartwarming success, according to producer Michelle Crispin. “The feedback has been amazing, I already have a ton of submissions for the next one,” she said. The evening, which I emceed, began with a moment of silence, and […]
National team freedivers
Photo by Garth Meyer U.S. Freediving Federation team members Alasdair Boyd, Avi Kleyman, Christina Sours, Lance Lee Davis and Johnny Carabajal gathered June 4 at a Torrance backyard fundraiser for their trip to Honduras for the CMAS World Championships in August. Boyd and Kleyman dive in the over-50 category. CMAS is a French acronym that […]
Dylanfest 33
Photos by Garth Meyer The 33rd annual, eight-hour Dylanfest took place May 27 at Torrance Cultural Arts Center, celebrating songs written or co-written by Bob Dylan.
True to tradition
I have fond memories of visiting Captain Kidd’s when my children were little. It was their favorite restaurant, where they could enjoy staring into tanks of crabs, looking at pictures of fishermen from past decades, studying taxonomy charts of fish species on the outside patio, and then eating more fried items than I would ever […]