Terms of endearment

While grieving the loss of her husband, Ellen Cantor composed 100 poems. Many of them appear in her book, “Unfolding Time” by Bondo Wyszpolski If we live long enough, we’ll have to say our final goodbyes to close friends and relatives, and these losses may leave a dark void in our psyche or in our […]

Redondo Beach ranked-choice voting begins

A new form of voting is making its debut in Redondo Beach. For the March 4 city election – including races for mayor and city council seats – residents will use ranked-choice voting. City Hall sent postcards in late January to educate the public about the system. The central difference is that people vote not […]

Redondo Beach mayor’s race: candidates differentiate at old library forum

by Garth Meyer The first Easy Reader/BeachLife/presented by South Bay Boardriders Redondo Beach candidates forum got underway at sunset Feb. 20 at the old library at Veterans Park, with a standing-room crowd. Moderator Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe quizzed mayoral candidates last. He began with a question about pickleball courts, then about the five candidates’ visions for […]

The Camp, injustice

“The Camp” – an opera about the incarceration of Japanese American citizens during WWII by Bondo Wyszpolski Somewhat overshadowed by the plethora of art fairs this past weekend, there was also fine theater to be savored, and among the works that premiered on Saturday was “The Camp” (an opera in two acts), composed by Daniel […]