Jim Light leads mayor’s race in early count
by Garth Meyer In early results from Tuesday’s election, Jim Light leads the race for mayor, Joy Ford has a strong lead for city attorney and all measures are passing. The first count represents 4,556 ballots, those received by last Friday in the all-mail election. Light, the appointed mayor running for a full term, leads […]
Old coyote with a few new tricks
Novelty isn’t the main attraction at Redondo’s Coyote Cantina, but newer items are pleasing by Richard Foss I try to balance my restaurant reviews between new establishments and classic, local spots, but have to admit I don’t always get that right. Sometimes a reader contacts me about a favorite hangout and my first thought is […]
BOYS BASKETBALL: Mira Costa falls just short of CIF sectional title, stifles Crean Lutheran in State tourney opener
by Mark McDermott By the time they’d arrived at the championship game last Saturday, the Mira Costa Boys Basketball team had wreaked a wide swath of havoc in a furious march through the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs. They’d blown out two teams by over 20 points and two others more than ten. The […]
Surf punk artist Lance Smith exhibits at Easy Reader in Hermosa Beach
by Ralph Doyle Lance Smith earned recognition in the surf punk art world in the early 2000s with his surfboard airbrushings of sea monsters holding Budweiser cans. During this period he also designed STDs’ black, skull-shaped logo, formed from the letters in the punk band’s name. The logo has become as synonymous with Hermosa punk […]
Breaking Down the Top Contenders for This Year’s NCAA Basketball Championship
March Madness is almost here, and college basketball fans everywhere are getting ready for the thrills, upsets, and buzzer-beaters that make this tournament one of the most exciting events in sports. With Selection Sunday imminent (March 16, mark your calendar), it’s time to start analyzing the top contenders for this year’s NCAA Championship. This year’s […]
Canada’s role in the esports industry
Canada’s esports industry has a prominent global position. According to data from Grand View Research, the market is said to have generated a revenue of $54.7 million in 2023 and is expected to reach $294.4 million by 2030. Indeed, it’s become a big player. There have been many factors that have helped it to […]