April 1, 2010
See the light Dear ER: I don’t know Chris Miko personally, but my children do and for that I’m thankful (“Teacher gets NASA award and Pink slip,” ER Mar. 18, 2010).. He made a difference in their lives. He got my son off of dinosaurs and into space. My out of town friends still talk […]
Costa students remember friend who died
Classmates gathered at Dockweiller Beach on Monday night to mourn the passing of popular Mira Costa junior Darius Smith.
Diego’s Umbrella Got Lasers and Lesbians
Diego’s Umbrella absolutely lit Saint Rocke on fire Saturday night with their muy caliente Latin-gypsy-polka, rocking jam-fusion music (if that makes any sense at all). They’ve been aptly described as a “Mexi-Cali gypsy pirate polka rock & roll band.” This is one of the most high energy and fun performances the South Bay can enjoy. There […]
AMI and the Hermosa Beach Historical Society’s celebration of punk art in the South Bay ends Saturday night….
‘Something Happened’ at Pacific Stages – Playwright L. Trey Wilson on writing and directing his brand new play
The world premiere of “Something Happened” launches this week. Mystery surrounds exactly what happened. “I doubt that four-legged furry creatures are involved, but I honestly don’t know,” Tom Fitt writes. “I think I tipped a cow one autumn night, but the pleasure was fleeting.”
Addi’s authentic southern cooking
Addi’s Tandoor celebrates the culinary tradition of southern India. Restaurant critic Richard Foss samples the restaurant’s beef vindaloo, “chillie mushroom,” prawns Kanyakumari, and bhindi dopiaza (okra with onions, tomatoes, cumin, and dried mango) and leaves dreaming of Indian voyages of long ago.
Theater Review: “Spit Like a Big Girl”
by Nate Lee The South is America’s place for stories. It’s always been a place that, particularly in the heritage of Scotch-Irish Appalachia, reveres its words, its stories and its storytellers. Southern writers, black and white, enjoy a prestige wrought from this heritage that no other American locale affords. In her one-person play, “Spit Like […]
Homegrown fireman named interim chief
Manhattan Beach can add “fire chief” to its list of positions staffed by interim employees, directly after the head post of city manager. Battalion Chief Ken Shuck was named Interim Fire Chief.
Students compete at Cal State LA
Mira Costa students compete for the first time at Science Olympiad competition.