Head on outside the comfortable confines of the South Bay this Sunday and experience the 5th edition of the Beer Art & Music Festival happening at Santa Monica’s 18th Street Arts Center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. BAM Fest attendees can spend a Sunday afternoon sipping in the sun, engaging with artists, and exploring […]
Just outside the bubble, north of the 105 freeway in a city that once was the backdrop for Laker Championships (circa 1980s) and which most recently saw the exit of horse racing at Hollywood Park, Inglewood welcomes its first ever craft brewer this weekend. Three Weavers Brewery is the first crowd-funded, female run craft brewery […]
That barnacled port city that sits next to the Los Angeles Harbor hosts its third San Pedro International Film Festival starting today and running through Sunday. It’s a sea-breezy mix of global perspectives that brings feature films, shorts, documentaries, music videos, and screenplay contestants together for screenings & discussions all under the classic architecture of […]
One of the greatest advantages of living in the South Bay of Los Angeles is the easy access to outdoor activities. Whether it’s surfing some of the best waves in Los Angeles County, exploring the tide pools in Palos Verdes, or hiking 1500 vertical feet, the South Bay has it all for the outdoor enthusiast. […]
More than 175,000 volunteers will paint, plant, mulch and clean thousands of acres of public lands across the U.S. on Saturday, September 27 as part of the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in the United States, National Public Lands Day (NPLD). Volunteers will serve at more than 2,200 sites – at least one […]
The city of Torrance hosts its firs triathlon in 30 years this Sunday with a swim, bike and run course that will start and finish on Torrance Beach. The race is called the 15th annual Herbalife Triathlon but this is the first attempt at showcasing a more spectator friendly event in the South Bay with […]
Post Labor Day heat is now commonplace down here in the South Bay and will surely play a definitive role in everybody’s weekend agenda. Shade, air-conditioning, and a dip in the Santa Monica Bay, where South Bay beaches are registering an approximate 72 degrees, are easy answers to a sweltering Saturday & Sunday. So is […]
Torrance is rich in skateboarding history and has been a backdrop for all types of classic skateboard magazine spreads, down from the 1970s all the way to the 21st century. The last time Vanguard Skate & Surf Shop hosted a skateboard contest all the South Bay surf shops showed up for some industry fun that […]
Dust off your cowboy hat, pull on your boots and come on out to the scenic members only Empty Saddle Club in Rolling Hills Estates as Switzer Learning Center and The Depot’s Chef Shafer present Boots, Buckles & BBQ, a western themed evening to benefit the students of Switzer Learning Center, a nonprofit school serving […]
One of the more pertinent topics around the South Bay water cooler after another glorious 4th of July weekend has nothing to do with all the partying and extra law enforcement that surge around here during America’s birthday, but the shark bite that took place just south of the Manhattan Beach Pier last Saturday. By […]