by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach City Council zeroed in on a smoke shop ordinance Aug. 19, while a moratorium to keep the present total at 16 remains in effect until next June. Community development director Marc Wiener said the city has added seven smoke shops since 2019, and he noted a record of compliance […]| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
by Laura Garber Last Thursday night, The Lighthouse Cafe transported people to another era. This time, to 1995 when an epic surf-rock revival gripped a Hermosa Beach audience at the once acclaimed jazz venue. “The Legends of Surf Guitar: Recorded Live at The Lighthouse April 1, 1995,” is a newly released record featuring surf-rock favorites […]| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
by Garth Meyer “Have you talked about blowing it up?” Planning Commissioner Gail Hazeltine asked Stuart Miller, a representative of the new owners of the South Bay Galleria at the August 21 Redondo Beach Planning Commission meeting. Miller, who also represented the previous two owners, said they had considered it, and other options such as […]| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
by Laura Garber A choppy start to the 2025 Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race set the tone for the 32 mile competition from Catalina Island’s Isthmus Cove to the Manhattan Beach Pier on Sunday. Conditions improved once, but not much after the paddlers crossed the channel and reached the R10 buoy, just off of Palos Verdes. […]| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
by Kevin Cody Kevin Campbell was stepping from The Strand to the sand to watch the 2024 Solstice Beach Volleyball tournament, at 21st Street in Hermosa Beach, when he was approached by former AVP (Association of Professional Volleyball) player Mark Paaluhi. They are longtime friends. Paaluhi runs local tournaments, like the Solstice, which can rival […]| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
- Robert Chong and David Weldon were among a group of Peninsula photographers who spent June and July perched on a ledge at Point Vicente Park documenting| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
- by Mark McDermott People get into the real estate business for a lot of reasons, but most Realtors agree that among the most interesting facets of| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
- Honorable Mention Uncle Bill's Pancake House by David Brubaker In 1968, when I graduated from the USC Business School, I was hired for my first job in El| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
- Thursday, August 7 Tom Petty, Redondo Pier Summer Concert Heartbreak Over Petty, a Tom Petty tribute band will perform favorite TP tunes from 6 - 8| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine
- With 2026 around the corner, you may be thinking about taking the opportunity to celebrate Route 66 on its 100th anniversary. I recently made the entire Tips for how to plan your 2026 Centennial Route 66 Road Trip| Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine