Cover Stories
San Pedro Holiday Gift Guide 2020
If there was ever a year to support small businesses during the holidays, it's this one!

There’s no other way to put it, this year’s holiday season is going to be one like no other. With COVID-19 restrictions constantly changing and as more people turn to online shopping, […]
The Men of Beacon House
With a thrift store and new catering business, the 50-year-old San Pedro institution is meeting the challenges of COVID and substance abuse recovery.

Matthew Newmark needed help. Two years ago, the 44-year-old former public relations professional had hit a bottom. Again. It was a feeling he was all too familiar with. He had been through […]
Cat’s Out of the Bag!
The mysterious artist behind the ‘San Pedro Cat’ reveals the feline’s origins & how it's been able to keep its nine lives intact.

It’s been a local mystery for the better part of seven years. Who’s been responsible for painting a particular black-and-white cat in various locations all over San Pedro… and why? In a […]
Woodworking Wonder
Custom furniture designer Harold Greene looks back on his 40-year career & growing up in San Pedro.

Harold Greene holds a dubious honor in San Pedro Today history.  The woodworking artist and musician is the only person to ever be bumped off the cover and out of an issue […]
Bukowski’s San Pedro

with research by Christian H. Lozada   “I type my first poem here / switchblade in pocket / I type this / for my tax accountant / for the girls in Omaha […]
Phase III: Time to Sweat
Local gyms reinvent themselves in order to safely reopen.

Editor’s note: The reopening of Los Angeles County continues to evolve. Please check covid19.lacounty.gov for the latest information on which types of businesses are reopening. The first thing you notice as you […]
Phase III: The Cost of Beauty
As the state allows hair salons to reopen, local owners go above and beyond to make sure their clients’ return is a safe one.

Editor’s note: The reopening of Los Angeles County continues to evolve. Please check covid19.lacounty.gov for the latest information on which types of businesses are reopening. Subterranean Hair’s Mitchel Wilson was in the […]
Sign O’ the Times
As restaurants and retail slowly reopen, what will the future of dining & shopping in San Pedro look like?

Editor’s note: The reopening of Los Angeles County has been changing by the day. As we were going to press, the county was relaxing more of the “Safer at Home” measures. Please […]
Silver Linings
There are plenty to find if we look for them, even during a pandemic

The expression “every cloud has a silver lining” means that even the worst situations have some positive aspect. As we enter another month of quarantine, we couldn’t think of a better time […]
Get Your Photo In San Pedro Today (Maybe On The Cover) & Mother’s Day Announcement!

For our May 2020 issue, we’re opening up the magazine to YOU with the opportunity to have your name and photo in our pages (and possibly cover!) of the magazine. The theme […]
Our Community Responds: San Pedro in the Time of Corona

Editor’s note: With news of the coronavirus pandemic being updated on a daily basis, some information in this story may be outdated by the time you read it. Please pay attention to […]