One of the first things you notice when you walk into Jonathan Williams’ modest office aboard the Battleship Iowa Museum is a large frame holding a certificate that reads in decorative lettering: […]
Baristas develop a sort of internal facial recognition software with people and their drink orders. Even though it’s been eight years since I worked at Starbucks, when I’m out shopping and see […]
It’s 1989. I’m eight years old; Angela is eleven. Our mother has made us wake up at 5 a.m. on a Saturday, yet again. Our father works nights at Todd Shipyard. Our […]
San Pedro Today: What inspired you to pursue such a lofty goal of walking every block in San Pedro? The simple answer is history. I was doing some research on the Warner […]
Mitch Riggin wanted an ocean view. The 51-year-old director and his wife, Korina, a camera operator, both in sports television, were moving to Los Angeles from Bend, Oregon, in early 2020 for […]
On November 16, 2020, the day Martin and Susan O’Sullivan took ownership of The Whale & Ale, Andrew Silber, the restaurant’s now former owner, removed the Union Jack that had hung in […]
This list is about reconnecting. The last two years have taken a toll on all of us. We’ve been working from home more instead of commuting. Ordering in instead of dining out. […]
San Pedro is changing? San Pedro is changing. SAN PEDRO IS CHANGING! Eleven years ago, I felt this unfamiliar shift in the air. I didn’t know what it was, and it felt […]
It’s safe to say, this year’s holiday season will be much more festive than last year’s. As the pandemic numbers continue to decline, San Pedro’s small business community continues to grow, with […]
Additional reporting by Avery Amaya-Adle. The crowd outside the newly renovated art gallery stretches into the middle of 6th Street, blocking traffic. It’s First Thursday in September, and the throng of people, […]
Standing on the top floor of an old two-story tugboat dispatch tower, Eric Johnson gazes north overlooking the area of his company’s most ambitious project yet, the 42-acre, $150 million redevelopment of […]