This year’s Christmas recommendation for a literary stocking stuffer, something written about San Pedro or by a San Pedran or former San Pedran isn’t big, but it packs a big punch. A Soldier’s […]

This month’s column is a follow-up to last December’s subject, “Homeless for the Holidays.” I felt a follow-up was timely, not only based on the homeless impacts we are experiencing in San Pedro […]

It may not be the North Pole, but this building on 8th Street at Weymouth Corners is buzzing with activity.  The Assistance League of San Pedro-South Bay, a non-profit agency, operates the […]

It’s a law as reliable as gravity. Man embarks on a diet and invariably loses more weight in one week than his wife lost in a month.  Within a few weeks, he […]

“Lord, now let your servants go in peace. Your word has been fulfilled.”  I’ve never chanted the plural “servants” at a graveside service before September 5 at Green Hills Memorial Park. That […]

One of the most common struggles I hear among people is that, despite their desire to get in shape or lose weight, the older they get, the harder it becomes to “fit […]

The current San Pedro Bay Historical Society exhibition at the Muller House on San Pedro weddings got me digging deep into my own family archives and in the process, uncovered a little-known […]

Every square inch of our less-than-two-acre campus will be covered with kids this week. The local office stores must rejoice at all the hot glue, blue tape, bright colored paper, and Styrofoam […]

In junior high, a few of us went down to the guidance counselor to get help because our common friend was talking about ending her own life. That counselor was a safe […]

There are two new books that San Pedrans should put on their summer reading list. Both books were written by former San Pedrans and both are about San Pedro — old San […]