LA Bar Mixes Creative Drinks With A DJ To Create A Soothing Setting There's a new cool vibe bar in Westlake Village. Yes, Westlake Village, a place known primarily for being a residential area with malls. In fact, this establishment is located in one of the latter, the Shoppes at Westlake Village. It's Bamboo Lounge and it features beer, wine and cocktails with … [Read more...]
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The Castle Is Manhattan Beach’s Dive Bar With Hot Bartenders
Tasty Servers & Tasty Food Serve Up Locals At This Long-Time South Bay Haunt By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger I walked into the Castle Bar & Grill, one of Manhattan Beach's long-standing dive bars located at Marine Street and PCH, and started seeing double. As in double Ds! They belonged to the buxom blonde bartender, who was … [Read more...]
Catalina Wine Mixer 2021 Dates, Details, Ticket Prices & Information
6th Annual Event Is Sept. 10-11 At Avalon's Descanso Beach Club The Catalina Wine Mixer is two days of music from bands and DJs and, of course, wine. It is Sept. 10-11 in 2021 and will also have a lot of helicopters because it is inspired by the 2008 movie Step Brothers, in which Adam Scott’s character refers to a a fictional event by that name as “the … [Read more...]
Vegan & Beer Summer Nights LA Arts District Taking Place Wednesdays In DTLA
Boomtown Brewery Hosts Food, Craft Brews & Eco-Friendly Merchants In a New Night Market A new weekly Arts District evening night market has launched in downtown Los Angeles that combines craft beers with vegan food. Summer Nights LA Arts District features craft beer, vegan food and eco-friendly commerce. It takes place every Wednesday at Boomtown Brewery in … [Read more...]
Tickets Required For Fiesta Hermosa Labor Day Weekend Beer Garden & Bands
Hermosa Chamber Now Charging For Access To The Garden & The Bands You will now have to pay to get into Fiesta Hermosa. A fence will be put up around the food court and beer garden area (which is now simply called the Garden) and the Hermosa Chamber – which puts on the event – will be selling tickets for the traditionally free three-day festival on Labor Day … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Encouraging Residents To Register Bicycles To Curb Bike Theft
HPBD Using Social Media & Surveillance Cameras To Find And Track Down Thieves By Kevin Wilkerson, Hermosa Beach Blogger As anyone who has lived in Hermosa Beach and the neighboring towns of Manhattan and Redondo for a while well knows, it's important to lock up your bicycle when you park it. And sometimes that doesn't even help. My friend's bike was swiped … [Read more...]
Start Your Memorial Day Weekend With This Wine Tasting Event In The San Fernando Valley
Buvette Restaurant Hosting Flights From Fernweh Wine Co. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger While Memorial Day Weekend means beer and BBQs to a lot of people, wine lovers in Los Angeles can have their moment, too. On Tuesday of Memorial Day Weekend (May 25), Buvette restaurant in the San Fernando Valley is holding a wine tasting, hosted by … [Read more...]
Is The Queen Mary Worth Saving?
Legendary Cruise Liner & Long Beach Landmark Is In Danger Of Sinking And Needs $23 Million In Repairs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger She is an historic luxury liner, a landmark in the Los Angeles-area city of Long Beach and a point of pride and passion for many residents and especially former tour guides. She has style and she has grace, … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Police DUI Checkpoint For Friday April 16
MBPD Releases Information But Not The Location The Manhattan Beach Police Department is setting up a DUI and driver's license checkpoint on Friday, April 16. Below are the details as released by the MBPD: "The Manhattan Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 8-p.m.-3 a.m. "The purpose of … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Smackfest Beach Volleyball Classes & Leagues Return
South Bay Social Recreation Is Back, Followed By Bar Specials At Sharkeez & Tower 12 Beach volleyball classes and leagues are back in Hermosa Beach as Smackfest Events has classes scheduled and Prank Monkey has its leagues ready to return. Below are the dates and details, along with signup information. The kickball league is sold out. Smackfest … [Read more...]
Temecula Valley CA Spring Hotel Deals & Packages
Places To Stay In Southern California's Wine Country With Southern California shedding its winter coat and more people getting vaccinated, travel is in the air. Particularly if it's local travel and staycation destinations for SoCal'ers includes heading to the Temecula Valley wine country. Several hotels in the area are having springtime deals and packages. Here's … [Read more...]
What’s New In Temecula Valley This Spring & Summer
New Restaurants, Hotels, Wineries & Things To Do In Southern California's Wine Country Like flowers blooming in the warm sunshine, there's a lot popping up this spring in Southern California's wine country. Here's what's new in Temecula Valley with wineries, hotels, restaurants and a cool way to get around the area. New Wineries & Wine Tasting In Temecula … [Read more...]
Dog-Friendly Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week & Cocktail Week Spots
Southern California City Food-Lovers Event Set For April 1-15 In 2021 Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week – taking place April 1-15 in the Los Angeles-area seaside city – is going to the dogs. Well, not entirely, of course, but it does have a list of dog-friendly restaurants taking part in the 2021 food-lovers paradise. They include: Dogz … [Read more...]
The Best Places To Stay In Los Angeles For Nightlife
5 Hotspots In L.A. For Bars, Pubs & Clubs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger 1.) Hermosa Beach What, never heard of it? Are you expecting to see Hollywood or Santa Monica here. (Keep reading, by the way). Well, you want to PARTY don't you!? Hermosa Beach is the place to do it, with a young and energetic crowd of party-first, … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Police Cracking Down On Electric Scooters & E-Bikes
Department Issues 52 Citations On The Strand In One Month Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger The increasing popularity of motorized personal transportation – and the actions of those using on them while on The Strand – has got the attention of the Hermosa Beach Department. As a result, the HBPD is cracking down on violators and people on … [Read more...]
Smackfest Events Dates Beach Volleyball, Beer Festival & More
South Bay Events Scheduled To Return To The Beach This Summer By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Smackfest Events has released dates for its 2024 events and it includes the signature Smackfest beach volleyball tournament, one of the signature and all-time iconic happenings in the South Bay. Below are the scheduled dates of not just Smackfest but other … [Read more...]
Goodbye To The Poop Deck, Closing For Good In Hermosa Beach
Landmark Dive Bar Was A Beach Cities Institution On The Strand By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger I wish it were an April Fool's joke. But the only joke here is what's going in its place. The Deck bar – for many of its years it was Poop Deck and many locals still call it that – in Hermosa Beach, CA, is closing for good in 2021. Taking its … [Read more...]
Catalina Island’s Airport In The Sky DC-3 Grill Open For Take Outs & Seating
The Famous Buffalo Burger Is Back By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com The home of what some locals claim to be the best buffalo burger on Catalina Island is back open, now serving food for both take-out and sit-down customers. The DC-3 Grill & Gifts is open daily from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. It is located at Catalina's private plane airport, known by pilots and … [Read more...]
South Bay Top 10 Iconic All-Time Best Bands, Music & Musicians
All The Music That Has Made The LA Beach Cities Such A Longtime Fun Party Place By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com When people think of live music in the Los Angeles area, the Sunset Strip with its legendary bands and clubs immediately comes to mind. And for good reason, but there is another part of the vast city that has long been a hotbed of bands and musicians. … [Read more...]
Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach Weekend Party Report From PubClub.com
Reopening Of Outdoor Dining And The Super Bowl 10K Highlight Beach Cities Happenings By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Welcome to the PubClub.com Beach Cities Party Report! It's party time again in the South Bay, or at least what comprises a party time these days. Here's an update on restaurant and nightlife news in and around the Beach Cities. Enjoy the Party … [Read more...]
Billy’s At The Beach In Newport Beach Super Bowl LVI To-Go Specials Include Mai Tais
Billys at the Beach tiki-style restaurant and bar on the harbor in Newport Beach is offering a pair of to-go food and drinks combinations for Super Bowl LV. And yes, the drinks are its famously strong Mai Tais. The Halftime Aloha Kit is $89 and contains four of Billy’s canned World Famous Mai Tais and a choice of two entrées including the Beach Burger, Fish and Chips, … [Read more...]
5 Things That Are Better About Los Angeles Than San Diego
Giving Props To The Glitz, Glamor, Sports Teams And Mexican Food Of LaLA Land Los Angeles, Los Angeles vs. San Diego, California, travel By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com California Blogger I Luv LA! But I love San Diego even more, something I discovered as I moved to "America's Greatest City" a year and half ago from LaLa Land, as pointed out in this … [Read more...]
God Save The Queen (Mary) – Long Beach Landmark Files For Bankruptcy (Again)
Historic Luxury Liner In Danger Of Sinking Financially Queen Mary bankruptcy, Long Beach, LA landmarks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Publisher The Queen Mary is under water again. Financially, anyway. God save the Queen (Mary)! The Long Beach landmark – the Hollywood sign of that LA city within the city – is in danger of sinking from its berth. The … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K 2021 Information – A Virtual Race
Run On Your Own & No Beer Garden Redondo Beach, Super Bowl 10K By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Blogger The 2021 Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10K is on, although it will be a virtual race. This means people who sign up will not run the course as part of the usual 7,000 participants but rather do their own race and send in the results to the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach, CA Shuts Down Outdoor Seating
Restaurant Customers No Longer Able To Sit Outside After Receiving To-Go Orders By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger It has been an oasis in a crisis but that is now ending as the city of Manhattan Beach, CA, in LA County, has shut down outdoor seating at its restaurants. Citing a rise in positive COVID-19 cases, it is eliminating tables on … [Read more...]
Before The ‘Jetpack Man’ There Was ‘Lawnchair Larry’ In Los Angeles
Man Gained International Fame By Attaching Weather Balloons To A Lawnchair & Winding Up In LAX Airspace By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger There have been reports of a man flying around Los Angeles Airport on a jetpack. He's as mysterious as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, as unidentified as D.B. Cooper. The media has dubbed him the … [Read more...]
The 2021 Long Beach Grand Prix Will Take Place In September
New Dates Break With Tradition While Also Going Back To The Race's Roots By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Editor Published Dec. 18, 2020 In a break with tradition, the 2021 Long Beach Grand Prix will take place in September, rather than its customary time in April. Officially called the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the dates are Sept. 24-26. The … [Read more...]
Iconic Newport Beach Bar Billy’s At The Beach Back Open For Outdoor Dining
Home Of The Hawaiian Theme And Mai Tais Completes Renovation On Newport Harbor Billy's at the Beach, the iconic Newport Beach bar and restaurant on Newport Harbor known for its socially-active scene, Hawaiian-style music from local bands and strong Mai Tais, is back open for outdoor dining (and drinking, of course). It had been undergoing a renovation and now has … [Read more...]
LA Beach Cities Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts Unique to Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach
South Bay Offers Active, Social And Food & Drink Presents By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beach Cities Blogger The Los Angeles Beach Cities are one of the most lively, active places to live in Southern California. And when it comes time to giving presents to the people of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach, there are many items based on the area's … [Read more...]
LA’s Boomtown Brewery Releases Hazy DIPA In Can By Tattoo Artist Fuzi
New Craft Beer Aptly Called Fuzi Boomtown Downtown LA's crafty craft brewery, Boomtown Brewery, has introduced its latest creation, again featuring a colorful artist-designed can. This one is a Hazy DIPA featuring the artwork of tattoo artist Fuzi. It is, appropriately enough, called Fuzi Boomtown. The artist previously designed the can of Boomtown's beloved … [Read more...]
California Mexican Restaurant Miguel’s Jr.’s Holiday Gift Cards Now Available
$5 Bonus Card And On-Line Purchase New For 2020 Mexican restaurant Miguel's, Jr., - which has locations throughout Orange County and the Inland Empire in Southern California – has its annual holiday gift cards now available to customers. And it comes with a bonus this season. Beginning Dec. 1, every gift card purchase of $25 will include a $5 bonus card. … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bans People Standing In Lines At Bars & Restaurants
City Council Claims Waiting Violates The City's Physical Distancing Guidelines By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Editor Posted Oct. 29, 2020 It is now against the rules to stand in line at a bar or restaurant in Hermosa Beach, CA. At its end-of-October meeting, the City Council approved an emergency enforcement measure that prohibits people from … [Read more...]
L.A.’s Terranea Resort Offering Free 3rd Night And Black Friday Travel Deals
Palos Verdes Hotel Overlooks The Pacific Ocean High on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Terranea Resort is one of the prime places to stay in Los Angeles. Located in the somewhat secluded Palos Verdes Peninsula in what is locally is known as the South Bay community, it has hotel suites to bungalows, oceanfront "casitas" and luxurious villas, as well as … [Read more...]
Company Offering Zero Gravity Flight Out Of Long Beach, CA
Zero Gravity Corporation To Take People On A Journey Like An Astronaut If you've ever wondered what it's like to float in space like an astronaut tumbling weightless in the Space Shuttle, then you can experience it for yourself this October in Long Beach, CA. A company, Zero Gravity Corporation, is providing a zero gravity flight out of the Long Beach airport. … [Read more...]
LA’s Boomtown Brewery Releases Halloween-Inspired Beers
DTLA Craft Brewery Features A Pumpkin Ale & Other New Craft Brews Halloween is here and to keep rockin' in Rocktober, Boomtown Brewery in downtown Los Angeles has released Halloween-themed beers. One has a name appropriate with the season, Devil's Delight. It is the the next installment in its artist series, Devil's Delight. This Hazy DIPA design was created … [Read more...]
Renting Palapas On Two Harbors Harbor Sands Catalina Island
Relax On A Private Beach With A Waitress Bringing You Food & Drinks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger If relaxing on a private beach with a waitress bringing food & drinks sounds good to you, then keep reading this article. Because that travel fantasy is actually a reality at the Harbor Sands club at Two Harbors on Catalina Island in … [Read more...]
Two Harbors Catalina Island Harbor Reef Restaurant Dining Food Review
Steaks, Fish, Juicy Chicken & Fried Calamari Are The Stars Of This Menu By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food Editor You may not expect to get fine dining in a place with dirt roads and just one restaurant, but that is indeed the case at Two Harbors on Catalina Island. The Harbor Reef is an excellent restaurant. It's located on the deck next to the daytime … [Read more...]
A List Of What There Is To Do In Two Harbors On Catalina Island
Hiking, Biking, Camping & Water Sports Among Its Many Activities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's a common question when someone brings up going to Two Harbors on Catalina Island. What the heck is there to do in Two Harbors? After all, it's not Avalon. There is but a single restaurant and bar and the only shopping is in the General … [Read more...]
Two Harbors Campground Camping In Catalina Everything You Need To Know Tips & Info
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Here is everything you need to know about camping at Two Harbors from campsite options to pricing, along with important tips and recommendations of things to do at this island oasis 26 miles across the sea from Los Angeles. Here is everything to know about Catalina camping, which is Catalina Island Two Harbors camping. Two … [Read more...]
4 Ways On How To Get To Avalon And Two Harbors On Catalina Island
Transportation Is Via Catalina Express Ferry Service & Private Boats By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Catalina is 26 miles across the sea from Los Angeles, but with no very long bridge connecting it to the mainland, it is not possible to drive to it. So how do you get to the robust town of Avalon and the more isolated area of Two Harbors? … [Read more...]
PubClub.com Visits Two Harbors, Catalina Island’s Hidden Paradise
Camping & Top Things To Do In Two Harbors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is 26 miles across the sea and Catalina Island is waiting for me. That lyric from a cute 50s song from the Four Preps is about Santa Catalina, an island off the Los Angeles coast that is "a tropical heaven out in the ocean" to borrow another lyric from that … [Read more...]
Habana Cuban Restaurant Celebrating 25th Anniversary With $5 Mojitos & Sangria
Costa Mesa & Irvine Locations Have 1995 Pricing On Food & Drinks Sept. 15-20 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Food & Drinks Editor Published on Sept. 3 If you're in the mood for a little Havana Daydreamin' in "the OC" part of Southern California, then head to Habana, a Cuban restaurant. For one week in September, 15-20, is has menu pricing that dates … [Read more...]
Party Flashback: Remembering The Taste Of Newport In Newport Beach, CA
Annual Fashion Event Drew In Orange County Singles For Three-Day Food & Drink Festival By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Much like Manhattan Beach to the north used to look forward to the Surfest/6-man event as a seasonal social highlight and even bikers and bare-butts the whacky Mooning of the Amtrak in Laguna Niguel to the south, the city of … [Read more...]
The New (And Confusing) Beach Volleyball Rules In LA County & Hermosa Beach
Following The Bouncing Ball On What Is And Is Not Allowed With This Popular Southern California Sport By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger You can play, you can't play but don't worry for it's not being enforced but wait, police are taking down nets and poles and threatening $1,000 fines, but that's not supposed to be happening according to local … [Read more...]
Saint Rock Hermosa Beach Being Sold But The Music Memories Never Fade To Black
Club Helped Put The South Bay On The National Music Stage By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger My memories of Saint Rocke go back before it was Saint Rocke. It was the Pitcher House at the time, a wall-worn, beer-drinking bar on 2nd and PCH in Hermosa Beach with live music before live music was much of a scene in the South Bay outside of, say, … [Read more...]
Catalina Island Reopens To Visitors; Catalina Express Increases Departures
Los Angeles-Area Tourist Spot Is A Mediterranean-Style Travel Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The escape from LA to tropical island paradise – otherwise known as Catalina Island – is back open to tourists after the COVID-19 shutdown. And to make it easier to get there, Catalina Express has increased its departures schedules. The … [Read more...]
Brighter Dayz Are Ahead As DTLA’s Boomtown Brewery Re-Opens Doors
Downtown Los Angeles Brewpub Introduces New Craft Beer And Social Distancing Rules It's been dark days for many of late, but Brighter Dayz are here at Boomtown Brewery, a craft brewing company in downtown Los Angeles. You see, not only are the brewery doors open again, but it has a new craft beer called Brighter Dayz. That's the mane of the beer as part of the brewery's … [Read more...]
San Pedro Fish Market Donates 2,000 World Famous Shrimp Trays To First Responders
Los Angeles Restaurant Provides Meals To Local Health Workers The San Pedro Fish Market is known primarily for its world Famous Shrimp Tray – a feast that's a mound of grilled shrimp with the restaurant’s secret seasoning – and it has teamed up with the Local 94 ILWU Foreman's Union to donate more than 2,000 of those meals to local first responders at medical … [Read more...]
Beach Volleyball Is Back In Hermosa Beach And Manhattan Beach (In A Way)
Lifestyle Sport Returns After COVID-19 Shutdown By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger The soundtrack of the South Bay – the familiar "thump, thump, thump-thump-thump" of beach volleyballs being hit from morning until sunset – is back in Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach, CA. People are on the sand playing beach volleyball again, a welcome … [Read more...]
Old Tony’s Redondo Beach Iconic Bar & Restaurant Is Open After COVID-19 Shutdown
Home Of The Fire Chief Signature Drink By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Blogger There's reason to celebrate again at Old Tony's. The iconic restaurant and bar on the pier in Redondo Beach, CA, has reopened after being shut closed since March due to the COVID-19 shutdown. So it is once again serving up its seafood and signature Fire Chief … [Read more...]
Why Opening The Strand Is So Important To Hermosa & Manhattan Beach Residents
Running, Walking & Biking Path Is The Heart& Soul Of The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger When The Strand was closed due as part of California's #stayhome" orders during the coronavirus pandemic, it ripped the heart and soul right out of the South Bay Beach Cities. The running, walking and bike path that runs parallel to the … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Weekend PubClub.com Party Report Hermosa & Manhattan Beach Events
Welcome To The PubClub.com Party Report! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Yes, I know it’s been a while but with everything closing – including The Strand!!! – there’s been too much negative news and of course the Party Report is about fun and positive things! But with us starting to emerge from our #stayhome caves like bears coming out of hibernation, it’s time to … [Read more...]
Hermosa & Manhattan Beach Strand, LA County Bike Path Open For Exercise
A Big Part Of Southern California Beach Lifestyle Is Back In 'Business' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Lifestyle Blogger The beach path used for walking, running and bicycle riding, is back open in Los Angeles County. Closed during the coronavirus pandemic #stayhome orders, this concrete no-motorized-vehicles-allowed path along the sand that … [Read more...]
Old Tony’s Redondo Beach Owner Sends Plea To Janice Hahn To Allow Pier Icon To Open
Pier Landmark Restaurant May Be Forced To Close In July By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Blogger There an icon in Redondo Beach, a place that is a landmark and a signature spot, Old Tony's on the pier. It is what the Hollywood sign is to L.A., the Golden Gate Bridge is to San Francisco, the Eiffel Tower to Paris. And, if the Redondo Beach Pier … [Read more...]
Beach Volleyball Not Part Of LA County’s Plan To Reopen Beaches
The Strand To Remained Closed To Walking, Running & Bicycle Riding By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger LA County beaches are opening again, but with restrictions and minus one key element of the South Bay cities – beach volleyball. That's not such a big deal in Santa Monica and Long Beach – nor at the LA-Ventura County line where surfing is king – but it is … [Read more...]
Huntington Beach Enforcing Closed Beach Order This Hot Weekend
PubClub.com Puts 'Boots On The Ground' For this First-Person Report At A Popular Orange County Beach In a complete reversal of its policy announced the previous day, Orange County fully enforced Gov. Newsom's closed beaches order on the weekend. On a sunny Saturday, the police were out in force in Huntington Beach, keeping people off the sand and even out of the … [Read more...]
LA County Closes The Pacific Ocean To Surfing Due To COVID-19 Fears
Surfers Told To Go Home And Shelf Their Boards By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger The Tweet hit like an unexpected swell slapping cold water in the face. It was from LA Beaches & Harbors and stated the current situation resulting from the COVID-19 situation: "NO SURFING allowed in LA County, for now!" While officials and politicians … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Closing The Beach As Well As The Strand This Weekend
City Taking Extreme Steps In COVID-19 Prevention By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger In a dramatic effort to keep people at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Hermosa Beach in Southern California is taking the extreme measure of closing not only its beach to residents and visitors, but The Strand, as well. Keeping people off the … [Read more...]
Los Angeles ‘Not Shutting Down’ Mayor Eric Garcetti Declares
L.A. Still Functioning – Barely – During COVID-19 Crisis By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Even while announcing the closure of all restaurants and bars in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti declared that L.A., is "not shutting down" in response to the COVID-19 crisis. "Our city is not shutting down," he declared during a video press conference. … [Read more...]
5th Annual Beach Cities Beer And Wine Festival 2020 Date & Ticket Info
Smackfest Events Hosts Craft Beer Festival In Redondo Beach's Seaside Lagoon By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Beach Cities Blogger It is the fifth year already? Time sure flies by and you're drinking beer. The fifth annual Beach Cities Beer And Wine Festival put on by Smackfest Events is set for April 11 Redondo Beach's Seaside Lagoon. Tickets go on sale March … [Read more...]
LA’s Iconic Hollywood Boulevard Major Makeover Under Consideration
Plans Presented To Update This Landmark Street That Includes The Walk Of Fame By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hollywood Blogger The most famous street in Los Angeles – the one with the sidewalk Walk Of Fame, where the Oscars red carpet takes place and where tourists flock to see Tinseltown landmarks – may be undergoing a major makeover. Hollywood Boulevard is being … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival 2020 Lineup For 2nd Annual Redondo Beach Music Event
Bob Marley Celebration Part Of This Beach Party May 1-3 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Blogger On the heels of a highly successful debut, the BeachLife Festival has announced the lineup for the 2020 music extravaganza in Redondo Beach, CA. It features features the Steve Miller Band, Counting Crows, UB 40, Blues Traveler, War, Sugar Ray plus a … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Celebrates Chinese New Year With Shanghai Nights Event
It's The Year of the Rat For One Night On Board This Long Beach Tourist Attraction Although the Queen Mary is of English descent, she is a ship of the world and on January 25 will celebrate the Chinese New Year with a Shanghai Nights event. This is the Year of the Rat and the Queen Mary event will have Chinese cuisine and entertainment featuring Wushu Shaolin … [Read more...]
AVP Announces Date For 2020 Hermosa Beach Open Volleyball Tournament
This Beach Volleyball Party Is Last Weekend Of July By Kevin Wilkerson, Hermosa Beach Blogger The beach party is back. The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) is returning to Hermosa Beach in the summer of 2020. The tour has announced the Hermosa Beach Open tournament will take place the weekend of July 24-26. Play runs from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., on … [Read more...]
LA’s Mr Musichead Gallery Featuring Rare Elvis Presley Photos In In Birthday Tribute
Eternally Elvis! Exhibition Features Unseen Photographs From 1956 – 1957 Mr Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles, which features collections of music-related photography, is holding a tribute to Elvis Presley in celebration of what would have been the King's 85th birthday. Called Eternally Elvis!, it features rare and previously unseen photos from the singer's early … [Read more...]
South Bay Super Chargers Are LA’s Always-Supportive Fan Group
Hermosa Beach Residents Never Fail To Cheer On Their Team At Sharkeez Game-Watching Parties By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com They are positive at times when fans of other teams are taking to social media to blast unproductive players, posting to fire the coach and wanting to send the general manager to another planet. They put up with fumbles at the goal line at … [Read more...]
SOCIAL Huntington Beach Has An Exotic Menu & Creative Cocktails In ‘Beachy Atmosphere’
Restaurant & Bar Features Daily Specials Including An All-Night Happy Hour A popular Costa Mesa restaurant is now open in Huntington Beach. But with a twist. SOCIAL Huntington Beach, located on Beach Blvd., near Atlanta Ave., has a more beach-inspired layout than its Costa Mesa counterpart. In addition to the restaurant's signature “SOCIAL” wall of … [Read more...]
LA’s Boomtown Brewery Releases Supterturbo, An Artist-Inspired DIPA
DLTA Craft Brewery's Newest Craft Beer Comes In Colorful Cans DTLA's Boomtown Brewery has released a new DIPA, an artist-inspired craft beer called Superturbo. Superturbo packs a punch of lychee, melon and citrus. It is a hazy DIPA (coming in at a weighty 8.4%) concocted of Cryo Mosaic, Mosaic, Citra, Vic Secret, and A Queen hops. But that may not be the most … [Read more...]
PubClub Party Report: Hermosa & Manhattan Beach Hot August Happenings
AVP Manhattan Open, Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts & PubClub LIVE! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com NightlifeBlogger Yes, I know it's been a while but hey, I've been busy! For starters, I have relocated to sunny San Diego! But I still have my ears to the ground in the South Bay and in fact I come up every other Thursday to co-host PubClub LIVE!, a fantastic live … [Read more...]
Why The Manhattan Beach Open AVP Is The Wimbledon Of Beach Volleyball
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger In sports, there are revered events, so big and important that they eclipse the actual game. There's the World Cup, the Super Bowl, The Masters and Wimbledon. And in the sport of beach volleyball, there is Manhattan. Or, more accurately, the Manhattan Open. Held each August in Manhattan Beach, California – the … [Read more...]
Noise Complaint May Signal End Of The Music At Pancho’s Manhattan Beach
Day Of Daze Band Leader Dazed By Complaining Neighbor Column By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger The biggest crime happening now in Manhattan Beach, CA, is not a series of car break-ins or a rash of bike thefts, but the situation at Pancho's restaurant and bar. Jim Wheeler, one of the top musicians ever to play in the South Bay, is on the … [Read more...]
11th Annual Trump National Wine & Beer Festival 2019 Tickets & Date
Popular Singles Event Returns To Its Spectacular Location In Palos Verdes Now in its 11th year – hard to believe, isn't it!? – the Trump National Wine & Beer Festival is one of the most sought-after tickets in the South Bay. The 2019 event is Sunday, Aug. 18, and tickets are on sale now. As in the past three years, tickets are only available through this … [Read more...]
Weekend Weather Perfect For Hermosa Beach Open AVP Volleyball 2019
Sunny & Mid-70s Conditions Make For An Ideal Southern California Setting By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Somehow, Los Angeles knows when people from outside the area are watching her. This is why, despite cold and perhaps even rainy days and nights preceding, the weather for the Rose Bowl is always gorgeous and sunny. Why football … [Read more...]
Notable Races At Los Alamitos Race Course
7 Big Events At This Los Angeles-Area Facility The horse racing tournament never gets old and even continues to get stronger and more popular as the days go on. As you may have observed, many sports fans are looking forward to the different types of horse racing tournaments happening all over the country. It is because horse racing events can come in various betting … [Read more...]
Smackfest XXV Hermosa Beach A Wild Success – Review With Live Videos
Costume-Themed Beach Volleyball Celebrates Silver Anniversary In Style By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The teams filled up the courts at early as 8 a.m., dressed as pirates and wenches, airline crews and some in tutus – there was even a chicken coop – and they smacked volleyballs all over the sand in Hermosa Beach in Southern … [Read more...]
Small Earthquake Hits Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach In Los Angeles
Residents React To Shaking On Social Media By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger A small earthquake – a magnitude 2.1 – hit the Los Angeles coastal cities of Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach late Tuesday evening. The slight tremor was located on the border between the two cities, located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. It occurred at a little past 10 … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Polliwog Park Summer Concerts Underway In 2019
Tribute Bands Entertain A Casual Crowd Where Alcohol Is Allowed By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger There are ways to tell summer has arrived in the endless summer destination of Manhattan Beach, CA. The June Gloom evaporates by about noon. The sun doesn't set until after 8 o'clock. And the Summer Concerts take place on Sunday afternoons in … [Read more...]
The Most Instagrammable Places In Manhattan Beach, California
The Pier, Sunsets, Events & El Porto Make For Great Social Media Posts Locations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger One of the most scenic areas of Los Angeles is Manhattan Beach, which has enough photo-worthy locations to fill up a smart phone. PubClub.com has picked out our Top 10 most Instagrammable places in Manhattan Beach. 1.) … [Read more...]
The Most Instagrammable Places In Redondo Beach, California
The Pier, King Harbor Marina, Sunsets And The Fire Chief Strong Cocktail By Kevin Wilkerson, Redondo Beach Blogger The biggest of the three Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities, Redondo is distinctive from Hermosa and Manhattan beaches because it has a harbor and a large horseshoe-shaped pier. So there's more of a variety of photos to be taken here than in the other … [Read more...]
The Most Instagrammable Places In Hermosa Beach, California
Top Locations Include The HB Pier, La La Land Movie Locations And Sunsets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Why let Los Angeles and the Hollywood sign get all the attention when it comes to Instagrammable places around the city when there are plenty of great social media posts available in Hermosa Beach? This beach community, in what is … [Read more...]
El Porto, The Friendly Little Locals Secret Spot In Manhattan Beach, CA
Friendly Neighborhood Is A Near-Hidden Gem Of The South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger When I moved to Los Angeles, the first place I settled into for a while was in the north section of Manhattan Beach. With palm trees and lush vegetation in a median between the walking and running part of The Strand and a parking lot full of … [Read more...]
Polly’s On The Pier Redondo Beach New Location With Same Good Food
Where To Find This Traditional South Bay Breakfast Restaurant By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Polly's On The Pier, the long-standing locals breakfast restaurant with can't-eat-it-all-in-one-setting-portions, has moved from its traditional spot to a new location on the Redondo Beach Pier. It is now on the lower level at the "curve" between the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Experiencing LA’s Sunset Strip And Its Legendary Bars
Acting – And Partying – Like Rock Stars In The Rainbow Bar & Grill And Whiskey A Go Go By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger We were rolling along Sunset Blvd., top down and jammin' to the Rolling Stones. The neon lights were just coming on, as we had arrived at dusk, and we could literally feel the energy of the area coming through the open … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Visitors Can Get Access To The Magic Castle From Hilton Hotels
How To Experience One Of LA's Top Attractions One of the most exclusive places to get into in Los Angeles is not a highly sought-after restaurant full of Hollywood celebrities, the hottest nightclub of of the moment or even the screening of a movie. It's the Magic Castle. While access to The Magic Castle is typically available only to members and invited … [Read more...]
Whiskey A Go Go Ultimate Jam Night Rocks The Sunset Strip On Tuesdays
Weekly Performances At Legendary Venue Feature Rising LA Bands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Music Blogger Rising Los Angeles bands are getting their chance on a big stage with the weekly Ultimate Jam Night at the Whiskey A Go Go on the Sunset Strip. Every Tuesday, this legendary venue brings in acts all around the city for one rockin' song in a non-stop … [Read more...]
Diner en Blanc Los Angeles 2019 Announces Date (But Not The Location)
Sign Up Now To Be A Part Of This Exclusive All-White Dinner Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger The date is Saturday night, Oct. 12. As for the location, well... you won't know until late in the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 12. And, if organizers have people arrive by Metro as they did last year, you won't even know the … [Read more...]
Success Of Inaugural BeachLife Festival Gives Redondo Beach A Signature Event
Spectacular Multi-Day Music Happening A Highlight For The Entire LA South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger Like every restaurant, bar or business, cities need a signature item on which they are readily recognized by the rest of the world. It could be a landmark like the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, some … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival Exceeds Expectations In First Year
A Review Of The Inaugural Three-Day Redondo Beach Music Extravaganza By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger For months, locals were hearing about BeachLife Festival, a three-day musical extravaganza the first weekend of May in Redondo Beach, CA. Anticipation was so high, as the event dates approached, people were saying "I got my tickets for … [Read more...]
BeachLife Festival Tops Things To Do In The South Bay May 3-5 Weekend
The PubClub Party Report: Kentucky Derby Party & Cinco de Mayo By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The South Bay never sleeps and in fact it will be in insomniac mode the first weekend of May. With not just one, or even two events but three – including the inaugural Beach Life Festival – it's a wide-eyed weekend in Hermosa, Manhattan and … [Read more...]
Wine Country Temecula CA Has A Craft Beer Month In May
Brew Festivals Feature Local Southern California Breweries By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Southern California Blogger The Temecula Valley is known – rightly enough – as Southern California's wine country. But it also has a growing craft beer scene and that aspect of it is being showcased with a trio of events. Collectively they are being celebrated as Craft … [Read more...]
Things To Do In The South Bay In May: Top Events In Hermosa, Redondo & Manhattan Beach
BeachLife Festival Tops Things To Do In Los Angeles Beach Cities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger The summertime fun in the South Bay does not wait for summer to actually start as May brings two big events to the Los Angeles Beach Cities. This is a rundown of top activities and things to do in Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach in the month … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Gets New Dining Spot In SLAY Steak + Fish House
Downtown Restaurant Will Have Its Own Produce & Vegetable Garden By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Manhattan Beach Blogger Manhattan Beach, Cali, the beautiful little beach town on the Southern California coast, is getting another high-end restaurant. Already home to the likes of MB Post, Strand House and Fonz's steak house, slated to join them is SLAY Steak … [Read more...]
Base 51 Provides A Simulation Racing Venue In A Fun Nightlife Setting – A Review
Race Cars & Craft Beers Make For A Unique LA Bar Experience By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger No sooner had I accelerated off the starting line than an overly aggressive driver had spun me into the dirt. There's an old adage in racing that there are "no rules on the last lap," but there certainly are on the first, and I was the obvious … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts 2019 To Be Staged By 5B Artists + Media
Popular Sunday Shows To Continue Under Two-Year Agreement By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger The popular Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts, free shows on the beach each Sunday in August that is one of the city's signature events, are on for 2019. After putting it out to bid, the City Council contracted with 5B Artists + Media to put on the … [Read more...]
Long Beach Grand Prix Is About More Than The Race Cars (A Lot More)
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger If you go to this Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach – I had to pause to write that because it was sponsored by another car company for so many years – just for the race cars, then you're only taking in part of the event. In fact, in many ways, the race cars are just the "excuse" for everything else happening along Shoreline … [Read more...]
PubClub.com Nightlife Party Report: What’s Happening This Weekend April 5-7
Crawfish Festival, Hot Happenings In Vegas & Top South Bay Events Ticket Information By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I'm starting out the Party Report by stating that I was apparently on the KTLA Morning News today. Standing next to cases of beer. Go figure! So reports my friend 'Lil Brit; I did not see it – did you!? Ragin Cajun Crawfish … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach’s Seaside Lagoon Becoming A Mecca For Music Festivals
BeachLife, Beer & Wine Event & Crawfish Jamboree Jamming This Venue's Events Calendar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Redondo Beach Blogger In a span of less than a month, Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, CA, will be hosting not one, not two, but three different festivals. Suddenly, this summertime playground for families and kids has become a desirable … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts 2019 Update – New Promoter Announced
City Council Announces Agreement With 5B Artists + Media By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger They have been a summertime highlight, one of the most anticipated events of the season, an event enjoyed as much as the volleyball tournaments and bike rides along The Strand But after initially looking like the Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts may not be … [Read more...]
Elvis Tribute Band Graceband Celebrates 20 Years With Show At Saint Rocke
Redondo Beach Natives Go From RAT Beach Rats To A Bunch Of Hound Dogs By Chris Maddox, "Elvis," Special to PubClub.com My locally born band, Graceband, that I started in a garage above RAT beach, is celebrating 20 years performing together this year. Our big kickoff show will be at Saint Rocke, on Friday 4.26 at 6 p.m., Tickets are $10. We have a cool Johnny … [Read more...]
PubClub LIVE To Broadcast From Ragin Cajun Crawfish Jamboree 2019
Redondo Beach Music & Louisiana-Style Festival To Air On Social Media Channels By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger There will be more than live crawfish, shrimp and music taking place at the 2019 Ragin Cajun Crawfish Festival, Saturday, April 6, at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, CA. PubClub LIVE with Kevbeaux and SOUL COLE will also be … [Read more...]