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Bartels’ Ride to the Dunes for Child Abuse Awareness

2010 Limited, Bartels Harley-Davidson, fundraiser, harley-davidson, Lorenzo Lamas, Photos, pictures, Ride to the Dunes, riding, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / June 3, 2013

On Sunday, Bartels’ Harley-Davidson sponsored a Ride to the Dunes to help bring about a greater awareness of the epidemic state of child abuse. The ride began at Bartels’ in Marina del Rey and took the coast up to Sycamore Cove State Beach. I had too much to do Sunday to take the day off, but I did head over to Bartels’ before everyone took off. They had music provided by Jukebox Zero and a couple sponsors there providing donuts and selling raffle tickets. With Grand Marshal, Lorenzo Lamas leading the escorted group, I’d guess they had about 150 bikes …

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Third Annual Rod & Kustom BBQ Photos

2010 Limited, Canon 5D, car show, classic cars, Family fun, fundraiser, harley-davidson, Lawndale, night train, Original Sinners, Photos, pictures, Point Fermin, riding, Southern California, Walker's Cafe / 2 minutes of reading / June 2, 2013

On Saturday, the CrossMembers Hot Rod Fellowship held their Third Annual Rod & Kustom BBQ at the Restoration Life Christian Church in Lawndale. This was a fundraising event with a car and bike show, [outstanding] live music, and a barbecue. In addition there were a few vendors there and they held a raffle with 100% of the proceeds going to Hands of Hope: Mission Ethiopia. Hands of Hope: Mission Ethiopia provides water purification and well digging services as well as humanitarian relief to the Afar people of Ethiopia. They are attempting to raise $40,000 to purchase a new hydraulic well …

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Photos of Fiesta Hermosa 2013

Arts and Crafts fair, Canon 5D, Chamber of Commerce, Family fun, Fiesta Hermosa, Hermosa Beach, Local business, Photos, pictures, Tanya / 2 minutes of reading / May 28, 2013

Back in 1972, the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce decided to put together “the largest arts & crafts fair in Southern California.” I have not visited all the arts and crafts fairs in Southern California so I cannot confirm whether or not they met their goal, but it has to be one of the longest running ones. Not only have they had this fair every year for more than 40 years, they do it twice a year, every year; Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend. It definitely signals the beginning and end of summer in the South Bay. While …

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1st Annual CRUSH Wine Festival

18th Street Arts Center, CRUSH, fundraiser, Photos, pictures, Santa Monica, Southern California, wine festival, wine tasting / 1 minute of reading / May 21, 2013

On Sunday, the 18th Street Arts Center held their 1st Annual CRUSH, an artisanal wine, art and food tasting event at their location on 18th Street in Santa Monica. This was a fundraising event for the 18th Street Arts Center and I would say they had a pretty nice turnout of about 500-600 people; if I had to guess. It was a great day to be outside, the food smelled and tasted great, there was good music, fun people and wine; lots and lots of wine. As you know, I am more of a craft beer guy, but we did …

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Smog City Brewing Opens & Strand Brewers Club Party

ACBW, American Craft Beer Week, craft beer, Local brewers, microbrewery, Photos, pictures, Smog City Brewing, Strand Brewers Club, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / May 21, 2013

Saturday was day six of the 2013 American Craft Beer Week and in keeping with the theme of the week these photos are from the Smog City Brewing grand opening and a birthday party for the President of the Strand Brewers Club, a local home brewers club. If you have been following this site recently, you probably noticed that Smog City Brewing, a 2012 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winner, has been holding a few soft-opens in preparation for their grand opening. Well, Saturday was the big day. As Tanya really enjoys the Smog City Groundwork Coffee Porter and …

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Torrance 54th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade

Armed Forces Day Parade, Canon 5D, Family fun, Montford Point Marines, parade, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / May 20, 2013

On Saturday, Torrance held their 54th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade, the longest running military parade sponsored by any city in the United States. Prior to the event I was reading about how much smaller the parade would be this year due to budget constraints as a result of the sequester. This was my third time attending the parade in the last few years, and while there were slight changes this year, I cannot say that there were not similar cutbacks prior to the sequester. Either way, it was a fun event for the entire family and Torrance Boulevard was …

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Torrance readies for Armed Forces Day Parade

Armed Forces Day Parade, Family fun, military exhibits, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / May 18, 2013

Today, the City of Torrance will have their 54th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade; the nation’s longest running military parade sponsored by any city. The parade begins at 1:30 PM and will travel up Torrance Boulevard; beginning at Crenshaw Boulevard and ending in front of the Torrance City Hall at Torrance Boulevard and Madronna Avenue. Even though the recently implemented sequester is forcing a few changes as far as things like what military units, bands and flyover will be present for the parade, the show shall go on. Friday, there was a display of various military vehicles, big guns and …

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American Craft Beer Week, Day 4

ACBW, Alpine Inn, American Craft Beer Week, Business N Beer, GABF, Hermosa Beach, Hot's Kitchen, Local business, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / May 17, 2013

This group of photos are from American Craft Beer Week 2013 (ACBW), day 4. Regular readers know that on Thursdays we have our Business & Beer gatherings; so it was a little difficult for us to get out of town long enough to get to a Great American Beer Festival (GABF) winner and get back to the area for our Business & Beer meetup. Business & Beer was scheduled to be held at Alpine Inn at Alpine Village in Torrance, which could have been a great idea as they do have a wide selection of beers from local craft brewers …

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Business & Beer Meetup at Alpine Inn

Alpine, American Craft Beer Week, Business N Beer, gastropub, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / May 17, 2013

These photos are from our Business & Beer gathering at Alpine Inn last night. Alpine Inn is a German gastropub at Alpine Village in Torrance. While a German restaurant might not seem like a likely setting for a Business & Beer gathering during American Craft Beer Week, the general manager is a home brewer and makes it a point to have a good selection of American craft beers on tap. Unfortunately, about one third of their taps were nonfunctional last night, so we were limited as to the number of American beers while there were plenty of German beers available. …

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Business & Beer Meetup at Abigaile

Beachwood Brewing, brewpub, Business N Beer, Hermosa Beach, Local brewers, networking event, Photos, pictures, Southern California, The Brewery at Abigaile / 1 minute of reading / May 14, 2013

These photos are from our Business and Beer gathering with Meetup last Thursday, May 9, at The Brewery at Abigaile. I cannot really say why I am just now getting around to posting the photos, other than it was a busy weekend. The Brewery at Abigaile is my favorite brewpub and is located in Hermosa Beach. I was introduced to them one year ago and became an instant fan. Last Thursday was a special evening at Abigaile in that they were doing a food pairing with Beachwood BBQ & Brewing from Long Beach and they are another of my favorite …

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