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Business N Beer’s return visit to Sophie’s Place, Redondo Beach

Business N Beer, craft beer, gastropub, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Riviera Village, Sophie's Place / 2 minutes of reading / December 14, 2012

These photos are from our Business & Beer networking group’s return to Sophie’s Place in Redondo Beach last night. Sophie’s Place is a gastropub that serves really good food and offers 50 varieties of craft beer with eight brews on rotating taps. While our last few Business & Beer gatherings have had six or seven people show up, last night we had about 15. I was happy to see the big turnout, we had a good time. If networking helps your business or it fits into your job description and you live or work in the South Bay, come check …

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50 shades of South Bay gray; a day at the beach

Brewco, Family fun, geek good girl, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Roundhouse Aquarium, seascape, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / December 1, 2012

Every once in a while I need to just take a day off, away from the house for a while, and yesterday was that day. I had been seeing Facebook status updates mentioning big surf was coming and I figured that with the rain clouds that it would make for some nice photographs. Since Tanya has been feeling a lot better for the last few weeks, she has been able to use her Canon Rebel again; so she was excited to join me. Without bothering to look at the surf report, we headed over to the beach. We started off …

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The Beach Reporter’s Restaurant of the Month – Ortega 120, Redondo Beach

Ortega 120, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, restaurants, Southern California, tequila, The Beach Reporter / 1 minute of reading / October 24, 2012

Wednesday evening, The Beach Reporter crowned Ortega 120 in Redondo Beach as their October 2012, Restaurant of the Month. I discovered Ortega 120 in 2009 when I saw them on a local news station on Cinco de Mayo. What caught my interest was that the “120” in the name referred to the number of tequilas they served. I immediately knew that was where I had to spend that Cinco de Mayo. I was happy to discover that not only did they carry more tequilas than I will probably ever try, but they had really good food too. I think that …

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Kids Magic Show at the Redondo Beach Castle

Family fun, Lady of Magic, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach Castle / 1 minute of reading / October 15, 2012

These photos were taken at the Redondo Beach Castle’s free magic show for children. At the end of 2011 I decided that I would try to devote as much time as possible to promoting fund raising events for local non-profits. It was then that I learned of and met the Lady of Magic, Sisuepahn Phila. She was having a New Years Eve party benefiting the Midnight Mission, a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles. Since then we have attended her fundraisers whenever possible. Yesterday, she had a free magic show for children. I had a previous engagement so I was …

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Business & Beer returns to Sophie’s Place, Redondo Beach

Business N Beer, gastropub, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Sophie's Place / 2 minutes of reading / October 12, 2012

These photos are from our 14th Business & Beer gathering, which was held at Sophie’s Place in Redondo Beach. Sophie’s Place is a great little gastropub in the Riviera Village and one of our personal favorite destinations in Redondo Beach. On the drive over there I could not help but notice how beautiful the sky and ocean was, so I did stop to take some photos, which is why some of the beginning pictures are not exactly business or beer. We had a lot of competition yesterday with inclement weather, a Chamber of Commerce business expo and the debate between …

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Business N Beer at Sophie’s Place, Redondo Beach

Business N Beer, craft beers, gastropub, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Sophie's Place / 2 minutes of reading / August 31, 2012

These photos are from our eighth Business & Beer event which was held last night at Sophie’s Place in the Riviera Village portion of Redondo Beach. Sophie’s Place is arguably the best gastropub in Redondo Beach. It seems hard to believe that we only became familiar with Sophie’s in the middle of July. We always feel so welcome there that I sometimes feel like we have been long time patrons. Besides the friendly atmosphere and the nice variety of food offerings, the thing I like most is their ever rotating taps. While they may only offer eight taps, the beers …

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Redondo Beach Chamber Regional Mixer at Seaside Lagoon

Chamber of Commerce, Gardena Valley Chamber of Commerce, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, PVP Chamber, Redondo Beach, Southern California, TACC, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce / 2 minutes of reading / August 23, 2012

Last night, I headed over to the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce Annual Regional Mixer at the Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach. While it would be easy for me to just write off the Chamber of Commerce based on my treatment by the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) I refuse to do so. I have found a lot of value in attending the various regional mixers that local chambers put on, because most of them [and their members] understand the value of free exposure. As a matter of fact, being named the official photographer for the Palos Verdes Street …

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Bottle Share at Sophie’s Place

Adam's Fine Wine and Liquor, American Craft Beer, bottle share, craft beers, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Sophie's Place / 3 minutes of reading / July 30, 2012

These photos are from a Bottle Share we attended yesterday at Sophie’s Place in Redondo Beach. The event was put on by Adam’s Fine Wine and Liquor which is also located in Redondo Beach. I became aware of the event as I happened to meet one of the owners of Sophie’s Place a couple weeks ago, one thing lead to another and we linked up via Facebook. When I first heard about the event it sounded interesting enough, but I had never attended a bottle share before so I was not sure what to expect. As the event date drew …

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Networking at Noon at Ortega 120

networking at noon, Ortega 120, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, restaurants, Southern California, TACC, tequila, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce / 2 minutes of reading / July 24, 2012

Today we went to Ortega 120 in Redondo Beach for another Networking at Noon. I am sure it was pure coincidence that the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) scheduled two Networking at Noon events this month with the second one falling on National Tequila Day, and Ortega 120 boasting over 120 different kinds of tequila. I know I was not complaining. I have been to Ortega 120 a couple times, both being on Cinco de Mayo, so it was always really crowded. Going there for lunch gave me the opportunity to look around and check out the decor; it …

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Business N Beer at Select Beer Store

Business N Beer, Local brewers, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, Redondo Beach, Select Beer Store / 2 minutes of reading / July 13, 2012

The Business N Beer networking group had our first get-together last night at Select Beer Store in Redondo Beach, and I have to say, I was very happy with the turnout. Even though there were last minute cancellations by some, we still had 10 people show up. Even though I was the only one that knew everyone, the people that did show up immediately began introducing themselves and it looked like a group of old friends talking over a nice beer. We had a real estate agent, insurance agent, merchant processing, telecommunications and the IT sector represented and I heard …

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