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Business & Beer comes to Tortilla Cantina, Torrance

Business N Beer, LA Beer Week, LABW, Local business, networking event, Photos, pictures, restaurants, Southern California, taco bistro, The Rockefeller, Torrance, Tortilla Cantina / 1 minute of reading / September 28, 2012

It was Day 8 of LA Beer Week (LABW) and Business & Beer made their first appearance at Tortilla Cantina in Old Torrance. From what I heard and saw, everyone had a great time. Tortilla Cantina is a “taco bistro” that boasts 18 different kinds of tacos and 35 beers on tap. Most of the beers are craft beers with several local options available. We had about 15 people with a few first timers and a couple second timers; it looked like they were all enjoying the networking opportunity. Next week, Business & Beer will return to The Rockefeller, a …

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Photos from the Sprinkles ’N’ Stuff grand Opening

grand opening, Local business, Photos, pictures, ribbon cutting ceremony, Southern California, Sprinkles 'N' Stuff, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / September 23, 2012

Saturday morning, Sprinkles ’N’ Stuff decorating supplies store held their Grand Opening and ribbon cutting in downtown Torrance. A couple days earlier I had been in the neighborhood and happened to walk by the store and noticed a flyer advertising the event, so I went in and offered to photograph it for them. Sprinkles ’N’ Stuff is a local small business that carries baking pans, chocolate molds, cake boards and boxes, sprinkles, sugars and more. They are located at 1272 Sartori Avenue in Old Torrance. They have a 50’s motif so even if you just go in to look around …

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Photos from Oktoberfest at Alpine Village, Torrance

Alpine Village, Business N Beer, craft beers, Family fun, German beer, LA Beer Week, Local business, Oktoberfest, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / September 22, 2012

These photos are from Friday night at Oktoberfest at Alpine Village in Torrance. After we held a Business & Beer meeting at the Alpine Inn at Alpine Village, the General Manager invited us back to attend Oktoberfest. Since it was Day Two of LA Beer Week, we decided to take him up on his generous offer last night. If you have never attended Oktoberfest and you enjoy good beer, oompa bands and the Chicken Dance I suggest you head over to Alpine Village to check out their 45th Annual Oktoberfest. It is the biggest and longest running Oktoberfest this side …

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My comments to the Torrance Planning Commission in support of CUP12-00015

Local brewers, Local business, microbrewery, Smog City Brewing, Torrance / 4 minutes of reading / September 19, 2012

Tonight, Smog City Brewing had their hearing in front of the Torrance Planning Commission for a Conditional Use Permit to open a tasting room in Torrance. If you want to look it up, it was CUP12-00015. As we were given three minutes and I was pretty nervous, my comments ended up being edited slightly at the last minute; but the following is my comments in their entirety. Oh, they were granted the permit and will hopefully be open in February and on the Business & Beer rotation soon thereafter. My name is Lloyd Brown. I have been a Torrance and …

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Business & Beer returns to Strand Brewing Co, Torrance

Business N Beer, Local brewers, networking event, Photos, pictures, Southern California, strand brewing, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / September 14, 2012

These photos are from the Business & Beer get-together that we had last night at Strand Brewing Company in Torrance. Although we had several regular attendees that were unable to attend due to being out of town, we still had eight people show up, which seems to be the minimum that are coming out; it is good to see. We are still getting first and second timers so my confidence level about Business & Beer remains high. Next week, Business N Beer will be returning to The Brewery at Abigaile in Hermosa Beach. We have gained several new members since …

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Business & Beer at Monkish Brewing, Torrance

American Craft Beer, Belgians, Business N Beer, Local brewers, Local business, Monkish Brewing, networking event, Photos, pictures, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / September 7, 2012

Two months ago, Tanya and I came up with the idea of Business & Beer; a networking group for small business owners in the South Bay that would meet after normal working hours and we would support the local craft brewers in the area. Since we became familiar with many of the brewpubs and gastropubs in the South Bay area, we decided to include them in the rotation. Last night we had our ninth get-together and our first return to one of our original hosts, Monkish Brewing Company in Torrance, CA. Monkish Brewing is a relatively new micro brewery in …

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Torrance Chamber of Commerce: Would I join again? Pros and Cons

Aaron Aalcides, Business N Beer, Chamber of Commerce, Donna Duperron, Local business, review, Southern California, TACC, Torrance, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce / 7 minutes of reading / September 3, 2012

When I started writing the story about my experience with the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC), I knew that this would have to be broken up into at least three parts. There was too much to say, and it would have been ancient history by the time I got everything documented in the proper order. My goal in the first two parts was simple; give the back story to my time with the TACC and what happened when I was called into Donna Duperon’s office. I did my best to not editorialize or give my opinion; I wanted to …

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2012 Alpine Bier Fest at Alpine Village Photos

Alpine Bier Fest, Alpine Village, American Craft Beer, Bier fest, Local brewers, Photos, pictures, Southern California, Torrance / 1 minute of reading / September 2, 2012

Saturday, the Alpine Village tried something new by holding a one day beer festival, the 2012 Alpine Bier Fest; featuring American craft beers. While Alpine Village has had their Oktoberfest running for 45 years and they offer some very nice bier, it is German. Bier Fest featured 106 different brews from 34 small and medium sized craft breweries. Talk about feeling like a kid in a candy store; there were some truly amazing brews available. It was good to see local brewers Monkish, El Segundo Brewing Co, The Brewery at Abigaile and Strand Brewing represented. In addition to the wide …

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TACC Chairman of the Board: Less than .5% of membership are complaining

Aaron Aalcides, Donna Duperron, rant, TACC, Torrance, Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce / 6 minutes of reading / August 27, 2012

Since this is part two of my saga with the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC); and some may not have read part one, I will summarize to bring you up to speed. I photograph everything. I use the photos to promote people and places. We joined the TACC last December. I photographed many TACC events, gave free publicity to local businesses that are Chamber members, promoted non-profits and shot an event at the request of the TACC President and CEO, Donna Duperron. On August 9, Donna told me camera was no longer allowed at Chamber events, even though other …

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Alpine Village Bier fest coming September 1

Alpine Village, American Craft Beer, Bier fest, craft beers, Local brewers, Southern California, Torrance / 2 minutes of reading / August 25, 2012

Alpine Village in Torrance, CA, home of Southern California’s largest and oldest Oktoberfest (45 years), is spreading their wings so to speak by holding their first ever Bier fest. While Oktoberfest is unmistakably German, Bier fest is German in name only. Otto Radtke, the General Manager of Alpine Village is a big beer fan and he is proving it with the selection of American craft micro breweries that will be represented at his inaugural event. Local brewers and hosts to several of our Business N Beer events, The Brewery at Abigaile, Strand Brewing, El Segundo Brewing and Monkish Brewing will …

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